An experimental fingerprint detection approach can identify traces of cocaine on human skin, even after someone has washed their hands—and the test is also smart enough to tell whether an individual has actually consumed ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 6, 2020
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Biological Engineers at the University of Bath have developed a test that could help medics quickly diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs), using a normal smartphone camera.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 6, 2020
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Fewer dogs in Brazil may be euthanized unnecessarily after researchers showed that a new test is 95 percent accurate in identifying the deadly disease Leishmaniasis.
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2019
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A new 3-D structure for growing cell cultures could enable doctors to test medications on model tumors grown from a patient's own cells, according to results from a team of engineers and cancer researchers at the University ...
Biochemistry
Oct 2, 2019
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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that neural signatures in sleeping zebrafish are analogous to those of humans, suggesting that the brain activity evolved at least 450 million years ago, ...
Evolution
Jul 10, 2019
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Researchers in Japan have identified multiple promising new drug candidates to treat antibiotic-resistant infections, including the superbug MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). The team developed a new technique ...
Biochemistry
Jul 8, 2019
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Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a non-psychoactive compound produced by the marijuana plant that seems to be everywhere these days. Maybe you've even been asked if you'd like it added to your morning cup of joe! Interestingly, the ...
Other
Jun 6, 2019
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A growing number of infections—such as pneumonia, gonorrhea and tuberculosis—are becoming harder to treat, as bacteria evolve defenses against antibiotics faster than we can develop new drugs to replace them.
Cell & Microbiology
May 16, 2019
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ETH researchers have combined embryonic cells and liver cells in a new cell culture test. This combination lets them detect adverse effects that new medications may have on embryos early on in the drug development process.
Biochemistry
May 14, 2019
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Researchers are using zombie-like cells that behave normally on the outside, but are filled with magnetic particles inside, to screen potential drugs from natural products.
Bio & Medicine
May 10, 2019
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