Rapid Melt of New Zealand Glaciers Ends Hikes Onto Them
March 16, 2024 10:05 am | by Nick Perry, Associated Press | News | CommentsAmong New Zealand's top tourist attractions are two glaciers that are both stunning and unusual because they snake down from the mountains to a temperate rain forest, making them easy for people to walk up to and view. But the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers have been melting at such a rapid rate that it has become too dangerous for tourists to hike onto them from the valley floor, ending a tradition that dates back a century.
New Way to Harvest Stem Cells Better for Donors
March 16, 2024 9:59 am | by CSIRO Australia | News | CommentsScientists have developed a new method for harvesting stem cells, which is less invasive and reduces side effects for donors.
Why Some Tumors Withstand Treatment
March 16, 2024 9:52 am | by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | News | CommentsA new study reveals why a certain class of these drugs, known as kinase inhibitors, doesn’t always halt tumor growth. The researchers found that while kinase inhibitors successfully shut down their targets, they also provoke cells to turn on a backup system that can take over for the one knocked out by the drug.
CDC Guidelines Aim to Curb Painkiller Prescribing
March 16, 2024 9:45 am | by Mattew Perrone, AP Health Writer | News | CommentsPrescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin.
Diet High in Certain Carbohydrates Could Increase Lung Cancer Risk
March 16, 2024 9:07 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsA new study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found eating foods with a high glycemic index could put people at a significantly higher risk for developing lung cancer, even if they have never smoked a cigarette.
Sounds of Eating May Help You Consume Less
March 16, 2024 9:03 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsCrunching on chips and chomping down loudly on dinner may be considered a bad habit by some, but a new study finds that dulling the natural sounds that come with eating may actually make people eat more.
3D Fluidics Printer Offers Quick, Easy Printing Inexpensively
March 15, 2024 11:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsDolomite, a world leader in microfluidics innovation, presented its Fluidic Factory at Lab-on-a-Chip & Microfluidics 2016 in Madrid, Spain, on the 15th of March. The first commercially available 3D printer for fluidically-sealed devices, it offers rapid, easy and reliable printing from as little as $1 per device.
Panel: Finding Climate Fingerprints in Wild Weather is Valid
March 15, 2024 11:02 am | by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsClimate science has progressed so much that experts can accurately detect global warming's fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as a heat wave, according to a high-level scientific advisory panel.
Global Study Reveals Genes as Major Cause of Inflammatory Diseases
March 15, 2024 10:58 am | by Queensland University of Technology | News | CommentsA global study involving 50 different research centers has found hundreds of genes which cause five common, hard-to-treat and debilitating inflammatory diseases, paving the way to new treatments for these conditions.
Paving the Way for Metastasis
March 15, 2024 10:53 am | by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | News | CommentsA new study reveals how cancer cells take some of their first steps away from their original tumor sites. This spread, known as metastasis, is responsible for 90 percent of cancer deaths.
New "Smart Cell Patch" Developed to Control Diabetes
March 15, 2024 10:43 am | by UNC | News | CommentsResearchers developed a synthetic patch filled with natural beta cells that can secrete doses of insulin to control blood sugar levels on demand with no risk of inducing hypoglycemia.
Higher Levels of Omega-3 May Help Depression in Heart Patients
March 15, 2024 10:37 am | by Washington University in St. Louis | News | CommentsDespite earlier reports to the contrary, patients suffering from heart disease and depression may benefit from taking supplements of omega-3 fatty acids.
GMO Mosquito Gets Finding of 'No Significant Impact' from FDA
March 15, 2024 9:48 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsThe world’s first self-limiting tropical mosquito, seen as a possible control to the spread of viral diseases such Zika, dengue and yellow fever, is on its way to approval.
Cleanroom High-Speed Roll-Up Doors
March 14, 2024 12:09 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLarge format roll-up doors from Terra Universal are installed in positive- or negative-pressure cleanrooms when oversized objects or mobile carts and workstations need to be transferred in or out.
FDA Expands Use of Pfizer Drug for Rare Form of Lung Cancer
March 14, 2024 12:05 pm | by Matthew Perrone, AP Health Writer | News | CommentsThe Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of a Pfizer drug to treat a small subset of lung cancer patients with a rare mutation.
