A tiny molecular structure that looks like a bubble may be able to significantly improve medical imaging, according to a Penn State research team. Called gas vesicles (GVs), these structures are naturally produced by certain ...
Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2023
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Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a new approach to potentially detect and kill cancer cells, especially those that form a solid tumor mass. They have created hybrid nanoparticles made of ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 11, 2023
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Science fiction has long described sophisticated technology that can temporarily put humans into a suspended state, permitting characters to awaken far into the future, often after extended journeys through space. In reality, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2023
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Since the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) approved the use of ultrasound to promote the extraction of grape compounds back in 2019, its application for obtaining superior red wines has been studied extensively.
Biotechnology
Jul 13, 2023
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Acoustic waves may be able to control how particles sort themselves. While researchers have been able to separate particles based on their shape—for example, bacteria from other cells—for years, the ability to control ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 16, 2023
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Ultrasound is a promising technique for treating cancer. Unlike laser light, used in photodynamic cancer therapy, ultrasound waves can reach deep into tissue—up to 12 cm—to treat deep tumors without damaging healthy cells. ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 14, 2023
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Chemotherapy treatments produce strong side effects. A new agent that accumulates in the tumor tissue and is activated there by ultrasound waves does not have this problem.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 5, 2023
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A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has invented a non-invasive ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 23, 2023
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Let's say you needed to move an individual cell from one place to another. How would you do it? Maybe some special tweezers? A really tiny shovel?
Biotechnology
Feb 24, 2023
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University of Twente researchers succeeded in the rapid fabrication of microscopic "antibubbles." Previous methods to produce these liquid droplets surrounded by an air layer were either lacked controllability or were prone ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 26, 2023
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