Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test, potentially removing the need for millions of diabetics to frequently ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 9, 2018
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Obesity is a global public health crisis that has doubled since 1980. That is why Damaris N. Lorenzo, a professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at UNC-Chapel Hill, has devoted her research to this topic.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2018
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A low-cost, easy-to-use sensor which can test drinking water for arsenic in just one minute has been developed by Imperial and UCL researchers.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 5, 2018
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The successful first test flight of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle Wednesday morning was an amazing technological feat – and fantastic theatre.
Space Exploration
Feb 8, 2018
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Constantly tracking a person's glucose levels through their tears or sweat could be one step closer to providing people with diabetes an improved monitoring tool. Researchers report in the journal ACS Nano the development ...
Nanophysics
Jan 24, 2018
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A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer—a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them, and help them cope creatively with their illness through ...
Robotics
Jan 8, 2018
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People with Type 1 diabetes must check their blood glucose several times a day and inject themselves with insulin to keep their blood sugar levels within a healthy range. A better alternative, long sought by diabetes researchers, ...
Materials Science
Sep 26, 2017
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A new paper-based sensor patch developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York could allow diabetics to effectively measure glucose levels during exercise.
Engineering
Sep 18, 2017
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We have a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of bacteria that live in our bodies—they help us, we help them. It turns out that they even speak the same language. And new research from The Rockefeller University and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 30, 2017
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Many diabetes patients must inject themselves with insulin, sometimes several times a day, while others take medications orally to control blood sugar. The injections, as well as the side effects from both regimens, can be ...
Biochemistry
May 31, 2017
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