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Medical Engineering

New device to remove stroke-causing blood clots proves better than standard tool

In a recent clinical trial, the SOLITAIRE Flow Restoration Device dramatically outperformed the standard mechanical treatment. Findings from the trial, called…

Life & Chemistry

New Compound Enhances Vaccine Effectiveness Against HIV and Flu

Oxford University scientists have discovered a compound that greatly boosts the effect of vaccines against viruses like flu, HIV and herpes in mice.An…

Studies and Analyses

Trevo Retriever: Effective Clot Removal for Ischemic Stroke

The TREVO 2 clinical trial, (Thrombectomy Revascularization of Large Vessel Occlusions in Acute Ischemic Stroke) showed that the Trevo Retriever, a…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Microbiome Manipulation for Weight Management

Bacteria in the intestine play a crucial role in digestion. They provide enzymes necessary for the uptake of many nutrients, synthesize certain vitamins and…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Linked to ALS Survival Discovered by Scientists

A team of scientists, including faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), have discovered a gene that influences survival time in…

Materials Sciences

Researchers develop method to grow artificial tissues with embedded nanoscale sensors

A multi-institutional research team has developed a method for embedding networks of biocompatible nanoscale wires within engineered tissues. These…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Insights into Vitamin B12 Deficiency Risks

As a result they are prone to serious health problems, including developmental delay, psychosis, stroke and dementia. An international research team recently…

Health & Medicine

Targeted Oxidation-Blocker Mitigates TBI Secondary Damage

Annually, an estimated 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to traffic accidents, falls, assaults and sports participation, said…

Studies and Analyses

Obesity Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

The study's results suggest that extra body fat causes hormonal changes and inflammation that may drive some cases of breast cancer to spread and recur despite…

Life & Chemistry

Nutrition Boosts Sperm DNA Quality in Older Men

A new study led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that a healthy intake of…

Health & Medicine

New Gene Discovery Enhances Understanding of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

They have discovered an important gene that determines how vitamin B12 gets into cells. Their discovery enables the diagnosis and treatment of this rare…

Studies and Analyses

Commercial Drivers and Sleep Apnoea: A Hidden Concern

The research will be presented on 1 September 2012 at the European Respiratory Society’s (ERS) Annual Congress in Vienna. All the abstracts from the ERS…

Earth Sciences

Cold Winters and Solar Activity: New Research Insights

Scientists have long suspected that the Sun's 11-year cycle influences climate of certain regions on Earth. Yet records of average, seasonal temperatures do…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Batteries Made From World’s Thinnest Material Could Power Tomorrow’s Electric Cars

Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made a sheet of paper from the world’s thinnest material, graphene, and then zapped the paper with…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Study the Structure of Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis

Yu, an Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researcher, has described in the journal Nature the three-part structure that allows E. coli bacteria to pump…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Climate Change Insights From Ocean Circulation Studies

Geological oceanographer Matthew Schmidt and two of his graduate students teamed up with Ping Chang, a physical oceanographer and climate modeler, to help…

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