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AI helps couple conceive after 18 years of failed attempts with breakthrough approach
As artificial intelligence shapes fertility care, it’s now helping doctors at Columbia University Fertility Center find hidden...

Ritambhara K
Jul 54 min read


New Weakness Identified in Common Hospital Bacterium
Comparison of P. aeruginosa wild type (left) and protease deletion strain (right): effects on cell shape, biofilm formation, and...

Ritambhara K
Jun 263 min read


Summit supercomputer draws molecular blueprint for repairing damaged DNA
Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the effects aren’t...

Ritambhara K
Mar 235 min read


Johns Hopkins assistant professor Kirsten Smith has become a leading voice on the contentious herbal supplement kratom
Image credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University In 2015, Kirsten Smith was working in a Lexington, Kentucky, addiction treatment...

Ritambhara K
Mar 144 min read


Novel bone marrow transplant can cure sickle cell disease
Trial at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and other centers finds reduced-intensity haploidentical bone marrow transplant can cure...

Ritambhara K
Mar 94 min read


World first clinical trial will study specialized ‘poop pills’ to improve treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer
Above: Maleki uses a microscope to investigate the interaction between tumour cells and immune cells. Scientists at Lawson Research...

Ritambhara K
Feb 282 min read


The complex effects of pesticide exposure on bumble bee health
The effects of pesticide exposure on pollinator health may be more complicated than originally thought, according to a team of...

Ritambhara K
Feb 263 min read


Delivering medicines with microscopic flowers
This particle, which is composed of nanosheets, is three micrometres in size (electron microscope image). (Image: Dong Wook Kim / Max...

Ritambhara K
Feb 244 min read


Researchers discover how opsin 3, a light-sensitive brain protein, regulates food consumption in mice
Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat less,...

Ritambhara K
Feb 222 min read


New quantum sensing technology reveals subatomic signals
A Now, engineers at Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science have utilized quantum sensors to realize a groundbreaking....

Ritambhara K
Jan 251 min read


Groundbreaking surgery in Leeds: First UK patient has tumour removed through eye socket
Ruvimbo Kaviya, aged 40, became the first person in the UK to have a tumour removed using a flexible tube and camera called an endoscope...

Ritambhara K
Jan 233 min read


Revolutionary Robotic Surgery Combines Dual-System Technologies for Groundbreaking Prostate Procedure
Surgery utilizes Levita MARS Platform and its Dynamic Magnetic Positioning™ technology and Da Vinci Single Port Robotic System to deliver...

Ritambhara K
Dec 29, 20243 min read


Autologous Tumor Membrane Nanovaccines Derived from Pre-chemotherapy Tumors Effectively Combat Multiple Tumors in Mice
Schematic representation of nanotechnology's dual role in enhancing personalized tumor vaccine therapy in conjunction with neoadjuvant...

Ritambhara K
Dec 29, 20242 min read


New molecule-creation method a ‘powerful tool’ to accelerate drug synthesis and discovery
A team of chemists from Scripps Research and Rice University has unveiled a novel method to simplify the synthesis of piperidines, a key...

Ritambhara K
Dec 22, 20243 min read


MouseGoggles offer immersive look into neural activity
Thanks to their genetic makeup, their ability to navigate mazes and their willingness to work for cheese, mice have long been a go-to...

Ritambhara K
Dec 21, 20244 min read


Stanford scientists transform ubiquitous skin bacterium into a topical vaccine
Bacteria lab photo: Gregory Strout, photo of swab: jmsilva via Getty Images, photo illustration: Emily Moskal Imagine a world in which a...

Ritambhara K
Dec 15, 20246 min read


Researchers Unveil Key Mechanism Behind Cellular Recycling and Organization
Working model illustrating how USP-50/USP8 directs endosome maturation. (Image by Dr. DING Mei’s Lab). A recent study published in eLife...

Ritambhara K
Dec 11, 20242 min read


Traces of 10,000-Year-Old Ancient Rice Beer Discovered in Neolithic Site in Eastern China
Reconstruction of the production-consumption process involving pottery and food in early Shangshan culture. (Image by IGG) (A) Plant...

Ritambhara K
Dec 11, 20243 min read


Soil Bacteria Derived Molecules Modulate Health and Lifespan of Host
Model for Mycobacterium sp. derived molecules promote health and longevity in C. elegans (Image by IGDB) The abundant and varied...

Ritambhara K
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Scientists Establish Novel 2D "Health State Map" to Define Metabolic Health
Chinese scientists have developed a novel two-dimensional (2D) framework, the “Health State Map (HSM),” to define metabolic health and...

Ritambhara K
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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