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A wireless chest sensor from Northwestern University can track stress signals in real time, offering hope for infants and vulnerable patients.
Northwestern engineers created a soft wearable polygraph that tracks stress, sleep and discomfort through body signals.
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University of Waterloo modelling suggests pitchers may lower UCL stress through mechanics without losing velocity.
HealthHow pitchers can protect their elbows without giving up velocityAmyn Bhai
Scientists developed a synthetic cell-like system that uses DNA nanopores to coordinate molecular transport and complex reactions.
HealthScientists build synthetic cells with programmable DNA poresMac Oliveau
Simulations reveal how DNA rapidly drains harmful UV energy through multiple ultrafast pathways before damage can take hold.
HealthResearchers discover DNA’s hidden defense against UV radiationMac Oliveau
A dog at a homeless encampment in Berkeley. UC Davis researchers are investigating cases of leptospirosis in dogs in homeless encampments and providing vaccinations.
HealthLos Angeles dog outbreak reveals how a preventable bacterial disease spread in plain sightHannah Shavit-Weiner
Ancient protein networks helped scientists uncover new rare disease genes rooted in the earliest complex cells.
HealthScientists identify hundreds of ancient genes associated with human diseasesJoshua Shavit
Megan Sweet, biological sciences graduate student at Virginia Tech.
HealthVirginia Tech researchers find that some cancers are worse than othersHannah Shavit-Weiner
A new holographic 3D printing system from EPFL can rapidly create tissue-like structures using low-power lasers and living cells.
HealthNew holographic 3D printer could revolutionize tissue engineeringJoshua Shavit
Blood cells may have begun as macrophage-like cells 700 million years ago, linking human immunity to single-celled ancestors.
HealthBlood cells originated from single-celled ancestors 700 million years agoMac Oliveau
A new study found vitamin D supplements supported immune health during winter, but outdoor exercise played a major role too.
HealthNew study finds outdoor running helps maintain vitamin D levelsAmyn Bhai
A new skin-like computing patch developed at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) can analyze health data using artificial intelligence in an unprecedented way.
AIStretchable AI skin patch analyzes heart data on the body in millisecondsShy Cohen
Mount Sinai scientists developed an AI system that learns how genes interact, opening new paths for disease research and drug discovery.
AINew AI model reads the language of genes to detect diseases fasterShy Cohen
Blocking BCL-2 cleared scar-forming cells and improved lung function in preclinical pulmonary fibrosis research.
HealthScientists discover why deadly lung scarring from IPF refuses to healMac Oliveau
Scientists found that ancient malaria likely shaped migration, isolation and evolution among early human populations in Africa.
HealthMalaria may have shaped human evolution for thousands of yearsHannah Shavit-Weiner
A new review in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology challenges long-held fears that repeated weight loss harms metabolism.
HealthNew research challenges the belief that yo-yo dieting ruins your metabolismMac Oliveau
Whole-body mouse maps link obesity to facial sensory nerve damage and widespread inflammatory hotspots across organs and tissues.
HealthObesity damages your face as well as nerves across the whole body, AI findsShy Cohen
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet found that healthy eating patterns slowed chronic disease accumulation in older adults over 15 years.
DiscoveriesHealthy diets may slow chronic disease and aging in older adultsHannah Shavit-Weiner