Evolution likes to borrow. It can take an already-successful biological structure and alter it until…
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Potential therapeutic targets identified for multiple sclerosis
Treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory diseases may benefit by new findings from…
Microscopic drug ‘depots’ boost efficacy against tumors in animal model
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a technique for creating microscopic ‘depots’ for trapping drugs inside…
Pressure building on global water supply
A new study projects that global demand for water could more than double by 2050,…
Link between food advertising, child food consumption
Unhealthy food advertising does increase food intake in children, new research confirms. The analysis showed…
Hacking the programs of cancer stem cells
A molecule that interrupts biochemical signals essential for the survival of a certain type of…
Helmet-wearing increases risk-taking and sensation-seeking
Helmet-wearing could increase risk-taking, a new study suggests. The latest findings call into question the…
Flexible and transparent pressure sensor
Healthcare practitioners may one day be able to physically screen for breast cancer using pressure-sensitive…
In galaxy clustering, mass may not be the only thing that matters
An international team of researchers has shown that the relationship between galaxy clusters and their…
Sugar’s siren song deciphered
Sugar’s sweetness and calorie content combine to give it lethal power to destroy diets, many…