Small change makes cancer vaccine more effective in animal tests
Jefferson researchers developing a cancer vaccine to prevent recurrences of gastric, pancreatic, esophageal and colon cancers have added a component
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Rice team makes tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulator
Rice University neuroengineers have created a tiny surgical implant that can electrically stimulate the brain and nervous system without using
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3-D printed component makes snorkel mask useful for medics
IDE researchers, in collaboration with physicians and industry, designed a unique 3-D printed connector to connect an ordinary snorkel mask
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Girl with rare skin condition that makes her red and scaly becomes a model
Four-year-old Harper Foy suffers from harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic disorder that makes her skin shed ten times faster than
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Cancer-like metabolism makes brain grow
The size of the human brain increased profoundly during evolution. A certain gene that is only found in humans triggers
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Strength training makes for a healthy heart
How much muscle mass a healthy man in middle age, depends on its future risk for heart disease. This shows
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How hunger makes food tastier: a neural circuit in the hypothalamus
Why does everything taste better when we’re hungry? According to new findings from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in
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Woman who shared sickle cell video makes desperate plea for black blood donors
Siliana Coelho filmed a video of herself writhing in pain because of her sickle cell – and the clip quickly
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Invention makes biopsies less invasive and more informative
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel technology that could sensitively and
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Surviving cancer makes me feel I have to prove my life is worthwhile
As someone who survived acute lymphoblastic leukaemia as a child, the consequence of this trauma has unveiled itself in the
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