Portable X-ray device would let patients check their own bones

Presently, if someone has been involved in a potentially bone-breaking mishap, they have to be X-rayed by trained staff at a hospital. Soon, however, it may be possible for them to perform their own X-rays, using a compact device that could be located … Continue reading Portable X-ray device would let patients check their own bones→

Cake teams up with Dometic for electric food delivery box

Electric moto maker Cake and mobile living brand Dometic have joined forces to develop a climate-controlled food delivery box, which rides on and is powered by the Ösa electric utility scooter/motorcycle.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, Trans… Continue reading Cake teams up with Dometic for electric food delivery box→

How listening to salmon helps feed them more efficiently

A salmon can’t pick up and drop its supper dish like a dog, so how do you know if they are hungry? It’s an important question in aquaculture, and by using a combination of audio sensors and artificial intelligence, the Smart System for Feeding Control … Continue reading How listening to salmon helps feed them more efficiently→

Cancer cells hibernate like “bears in winter” to survive chemotherapy

Even after the most successful cancer treatment, doctors are reticent to use the word “cured”. Different types of cancers have different rates of recurrence and many cancers can sit quietly, dormant for years, before reappearing and causing a relapse.C… Continue reading Cancer cells hibernate like “bears in winter” to survive chemotherapy→

Sony targets new Crystal LED display modules at studios and corporates

At CES 2012, Sony unveiled its first Crystal LED display, a 55-inch prototype that looked to offer many of the advantages of OLED, without the downsides. It made the technology available to (extremely well-heeled) consumers in 2019, but due to colossal… Continue reading Sony targets new Crystal LED display modules at studios and corporates→

Ultrasound drill uses nanodroplets to bust up tough blood clots

Blood clots can be dangerous, and blood thinning drugs aren’t always enough to clear them out. Now, researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated an ultrasonic “drill” that can break clots apart with the help of tiny nanodroplets.Con… Continue reading Ultrasound drill uses nanodroplets to bust up tough blood clots→

Psychedelic research center launched at New York’s Mount Sinai

Surfing the wave of novel research into medical uses for psychedelic compounds, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a dedicated psychedelic center focusing initially on the study of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and other stress-rel… Continue reading Psychedelic research center launched at New York’s Mount Sinai→

Molecular “off” switch keeps cancer immunotherapy from turning deadly

One of the most promising cancer treatments is CAR T cell immunotherapy, where the body’s natural tumor-hunting cells are supercharged – but it can backfire with potentially deadly results. Now, scientists have engineered these immune cells to have off… Continue reading Molecular “off” switch keeps cancer immunotherapy from turning deadly→

Alzheimer’s brain tissue study uncovers three distinct disease subtypes

Researchers analyzed more than 1,500 postmortem brain tissue samples to distinguish the molecular differences between various cases of Alzheimer's disease

Despite decades of rigorous research, scientists are still struggling to crack the mystery of Alzheimer’s disease. Promising preclinical research has consistently led to frustrating clinical trial failures and some have started to question whether we are even targeting the correct pathological mechanisms.

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