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Engineering Mar 13, 2018

New research on the strength of children's bones could help in the design of safer car seats

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have successfully used computer simulated models and medical imaging to test the strength of young children's bones, producing results which could help car seat manufacturers design ...

Social Sciences Mar 12, 2018

Crisis or self-correction: Rethinking how the media cover science

One of the recurring media narratives about the nature of science today is that it is "broken" or "in crisis." In the mainstream press, some stories about the failure to reproduce study results or the rising retraction rate ...

Biochemistry Mar 6, 2018

Many small differences contribute to a large variation

There is no single main reason why certain drugs affect people differently, but rather many small factors. ETH researchers demonstrated this with a model system. They believe that, in order to test the effectiveness of certain ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 15, 2018

Working in harmony: New insights into how packages of DNA orchestrate development

New research from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) illuminates aspects of how an early embryo, the product of fertilization of a female egg cell by a male sperm cell, can give rise to all ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 15, 2018

Tissue mechanics essential for cell movement

Cells that form facial features need surrounding embryonic tissues to stiffen so they can move and develop, according to new UCL-led research.

Robotics Jan 25, 2018

Dutch robots help make cheese, 'smell' the roses

It might be one small move for a robot, but it could prove an important step for Dutch cheesemakers. Moonlander, invented by students, is here to help take the hard work out of curds and whey.

Computer Sciences Jan 3, 2018

Supercomputers help researchers design cancer models and predict treatments outcomes based on patient-specific condition

Attempts to eradicate cancer are often compared to a "moonshot"—the successful effort that sent the first astronauts to the moon.

Mathematics Jan 2, 2018

Randomness a key in spread of disease, other 'evil'

An unfortunate church dinner more than 100 years ago did more than just spread typhoid fever to scores of Californians. It led theorists on a quest to understand why many diseases - including typhoid, measles, polio, malaria, ...

Biochemistry Dec 22, 2017

Breaking up (protein complexes) is hard to do, but new study shows how

A new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers identified the structural basis for how tightly bound protein complexes are broken apart to become inactivated. The structure explains why the complexes are less ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 12, 2017

Faster, more accurate cancer detection using nanoparticles

Using light-emitting nanoparticles, Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have invented a highly effective method to detect tiny tumors and track their spread, potentially leading to earlier cancer detection and more ...

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