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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new shock-absorbing material that is super lightweight, yet offers the protection of metal. The stuff could make for helmets, armor and vehicle parts that are lighter, stronger and, importantly, … Continue reading New shock-absorbing material as strong as metal but light as foam
While robotic laparoscopic surgical systems do make certain procedures safer and less invasive, those systems are still operated by human surgeons. Now, however, a surgical robot has performed a delicate operation entirely on its own.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Surgery, Surgical robot, Autonomous, World’s First, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Surgical robot performs world-first autonomous laparoscopic procedure
Cancer becomes far more dangerous when it spreads through the body. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have identified a protein that stops cells getting into the bloodstream – and found that metastasizing cancer cells ignore it. This may rev… Continue reading Protective protein prevents cancer cells spreading into the bloodstream
While the exact causes behind Alzheimer’s are still unknown, research is beginning to demonstrate how biomarkers of the disease might reveal themselves long before symptoms appear, raising the prospect of earlier diagnosis and better treatments for patients. A new study, claimed to be the most comprehensive of its type, has demonstrated how concentrations of certain proteins in the blood might indicate the onset of the condition far in advance, and has pinpointed one that may even help trigger it.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Blood, Johns Hopkins University, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Massive blood sampling study identifies predictors of Alzheimer’s risk
Unexpected new findings from researchers at Johns Hopkins University are indicating the world’s most commonly used herbicide appears to weaken the immune systems of insects. One experiment with mosquitos known to spread malaria suggests the chemical ca… Continue reading Popular weed killer impairs insect immune systems, raising malaria risk
A new piece of open source software can radically speed up the process of DNA sequencing, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Using a portable sequencer, the UNCALLED software can reduce a 15-day operation down to three days, or even … Continue reading Software breakthrough radically boosts the speed of DNA sequencers
Preliminary results from a trial investigating whether time-restricted eating influences weight loss suggest limiting your caloric intake may be more important than what time you eat. The research, not yet published or peer-reviewed, will be presented … Continue reading Trial finds limiting calories more important than the time of day you eat
Following an architecture competition, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been commissioned to design a new student center for Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland. Named The Village, it’s conceived as an oversized living room and will consist o… Continue reading BIG goes back to school with sustainable Village
Glioblastoma is a deadly brain cancer with a very poor survival rate, but by understanding how certain cell types drive its spread doctors may be able to offer more effective treatments. Researchers have developed a new tool that shines a light on thes… Continue reading Ant farm-like testing platform reveals brain cancer’s deadliest cells
Since the turn of the millennium the so-called “psychedelic renaissance” has slowly been growing, with a number of dedicated researchers tirelessly working to legitimize a field of science profoundly stigmatized by decades of social and political disap… Continue reading Largest ever DMT survey travels to the fringes of psychedelic science