Bloggers
Natural Building Blocks
In hollowed holes of Knotted cells, Tensile echoes Bubble beneath the surface – Frothing with potential As they wait to break Free from the confines Of their cellular walls.
Sep 20, 2019
Health
Scientists identify a personality feature that could predict how often you exercise
Individuals who make concrete plans to meet their goals may engage in more physical activity, including visits to the gym, compared to those who don't plan quite so far ahead, research shows.
Sep 20, 2019
Health
Suntanner, heal thyself: Exosome therapy may enable better repair of sun, age-damaged skin
In the future, you could be your very own fountain of youth – or at least your own skin repair reservoir.
Sep 19, 2019
Health
Researchers ID Compound That Could Play A Novel Role In Halting Pancreatic Cancer Progression
In early test tube and mouse studies, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found that nonmuscle myosin IIC…
Sep 18, 2019
Brain & Behavior
Two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Two years after discovering a way to neutralize a rogue protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, University of Alberta Distinguished University Professor and…
Sep 17, 2019
Health
'Death Star' bacterial structures that inject proteins can be tapped to deliver drugs
By scraping tubeworms off the bottom of boats in the San Diego harbor to study them, San Diego State University researchers discovered that a beneficial…
Sep 17, 2019
Health
Stroke patients recuperating with strangely shaped shoe
A therapeutic shoe engineered to improve stroke recovery is proving successful and expected to hit the market by the end of the year.
Sep 17, 2019
Technology
Algorithm claims 90% success distinguishing cyberbullies from normal Twitter users
A team of researchers, including faculty at Binghamton University, have developed machine learning algorithms which can successfully identify bullies and aggressors on Twitter with 90 percent accuracy.
Sep 16, 2019
Brain & Behavior
Violent video games blamed more often for school shootings by white perpetrators
People are more likely to blame violent video games as a cause of school shootings by white perpetrators than by African American perpetrators, possibly…
Sep 16, 2019
Health
Physicians report high refusal rates for the HPV vaccine and need for improvement
Despite its proven success at preventing cancer, many adolescents are still not getting the HPV vaccine.
Sep 16, 2019
Health
Treatment for chronic neuropathic pain gets to the brain via a novel route, without surgery
University at Buffalo researchers who previously discovered how chronic neuropathic pain arises in the brain have now developed a treatment to block it.
Sep 15, 2019
Bloggers
Suffocating Salamanders
Your translucent skin Gasps gently for breath In the Land of the Noonday Sun; A mountainous vista Unexpectedly replaced With Ziploc bags and Moist paper towels…
Sep 13, 2019
Technology
‘Soft Tactile Logic’ Tech Distributes Decision-Making Throughout Stretchable Material
Inspired by octopuses, researchers have developed a structure that senses, computes and responds without any centralized processing – creating a device that is not quite a robot and not quite a computer, but has characteristics of both.
Sep 13, 2019
Health
Researchers discover how to reprogram cells, potentially unlocking new treatments
Justin Ichida‘s lab is doing groundbreaking work in the field of stem cell research.
Sep 12, 2019