Transplanted cells can cure hemophilia A (the most common form of the disease) in an…
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New Method For Measuring Biodiversity Makes It Easier To Identify Key Species
A new method for measuring the impacts of species on local biodiversity has been developed….
Greatest Technological Research Challenges Of The 21st Century Identified By Expert Panel
A panel of maverick thinkers, convened by the National Academy of Engineering, has identified what…
Gecko-inspired Dissolving Bandage Has Nanoscale Hills And Valleys
Scientists have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join…
Brain Damage Occurs Within Minutes From The Onset Of A Stroke, Study Reveals
Harmful changes to the brain’s synaptic connections occur within the first three minutes following a…
Cleopatra’s Cosmetics And Hammurabi’s Heineken: Name Brands Far Predating Modern Capitalism
A pioneering new study in Current Anthropology finds that branding, and our attachment to them,…
Early Detection Of Cerebral Malaria Possible, Animal Study Indicates
Cerebral malaria kills over 3 million individuals a year. One of the main causes of…
How Believing Can Be Seeing: Context Dictates What We Believe We See
Scientists have found the link between what we expect to see, and what our brain…
Physicians Focus On Stopping Pain Epidemic
Persistent pain is a disease in its own right; this concept is now leading to…
Experiment Tightens Limits On Dark Matter: Physicists Revive Bubble Chamber Technology To Search For WIMPs
Scientists working on the COUPP experiment at DOE’s Fermilab have announced a new development in…