Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet orbiting in the disk of small icy worlds…
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Helping kids with brain tumors recover beyond the disease
Social strains and lack of social competence are common in children recovering from malignant brain…
Lab storing information securely in DNA
Bioengineers in the United States have developed a new method for encrypting and storing sensitive…
Home-based intervention aims to curb childhood tooth decay and obesity in the Bronx
More than one-third of Bronx residents are born outside of the United States. Often separated…
Climate tipping points: What do they mean for society?
The phrase “tipping point” passed its own tipping point and caught fire after author Malcolm…
Engineered human colon model could aid in cancer research
A multi-institution collaboration has published research on a tissue-engineering method that allows forward genetics screening…
True impact of global diabetes epidemic is vastly underestimated
There may be more than 100 million people with diabetes globally than previously thought, a…
Researchers devise secure, efficient anonymity network
A new anonymity scheme has been presented by experts that provides strong security guarantees but…
New study describes strategies for investigating microbial outbreaks
A new study describes innovative strategies to track disease-causing pathogens like E. coli. Eppinger hopes…
Amyloid probes gain powers in search for Alzheimer’s cause
A synthetic molecule with a rhenium core glows when attached to an amyloid fibril in…