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New innovations that are improving our lives

First-ever graphene circuit generates limitless power from thermal motion

Physicists have successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current

Scientists develop groundbreaking new HIV vaccine strategy

Two studies from Scripps Research combine bioinformatics and other techniques to develop new vaccine candidates against HIV.

Non-invasive blood glucose monitor is 90% accurate

As a child, Maria Valero witnessed her diabetic father prick his finger several times a day to draw blood and check his glucose levels.

Groundbreaking drug increases human life span by 30%, study finds

Researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that may protect people against aspects of aging and a range of diseases

Novel blood stem cell research could change medicine of the future

Making stem cells from a patient’s adult cells – rather than human embryos – is one of the holy grails in modern medicine treatments.

A single injection can repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralysis

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that reverses paralysis and repairs severe spinal cord injuries.

Kid builds a nuclear fusion reactor at home -- he's only 12 years-old

A teen genius at a U.S. middle school has built a working, tiny nuclear fusion reactor—and made it into Guinness World Records.

Groundbreaking robotic pill eliminates the need for insulin injections

One reason that it’s so difficult to deliver large protein drugs orally is that these drugs can’t pass through the mucus barrier.

Revolutionary nitric oxide therapy prevents and treats obesity and diabetes

A novel therapy developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ameliorates obesity and Type 2 diabetes in mice fed a high-fat diet.

First-ever engine generates electricity from heat -- has no moving parts

The engine converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency — a performance better than that of traditional steam turbines.