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Smartphones Become 'Eye-Phones' With Low-Cost Devices
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and back of the eye. The adapters make it easy for anyone with minimal ... full story -
Nasal Filter Looks Promising for Allergy Sufferers
Mar. 7, 2014 — A newly developed type of filter can help people with nasal symptoms from seasonal hay fever, clinical research suggests. The filter, which is not yet in production, works by being inserted in both ... full story -
Fighting for Survival in the Gut: Unravelling the Hidden Variation in Bacteria
Mar. 6, 2014 — Our intestines harbor an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota. These bacteria belong to thousands of species that co-exist, ... full story -
Pumping Iron: A Hydrogel Actuator With Mussel Tone
Mar. 5, 2014 — Using iron ions and chemistry found in the adhesive proteins of a certain mollusk, scientists have developed a hydrogel actuator that moves when its pH is raised. Hydrogels are soft networks of ... full story -
Bioinspired, Sponge-Like Shrinking Gel Steers Tooth, Tissue Formation
Mar. 5, 2014 — A new bioinspired sponge-like gel shrinks single-handedly, squeezing unspecialized cells inside it and turning them into cells that begin to form teeth. The new material was inspired by the ... full story -
Key Enzyme Found in Disease-Causing Bacteria Responsible for Heart Valve Disease
Mar. 5, 2014 — A disease-causing bacterium found in the mouth needs manganese, a trace mineral, in order to cause a serious heart infection, according to a preclinical study. Researchers have been studying the ... full story -
Hop Leaves -- Discarded in Beer Brewing -- Have Substances That Could Fight Dental Diseases
Mar. 5, 2014 — Beer drinkers know that hops are what gives the drink its bitterness and aroma. Recently, scientists reported that the part of hops that isn't used for making beer contains healthful ... full story -
A Wristband for a Different Kind of Cause ... Environmental Health
Mar. 5, 2014 — From 'Livestrong' to 'Purple Paws,' trendy wristbands have come to represent causes from cancer to ending cruelty to animals. Add a new wristband of a different sort: one that ... full story -
Opening a Casino Linked With Lower Rate of Overweight Children in That Community
Mar. 4, 2014 — The opening or expansion of a casino in a community is associated with increased family income, decreased poverty rates and a decreased risk of childhood overweight or obesity, according to a study. ... full story -
Silk-Based Surgical Implants Could Offer a Better Way to Repair Broken Bones
Mar. 4, 2014 — Using pure silk protein derived from silkworm cocoons, investigators have developed surgical plates and screws that offer improved remodeling following injury and can be absorbed by the body over ... full story -
Rats, Frosting Helping Find Genetic Causes of Binge-Eating
Mar. 4, 2014 — Two strains of rats, cans of vanilla frosting and a theory have brought science a step closer to finding the genetic causes of binge eating and eventually a treatment. Females are primarily effected ... full story -
IVF the Next Step in Live-Donor Uterus Transplant Project
Mar. 4, 2014 — In the spring of 2013, a team of researchers and doctors performed the last of nine planned uterus transplants. The six-month follow up shows that live-donor uterus transplantation has a low risk ... full story -
Aggression, Rule-Breaking Common Among Taiwanese Teenagers Who Have Early Sex
Mar. 4, 2014 — Sex in teenage years can influence emotions and behavior of Asian youngsters, a new study has demonstrated. Nearly 19,000 sixteen- to nineteen-year-old Taiwanese adolescents took part in a national ... full story -
Do Bedroom Televisions Contribute to Youth Obesity?
Mar. 3, 2014 — Does having a television in the bedroom contribute to youth weight gain? In a recent American national study, researchers found that having a bedroom television was a significant predictor of ... full story -
Think It’s Safe to Type a Quick Text While Walking? Think Again
Mar. 3, 2014 — Texting and walking is a known danger, but an emergency doctor says distracted walking results in more injuries per mile than distracted driving. Consequences include bumping into walls, falling down ... full story -
It Slices, It Dices, and It Protects the Body from Harm: 3-D Structure of Enzyme That Helps Defend Against Bacteria
Feb. 28, 2014 — An essential weapon in the body's fight against infection has come into sharper view. Researchers have discovered the 3-D structure of an enzyme that cuts to ribbons the genetic material of ... full story -
Shaky Hand, Stable Spoon: Device Helps Essential Tremor Patients
Feb. 28, 2014 — For people whose hands shake uncontrollably due to a medical condition, just eating can be a frustrating and embarrassing ordeal -- enough to keep them from sharing a meal with others. But a small ... full story -
Fossilized Human Feces from 14th Century Contain Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Feb. 27, 2014 — A team of French investigators has discovered viruses containing genes for antibiotic resistance in a fossilized fecal sample from 14th century Belgium, long before antibiotics were used in ... full story -
Physicians' Stethoscopes More Contaminated Than Palms of Their Hands
Feb. 27, 2014 — Although healthcare workers' hands are the main source of bacterial transmission in hospitals, physicians' stethoscopes appear to play a role. To explore this question, investigators ... full story -
Math Anxiety Factors Into Understanding Genetically Modified Food Messages
Feb. 27, 2014 — People who feel intimidated by math may be less able to understand messages about genetically modified foods and other health-related information, according to ... full story -
Circadian Clock in the Ear: Time of Day of Hearing Damage Affects Healing
Feb. 27, 2014 — Researchers have identified a biological circadian clock in the hearing organ, the cochlea. This circadian clock controls how well hearing damage may heal and opens up a new way of treating people ... full story
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Nasal filter looks promising for allergy sufferers
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- Opening a casino linked with lower rate of overweight children in that community
- Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones
- Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating
- IVF the next step in live-donor uterus transplant project
- Aggression, rule-breaking common among Taiwanese teenagers who have early sex
- Do bedroom televisions contribute to youth obesity?
