Short bowel syndrome is a debilitating condition with few treatment options, and these treatments have limited efficacy. The ability to
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Play equipment that gets kids moving
Parents will be pleased to know that more is not always better when it comes to play equipment for their
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New machine learning technique rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy: Novel approach will aid scientists in optimizing SNAs as therapeutic vaccines to treat cancer
With their ability to treat a wide a variety of diseases, spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) are poised to revolutionize medicine.
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Researchers design ‘smart’ surfaces to repel everything but targeted beneficial exceptions: New surfaces create promise of safer implants, more accurate diagnostic tests
Researchers at McMaster University have solved a vexing problem by engineering surface coatings that can repel everything, such as bacteria,
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Virtual reality can help make people more compassionate compared to other media
A Stanford-developed virtual reality experience, called “Becoming Homeless,” is helping expand research on how this new immersive technology affects people’s
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Technology and therapy help individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries take steps
Of four research participants living with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, two are able to walk over ground with
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Robots have power to significantly influence children’s opinions
Young children are significantly more likely than adults to have their opinions and decisions influenced by robots, according to new
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Killer immunotherapy—fighting cancer with genetic engineering
Finding a cure for cancer is no easy feat, but Dr. Misty Jenkins has built her career in immunotherapy to
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Reading the minds of pilots on the fly: Research paves the way to improve the safety and efficiency of aircraft-pilot interactions
After a plane engine blew apart at 32,000 feet in the air last month, the pilot flying Southwest Flight 1380
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Computer-designed customized regenerative heart valves
Producing living tissue or organs based on human cells is one of the main research fields in regenerative medicine. Tissue
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