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Startup Raises $40M to Make Synthetic Spider-Silk Infused Fabric
June 10, 2024 8:41 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsThe company's fabric is comprised of programmable fibers.
Laboratory Fluidics Instruments: The Importance of Innovation
June 9, 2024 10:51 am | by Jeffrey A. Duchemin | CommentsInstruments for laboratory fluidics include syringe, peristaltic and continuous flow pumps for a wide variety of applications, from mass spectrometry calibration to drug and nutritional studies. In the 21st century, advances in the sciences that involve fluidics are driving the need for more precise observations by laboratory researchers. It is vital that these researchers have access to the best and most advanced instrumentation.
New Blood Test Identifies Past Viral Infections
June 5, 2024 8:13 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsA total of 569 blood samples were collected from people across four continents for the initial study.
Global Warming 'Hiatus' Never Happened, NOAA Says
June 5, 2024 8:11 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsThe hiatus was originally proposed in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, Fifth Assessment report.
Your Cat is a Picky Eater Because of Its Genetic Evolution
June 4, 2024 10:56 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsWhen your cat turns up its nose at a new food, its genes are to blame, say scientists.
British Smartphone Eye-exam App Hoping to Reach Millions of Blind Worldwide
June 3, 2024 1:51 pm | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsThirty-nine million people are blind across the world. An estimated 80 percent of those cases were preventable, through proper diagnosis and medical care – if it was available.
The Growth of Earth’s Supercontinent Spurred Complex Life
June 3, 2024 9:00 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsFor two billion years, single-celled prokaryotes dominated life on Earth. No one has known just why/when eukaryotes—vastly more complex multi-cellular creatures, like ourselves, with cell nuclei and incredible diversity—arose out of this (comparatively) bland prokaryotic sea.
Biotech Company Focuses on Developing Needle-Free Vaccines
June 3, 2024 8:31 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsA company in the Netherlands is working on a needle-free vaccine candidate for treating human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Sleep Links Memories, Drives Immunity, Hikes Height—and More
June 2, 2024 9:41 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsAccording to sleep specialists talking on Alan Alda’s World Science Festival panel “What is Sleep?,” the last decade of research has revealed that the sleeping brain links current and past memories, re-rehearses and finesses activities tried during the day, and even secretes chemicals that make teens taller—among other things.
Global Advanced Wound Dressings Market Value Will Exceed $3.5 Billion by 2021
June 1, 2024 8:29 am | by Shashank Settipalli, Medical Devices Analyst, GlobalData | CommentsThe fastest growing advanced wound care segments will be hydrofibers and wound contact layers.
Creativity Tied to Cerebellum for First Time
May 29, 2024 9:08 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsTrying to be creative may actually inhibit your ability to do so, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University.
23andMe's Plan to Harness Data for Disease Treatments
May 28, 2024 8:59 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsThe company's massive database of genetic information it collected over the years will play an important role in this new project.
We Gain 20,000 Species Yearly—But Lose More Than That
May 28, 2024 8:55 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsA SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) team annually publicly celebrates the discovery of 10 of the most interesting newly discovered species, to bring attention to the fact that, if humans don’t take far greater care of them all, we may have a mass extinction of 70% of all species on Earth within 300 years.
In-Depth Look at History’s Largest Genetic Twin Study
May 27, 2024 9:04 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsThe largest meta-study of twins in history—which examines 14.5 million sets of twins — found that, generally, genes and environment play an equal role in human development.
Women With MRI Abnormality Nine Times More Likely to Get Breast Cancer
May 22, 2024 9:11 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsHealthy women possessing a certain abnormality on MRIs are nine times more likely to get breast cancer, according to research published in Radiology. The abnormality is called background parenchymal enhancement (BPE), a phenomenon in which areas of normal background breast tissue appear white, or enhanced.
