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03/17/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
TCM medicines confirmed to accelerate cell death of breast cancer tumors
A team of researchers from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has uncovered promising breast cancer treatment in two unlikely substances. One is tetrandrine, a natural plant-based alkaloid with health benefits ranging from pain alleviation to tumor growth inhibition, while the other is arsenic trioxide, a traditional Chinese remedy with a history of cancer therapy. […]
03/11/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Could 5,000 pencil-shaped robots help solve the mysteries of our universe?
At 45 years of age, the decades-old Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope was due for an upgrade. This four-meter reflector telescope will be given just that this year. Though instead of a new eyepiece or objective lens, the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope was instead outfitted with about 5,000 fiber optic sensor-equipped, pencil-sized robots. By adding these […]
03/11/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Researchers have recycled clothing waste into an “aerogel” supermaterial that can help stop wound bleeding
Cotton-based fabric waste has a multitude of uses that range from being recycled into polishing and wiper clothes to automotive insulation. Though, as researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered and demonstrated, this type of waste could be turned into cotton aerogels that have their own practical applications. The cotton aerogels, which […]
03/04/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Human bone tissue grown from a patient’s fat cells in a lab, then implanted to finish growing inside the patient’s body
Thanks to an extraordinary medical procedure, a man is on the road to recovering from a fractured tibia with a bone graft created from his own fat cells. This isn’t a work of science fiction; it’s the result of efforts made by Bonus BioGroup, an Israel-based biomedical company. According to the TimesOfIsrael.com, a traffic accident […]
02/25/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Researchers say any life on Mars was more likely subterranean rather than living on the surface
Forget the surface of Mars: if we want to find signs of life, we need to go underground. The red planet may be similar to Earth in some aspects, but it also greatly differs in others. That’s why, according to Dr. Joseph Michalski, an associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at The University […]
02/21/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Smart coating that’s hard like enamel but can self-heal was inspired by human skin
Smart coatings: they’re either too soft and wear down easily, or too hard and offer little room for flexibility. This is a dilemma that researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology have tackled and attempted to overcome. To that end, the investigative team has come up with a smart coating that possesses both the durability […]
02/20/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Not just little green men: Alien life may also come in the form of viruses – will our astronauts be prepared?
Viruses exist in their trillions on earth, but could there be viruses just flitting about in the far reaches of space? That’s a question a team of microbiologists have put forth for consideration. According to them, viruses may hold the key to answering the age-old question of whether or not life exists outside of the […]
02/15/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
City in Alabama sees spike in cancer cases – scientists say it may be from water contaminants
Between 2013 and 2017, the town of Fruithurst in Cleburne County, Alabama, has had eight leukemia diagnoses. Four of those cases were boys under 18 years of age, one of whom has since passed away. Figures have shown that the people of Fruithurst – who number no more than 280 residents – have a greater […]
02/12/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Wild rice is the “canary in the coal mine” for lakes and streams – Researchers use it to track water quality
Determining the health of a lake or a stream could be done by looking for the presence of wild rice. According to a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota, wild rice is to these bodies of water as a canary is to a coal mine. Their sensitivity to their surroundings is an indicator of […]
02/08/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Processed food is fueling the obesity epidemic, putting people at increased risk of heart disease and stroke, research suggests
Eating too many processed foods will make you fat; this in turn makes you more susceptible to a plethora of diseases. We know that to be the case here in the U.S. But this seems to be happening in the U.K. as well. According to a team of researchers from the University of São Paulo, […]
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