Medical research
Researchers report novel method to quickly make therapeutic proteins from human blood
UMBC researchers report novel method to quickly make therapeutic proteins from human blood
Jun 22, 2018
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News tagged with environmental engineering
Diabetes
Spider's web inspires removable implant that may control type 1 diabetes
For the more than 1 million Americans who live with type 1 diabetes, daily insulin injections are literally a matter of life and death. And while there is no cure, a Cornell University-led research team has developed a device ...
Jan 02, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Discovery provides glimmer of hope to prevent blindness
Macquarie University researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring protein in the body protects the eye from the common eye disease glaucoma, and which is particularly sensitive to oxidation through environmental ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Health
People of color exposed to more pollution from cars, trucks, power plants over 10 years
A new nationwide study finds that the U.S. made little progress from 2000 to 2010 in reducing relative disparities between people of color and whites in exposure to harmful air pollution emitted by cars, trucks and other ...
Sep 14, 2017
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Health
How much radioactivity is in infant formula?
Based on measurements of radioactivity in samples of infant formula manufactured and sold around the world, researchers estimate that infants 1 year of age or younger who consume these formulas would ingest a significantly ...
Oct 01, 2015
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Health
LEGO kits to help the women of India
Finding a toilet in India can be Mission: Impossible. Overpopulation and the lack of sanitary facilities lead to contamination of the soil and groundwater. Making matters worse, women are frequently assaulted when they have ...
Sep 25, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pitt, Drexel, and NIH team up to study persistence of Ebola virus in wastewater
The historic outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa that began in March 2014 and has killed more than 11,000 people since, has raised new questions about the resilience of the virus and tested scientists' understanding ...
Aug 25, 2015
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Cancer
Environmental carcinogens leave distinctive genetic imprints in tumors
Genetically engineering tumors in mice, a technique that has dominated cancer research for decades, may not replicate important features of cancers caused by exposure to environmental carcinogens, according to a new study ...
Nov 05, 2014
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Medical research
DNA repair enzyme can worsen tissue damage caused by stroke and organ transplantation
When tissues are deprived of blood, as happens during a stroke or heart attack, the lack of oxygen can cause serious damage. After blood flow is restored, further damage occurs as the tissues become inflamed. This process, ...
Oct 28, 2014
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Medical research
New technology to treat sepsis, a global killer
The National Science Foundation has just awarded $200,000 to engineers at Oregon State University who have developed a new technology that they believe could revolutionize the treatment and prevention of sepsis.
Jun 26, 2014
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