Revolutionary technology pinpoints biopsies to detect prostate cancer
Medical software that overlays tumor information from MRI scans onto ultrasound images can help guide surgeons conducting biopsies and improve prostate cancer detection.
Hazelnuts improve older adults’ micronutrient levels, study shows
Older adults who added hazelnuts to their diet for a few months significantly improved their levels of two key micronutrients.
Interventions in dog populations could reduce rabies in rural China
Domestic dogs play a key role in the transmission and expansion of rabies in rural areas of China, according to a new study.
Young aphids piggyback on adult aphids to get to safety faster
Young aphids may ride on the backs of adult aphids to get back to the safety of a host plant quicker, according to a...
Kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury suitable for transplant
Organ procurement teams are sometimes leery of accepting kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI), fearing they will harm the recipients. However,...
Hysterectomy linked to memory deficit in an animal model
The non-pregnant uterus is commonly assumed to be an unimportant organ. One third of American women have a hysterectomy by age 60, often before...
Tiny bubbles break each other up
Engineers have fine-tuned a microfluidic process for producing uniform bubbles to make ordered foams with bubbles in two or three distinct sizes. The customizable,...
Natural compound 2HF treats leishmaniasis infections, study finds
Current treatment options for the parasitic disease leishmaniasis are largely ineffective, expensive, and tend to be plagued by resistant parasites and side effects. Now,...
US interstate highways need overhaul, says new report
The future of the US Interstate Highway System is threatened by a persistent and growing backlog of structural and operational deficiencies and by various...
Method to transfer entire 2D circuits to any smooth surface
Engineers have developed a method to transfer complete, flexible, two-dimensional circuits from their fabrication platforms to curved and other smooth surfaces. Such circuits are...
