Scientists Discover Simple Way to Remove Heavy Metal From Water Using Plant Waste
Scientists created a cheap membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil that can filter out heavy metals to make drinking water.
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FDA Approves First Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Olumiant (baricitinib) oral tablets to treat adult patients with severe alopecia areata.
School Closures During Lockdowns Slashed Rates of Mysterious Fever That Causes Heart Disease in Kids
School closures due to Covid resulted in much lower rates of the mysterious fever that causes Kawasaki disease in kids, says new research.
First of its Kind Brain Surgery on Baby Inside the Womb has Successfully Prevented Heart Failure
Brain surgery has been performed on a baby still inside the womb to fix deadly vessel malformation saving it from heart failure after birth.
Microbot That Targets and Captures Damaged Cells is Real-Life Pac-Man
A tiny controllable robot acts as a real-life 'Pac-Man'—identifying and gobbling up damaged cells in living things.
Teens Say They Have New Proof for 2,000-Year-Old Mathematical Theorem, a Method Scholars Thought Impossible
The two ladies were interviewed on WWL New Orleans, and said it was an "unparalleled feeling" to present their findings to the ASM.
New Brain Implant Device Could Restore Function in Paralyzed Limbs
A brain implant that can restore limb movements has been developed to connect neurons with paralyzed limbs.
MIT Develops AI that Predicts Lung Cancer Risk up to 6 Years in Advance, Like Finding a 'Needle in a Haystack'
Researchers at MIT developed a new AI model that can predict lung cancer risk up to six years in advance through a single low-dose CT scan.
Researchers Can Now Make Clean Hydrogen Fuel By Pulling it Directly From Seawater-No Filtering Required
Researchers in Australia have successfully split seawater to produce cheap and green hydrogen for fuel without pre-treatment.
Revolutionary Structure for Cancer-Killing Vaccines Could Make Treatments 3x More Effective
Cancer-killing vaccines could be 3x more potent with new technology that arms them with "powerful weapon with which to kill cancer".
Bioengineers Devise a Way of Growing Skin in the Shape of Hands That Can be Pulled on 'Like a Glove'
Bioengineers devised a way of growing skin in the shape of hands to make it easier for surgeons to graft personalized skin onto burn victims.
Bee-Friendly Insecticides Closer to Reality After Breakthrough Development
By utilizing this latest development, scientists may be able to make a selective pesticide that kills mites, but leaves precious pollinators unharmed.
Bizarre Creature From China Had a Dinosaur Head on Bird's Body - a Missing Link From 120 Million Years Ago
A new fossil of a 'bizarre' creature shines fresh light on an evolutionary mystery with its T-rex-like skull attached to the body of a bird.
New Artificial Pancreas for Type 2 Diabetes Manages Blood Sugar Twice as Well as Jabs -Now Approved in UK
Cambridge University completed a successful trial of an artificial pancreas that helps Type 2 diabetes patients manage blood sugar levels.
Interior Design of Human Cells is Mapped for the First Time, a Breakthrough That Could Revolutionize Healthcare
Scientists have just debuted a new way to see how cells organize themselves, shedding modern light on the building blocks of life.
Vaccine that Could Cure and Even Prevent Brain Cancer Developed by Scientists
Could fighting the world's deadliest brain cancer be easy as taking a shot? One particular aspect of cancer cells makes this very possible.
Regenerative Medicine Breakthrough: Cellular 'Glue' Heals Wounds, Potentially Regrows Nerves and Tissue
A kind of glue but for cells may seem like science fiction, but in the not too distant future the UCSF may claim credit for the discovery.
Otherworldly Scenes Show Plants Breathing in Close-Up Detail: A Long Sought Discovery
Scientists have discovered the molecular triggers for plants opening their "mouths" to breathe, and caught it on film.
UPDATE-World's First Drug to Regrow Teeth Enters Clinical Trials
If successful, the next trial will include children with anodontia, a condition where children are born without some of their teeth.
For First Time, Pig Kidneys Provide Life-Sustaining Organ Function in Human: Hope for 100,000 on Donor List
For the first time, pig kidneys provided "life-sustaining kidney function" in a human, addressing the critical shortage of donors.
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