A 3-D-printed brain could make it easier to find cancer treatments
Glioblastoma is the deadliest form of brain tumor—less than 10 percent of people who are diagnosed with it will survive more than five years.
Glioblastoma is the deadliest form of brain tumor—less than 10 percent of people who are diagnosed with it will survive more than five years.
Biotechnology
Apr 2, 2020
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Think of all the false rumors that went viral about COVID-19—it got so bad, the World Health Organization called it an "infodemic." Whether it is in hoaxes or a viral conspiracy theory, information travels fast these days. ...
General Physics
Mar 3, 2020
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Nature isn't always generous with its secrets. That's why some researchers look into unusual places for solutions to our toughest challenges, from powerful antibiotics hiding in the guts of tiny worms, to swift robots inspired ...
Nanophysics
Feb 19, 2020
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You know when you walk onstage and immediately get "butterflies" in your stomach? That's the cells in your brain and gut talking to each other, says assistant chemical engineering professor Abigail Koppes.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 3, 2020
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If I cut myself while chopping vegetables, the cells in my skin would repair the damaged tissue in days or weeks, depending on the severity of the wound. Big or small, that cut would eventually close because that's my skin's ...
Biochemistry
Jan 20, 2020
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Northeastern researchers have used a powerful computer model to probe a puzzling class of copper-based materials that can be turned into superconductors. Their findings offer tantalizing clues for a decades-old mystery, and ...
Superconductivity
Jan 3, 2020
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In 2010, Sidi Bencherif was working in a lab at Harvard University, trying to use a surgically implantable structure to train immune cells to target cancer.
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2019
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We can probably all agree that the deep sea is not on fire.
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2019
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Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new antibiotic that could treat infections caused by some of the nastiest superbugs humanity is facing in the antibiotic resistance crisis.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2019
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It's a giant air filter nearly as vast as the contiguous U.S. And it's been burning for weeks.
Environment
Aug 27, 2019
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