- Think it’s safe to type a quick text while walking? Think again
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Shaky hand, stable spoon: Device helps essential tremor patients
- Fossilized human feces from 14th century contain antibiotic resistance genes
- Physicians' stethoscopes more contaminated than palms of their hands
- Math anxiety factors into understanding genetically modified food messages
- Circadian clock in the ear: Time of day of hearing damage affects healing
- Donor lungs from heavy smokers appear safe for transplantation
- Can non-invasive electrical stimulation of brain help patients regain state of consciousness after coma?
- Can a story help doctors curb the prescription opioid abuse epidemic?
- Photopharmacology: Optoswitches turn pain off and sight on
- Can a simple handshake predict cancer survival rates?
- Caffeine-based gold compounds are potential tools in fight against cancer
- Don't throw out old, sprouting garlic -- it has heart-healthy antioxidants
- Exercise, surgically removing belly fat improves cognition in obese, diabetic mice
- Increasing brain acidity may reduce anxiety
- Phantom limb pain relieved when amputated arm is put back to work
- Fewer laboratory animals needed for drug development thanks to fish scales
- Vinegar kills tuberculosis, other mycobacteria
- You can die of a broken heart, research shows
- Tumors 'Light Up' With New, Unique Imaging System Using Scorpion Venom Protein and a Laser
- Toxic injection with elastic band: Discovering how bacteria get toxins into cells
- Biomedical bleeding affects horseshoe crab behavior
- Stimulation glove for stroke patients helps improve tactile perception, motor function
- Is a 'buttery' molecule behind cystic fibrosis flare-ups?
- Chemical transport in plants likened to that of humans
- Air force aircraft returned from Vietnam identified as postwar source of agent orange contamination
- The parasite that escaped out of Africa: Tracing origins of malaria parasite
- Sound-sensing cells regenerated in ears of mice with hearing damage
- Some ancient mysteries of leprosy uncovered
- Cavities are contagious, research shows
- Red meat allergies likely result of lone star tick
- When feeling poor makes you sick: Subjective poverty massively affects older people's health
- Mechanism behind activation of dormant memory cells discovered
- Undergraduate invention aims to lower costs of organ cell printing
- Iron deficiency may increase stroke risk through sticky blood
- Brain signals move paralyzed limbs in new experiment
- Making nanoelectronics last longer for medical devices, 'cyborgs'
- The nose knows in asthma: Nasal tissue samples may advance personalized medicine for asthma
- Essential step toward printing living human tissues
- Scientists honor Frank Zappa, naming human zit-causing bacterium now infecting vineyards
- Social gaming site effective weight loss tool, study shows
- Nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses may improve glaucoma treatment
- Police officers move very little on the job; consequences potentially dangerous
- Major heart surgery performed under 'twilight'
- Garlic counteracts virulent bacteria
- Sweet taste receptors act as sentinels in defense against upper airway bacterial infections
- Common medicines should mimic timing of body's natural systems to prevent side-effects
- 'Legal highs,' PMMA and zombie panic: Real dangers of the lacing of ecstasy pills
- Beauty and bacteria: Slim, attractive men have less nasal bacteria than heavy men
- Another reason to not mix work, family: Money makes parenting less meaningful, study suggests
- What do women want? It depends on time of month
- Geographic variation of human gut microbes tied to obesity
- First large-scale study of stock market volatility, mental disorders
- Breast cancer drug found in bodybuilding supplement
- Cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga deemed infectious
- Sex cells: The sex of individual cells matters
- We will fight them with mosquitoes: Historical evidence of biological weapons research in Nazi Germany
- Well-child visits linked to more than 700,000 subsequent flu-like illnesses
- Human earwax: Overlooked source of personal information?
- Black raspberry candies find the sweet spot for cancer prevention study
- Australian state has higher rate of hypothermia deaths than Sweden
- Oregano oil: Could pizza herb prevent winter vomiting disease?
- No clowning around: Juggling sheds light on how we run
- I smoke, but I’m not a smoker: Why some 'non-identifying smokers' face risks while denying behavior
- First 3-D movies of living sperm help doctors select best for IVF
- Manga comics may help promote fruit consumption among youth
- Long distance signals protect brain from viral infections entering through nose
- Silicone ear is 'indistinguishable' from real thing for man who lost ear to cancer
- Nanomotors are controlled, for the first time, inside living cells
- What falling in love does to your heart and brain
- Proteins snap those wrinkly fingers back into shape: Physicists model skin from wet to dry
- 'Entrance exam' that is key to successful pregnancy
- Pre-term labor problem: Using blue light to slow, prevent preterm labor
- Evangelical Christians have higher-than-average divorce rates, new report shows
- When cats bite: One in three patients bitten in hand hospitalized, infections common
- Innovative technique creates large skin flaps for full-face resurfacing
- Wider-faced dates more attractive as short-term mates, study suggests
- Are you big pharma's new target market?
- Eyemusic sensory substitution device enables the blind to 'see' colors and shapes
- Pain sensitivity may be influenced by lifestyle, environment, twin study suggests
- Sweat glands heal injuries, source of stem cells
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