Researchers have engineered changes to the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system that significantly cut down…
Month: December 2015
Cancer cells can poison normal cells
A fundamental finding that cancer cells can induce neighboring normal cells to become cancerous has…
Taking Truvada ‘as needed’ can prevent HIV-transmission amongst people at high-risk
In a study into the prevention of HIV transmission, people who took the antiretroviral drug…
El Niño warming causes significant coral damage in central Pacific
Current El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean have created high water temperatures that are…
Irrigation method saves 50 percent of water needed for potato growth
An irrigation method uses 50 percent less water than traditional systems to grow potatoes –…
Childbirth an athletic event? Sports medicine used to diagnose injuries caused by deliveries
Childbirth is arguably the most traumatic event the human body can undergo, and new imaging…
State workers’ compensation policies affect costs, disability time
Certain workers’ compensation (WC) policies explain much of the state-level variation in costs and outcomes…
New diaphragms grown from stem cells offer hope of a cure for common birth defect, possibly future repairs of the heart
New diaphragm tissue in rats has been successfully created in the lab using a mixture of…
Explosive energy in Saturn’s magnetic bubble
Scientists have found the first direct evidence for explosive releases of energy in Saturn’s magnetic…
Scientists put final pieces into place for seeing cancer with protons
Scientists are currently in South Africa putting together a unique medical imaging platform which could…