Breakthrough treatment kills prostate cancer, study finds
Findings could help address the growing threat of treatment resistance in prostate cancer and lead to improved treatments for other cancers
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‘Liquid windows’ inspired by squid skin can help buildings save energy
Researchers have developed a multilayered fluidic system that can reduce the energy costs of heating, cooling and lighting buildings.
Scientists redefine obesity with discovery of two major subtypes
Scientists has identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that have lifelong consequences.
Groundbreaking diabetes discovery brings the world closer to life without insulin
People with a severe form of diabetes, where the beta cells of the pancreas do not produce or no longer produce enough insulin.
Green Mediterranean diet can significantly reduce dangerous body fat, study finds
The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces dangerous visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs.
Transgenes in the gut found to reverse cancer and Type 2 diabetes
Residing within the human gut are trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that can impact a variety of chronic human ailments.
Groundbreaking vaccine proven effective against skin and pancreatic cancer
Vaccination with senescent cells significantly reduces the development of tumours in experimental models of melanoma and pancreatic cancer.
Life expectancy can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries
According to the research, violent deaths are responsible for a high proportion of the differences in lifetime uncertainty.
First real-world study links electric vehicle use to health and the environment
The first-ever study showed that electric cars are associated with real-world reductions in both air pollution and respiratory problems.
Groundbreaking "water battery" is greener, safer and longer-lasting than lithium-ion batteries
Lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile phones, laptops, and other necessities in today’s world.
Scientists develop a cure for diabetes using ultrasound
Are we moving closer to the day when diabetes is no longer monitored and managed with blood tests, insulin injections and drug treatments?
World's first graphene circuit generates limitless power from thermal motion
Physicist has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.
Gamechanging arthritis treatment replaces injections with pills
For people suffering through chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, treatment often involves lifelong injections.
Groundbreaking study reveals the connection between sugar, the gut and obesity
Study found that dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease and pre-diabetes.
Novel fabric coating significantly reduces microplastic pollution from washing clothes
In a world swamped by fast fashion – an industry that produces a high-volume of cheaply made clothing at an immense cost to the environment.
Scientists detect 8 possible alien 'technosignatures' eminating from nearby stars
Scientists have streamlined the search for extraterrestrial life by using a new algorithm to organize the data from their telescopes.
Solar hydropanel captures 10 liters of clean drinking water out of the air per day
By harvesting water vapor from the air and condensing it into liquid, atmospheric water generators can essentially pull water from the air
Groundbreaking engine has no moving parts and is more efficient than a steam turbine
Engineers have designed a heat engine with no moving parts that converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency.
Plant only found in Australian rainforest yields gamechanging cancer-fighting drug
Researchers have discovered a rapid and sustainable way to synthetically produce a promising cancer-fighting compound right in the lab.
Breakthrough drugs can stop the spread of malaria
Malaria causes fever and a flu-like illness that occurs when people are infected with the parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Breakthrough new drug can increase human life span by 30%
Mayo Clinic researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that may protect older people against aspects of aging.
Cutting-edge cancer treatment inspired by the foam on your latte
Inspired by the foam on lattes, biocompatible materials may improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation for treating cancers.
Fungi could be the future of global agriculture
A vital ecosystem is living under our feet -- a complex living network, made up of plant roots, nutrients and fungi.
Groundbreaking discovery in muscle regeneration, study finds
Now a discovery made at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) opens the door to the development of targeted therapies.
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think, study finds
Networks showed increases in words associated with communion and sharing; but language associated with positive emotion dropped dramatically
Alzheimer's patients benefit substantially from 40 Hz sensory stimulation
40Hz sensory stimulation to treat Alzheimer’s disease found to be well tolerated, producing no serious adverse effects among participants
Revolutionary new drug eliminates breast cancer growth and recurrence
Drug developed for diseases other than cancer, MitoQ, avoids the appearance of metastases in 80% of human breast cancer cases.
Groundbreaking blood test can detect prostate cancer, study finds
Investigators have developed a new nanotechnology-based test that can detect and profile prostate cancers—even in microscopic amounts.
8-year-old boy upends over 100 years of scientific knowledge regarding plants and insects
When eight-year-old Hugo Deans discovered a handful of BB-sized objects lying near an ant nest, he thought they were a type of seed.
Breakthrough device uses ultrasound ‘tornado’ to destroy blood clots
Researchers have developed a new tool that uses “vortex ultrasound” – a sort of ultrasonic tornado – to break down blood clots in the brain.
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