What Is the Origin of COVID-19 Variants Like Omicron?
A new study explains where COVID-19 variants come from New research shows that people with weakened immune systems are more likely to get chronic infections…
A new study explains where COVID-19 variants come from New research shows that people with weakened immune systems are more likely to get chronic infections…
The proteins that belong to the HAT family are essential for life as they transport amino acids across the cell membrane. Although the members of…
NYU Tandon-led team crosses barrier needed to deliver drugs at the cellular level and to engineer tissue. Imagine a perfectly biocompatible, protein-based drug delivery system…
UConn researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented…
Researchers at Houston Methodist used computer modeling to find an existing investigational drug compound for leukemia patients to treat triple-negative breast cancer once it spreads…
A Band-Aid adhesive bandage is an effective way to stop bleeding from skin wounds, but an equally viable option for internal bleeding does not yet…
A team of UConn Health researchers has designed a novel, hybrid hydrogel system to help address some of the challenges in repairing bone in the…
Chernobyl. Three Mile Island. Fukushima. Accidents at nuclear power plants can potentially cause massive destruction and expose workers and civilians to dangerous levels of radiation…
For some years, scientists have been researching in order to find ways of reducing animal testing and accelerating clinical trials. In vitro assays with living…
Researchers have developed a new way to capture the detailed biomechanical properties of heart tissue. The high-resolution optical technique fills an important technology gap necessary…
To most, an operating room and a manufacturing plant are as different as any two places can be. But not to Dennis Orgill. “To some…
Researchers at IRB Barcelona unravel the role of the histone BigH1 in the development of male sex cells from stem cells. The study, which was…
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have created a fully functioning artificial human heart muscle large enough to patch over damage typically seen in patients who…
Using ingestible electronic devices, a team of engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed…
A new study from Yale University shows that an MRI can detect early signs of schizophrenia in a rodent model. Patients with schizophrenia often exhibit…
A recently held symposium by the HMS Department of Genetics asked experts to consider how genetic research can help people colonize other planets. If you…
Oceanographers from Scripps UC San Diego have discovered a microorganism that produces a chemical compound that may offer new treatments for anthrax and other ailments…
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have discovered that hunger-spiking neurons could help control autoimmune diseases, unmasking a previously unsuspected role of hypothalamic feeding…