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New Method for Extracorporeal Organ Storage Unveiled

The invention relates to an

arrangement for extracorporeal

storage of organs which in

a manner that is prior art

artificially maintains or

Life & Chemistry

International Gene Screen for ALS Makes Significant Progress

The largest-scale search for genes that underlie sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of the disease, has crossed its first…

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking the Secrets of the Antikythera Mechanism

Professor Mike Edmunds and Dr Tony Freeth, of Cardiff University led the team who believe they have finally cracked the workings of the Antikythera Mechanism,…

Earth Sciences

Hawaiian Volcanoes Reveal Earth’s Crust Recycling Process

Writing in the prestigious British science journal Nature, geological sciences professor Claude Herzberg offers new evidence that parts of the Earth’s crust…

Studies and Analyses

Illicit Silicone Injections: High Fatality Risks Revealed

A study of individuals who underwent illegal silicone injections revealed a high fatality rate from pulmonary silicone embolism, or obstruction of the lungs….

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Revive Inactive Enzymes Using Silica Honeycombs

Inactive enzymes entombed in tiny honeycomb-shaped holes in silica can spring to life, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National…

Materials Sciences

New Material Combines Diamond and Ice Properties for Innovation

Not since the use of germanium in the first transistor radios and the discovery of its crucial role in semiconductor research more than 50 years ago has the…

Studies and Analyses

Addressing Global Health Inequalities: Key Insights and Progress

“Particularly disturbing findings from this study are that countries with high mortality in young children are making slow progress, gaps in adult mortality…

Life & Chemistry

How Seed Dispersal Shapes Rainforest Tree Distribution

The apple might not fall far from the tree, but new research shows that how it falls might be what is most important in determining tree distribution across a…

Interdisciplinary Research

Robotic Surgery Tools Gain Touch Sensation for Precision Procedures

By substituting mechanical instruments for human fingers, robotic tools give surgeons a new way to perform medical procedures with great precision in small…

Medical Engineering

Noise-Immune Stethoscope Enhances Vital Sign Detection

A new type of stethoscope enables doctors to hear the sounds of the body in extremely loud situations, such as during the transportation of wounded soldiers in…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Fibromyalgia: Insights on Managing Pain

Many people with fibromyalgia – a debilitating pain syndrome that affects 2 to 4 percent of the population – have faced the question of whether the condition…

Earth Sciences

Coral Reefs Face Challenges: New Engineering Model Unveiled

A scientific team from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) at James Cook University has produced the world’s first engineering model…

Medical Engineering

First Robot-Assisted Weight Loss and Colon Procedures

The procedures were performed using DaVinci, a four-armed robot controlled by the surgeon via a joystick. DaVinci can provide better camera views and more…

Life & Chemistry

Ancient Predator’s Bite Rivals Alligators and T. Rex

It could bite a shark in two. It might have been the first “king of the beasts.” And it could teach scientists a lot about humans, because it is in the sister…

Health & Medicine

Chronic Back Pain: New Insights on Brain Changes Revealed

The researchers, led by Jürgen Lutz, M.D., a radiology resident at University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, used a technique…

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