Targeting Our Gut Microbes Could Cure Arteriosclerosis
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic have discovered that blocking a specific microbiome metabolic pathway can diminish the risk of arteriosclerosis for the host. A compound found...
Biomedicine
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Local Anesthesia Release Triggered by Light
A team of scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachussets Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a system to release anesthesia locally upon irradiation. Drug administration...
Biomedicine
PITCh: An Alternative Use of TALENs and CRISPR/Cas9
Researchers from Hiroshima University have presented a new gene insertion method called Precise Integration into Target Chromosome (PITCh). The method uses existent gene editing technologies more effectively. The...
Basic Research
Ibuprofen Patch Releases Drug for 12 Hours
Researchers from the University of Warwick have created the first patch with effective doses of ibuprofen. Developed in association with the spinout Medherant, and using...
Biotechnology
Wireless Transmitter Powered by Urine and Microbes
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE) have created a wearable wireless transmitter powered with urine. The user carries microbial fuel cells (MFCs)...
Basic Chemistry
Inocuous Nanotechnology-Based Sunscreen Tested in Pig and Mice
Researchers from Yale University funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have developed a sunscreen based on nanoparticles that carry UV-blocking elements. The particles...
Bioengineering
3D Map of Human Genome Helps Understand Gene Regulation
Researchers from Whitehead Institute have solved the 3D structure of the human genome in human adult cells and embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Knowing the location of genes...
Basic Research
Machine Learning is Now Closer to Human Learning
Researchers from the Massachussets Institute of Technology, University of Toronto and New York University have developed an algorithm that allows machines to learn like humans,...
Basic Research