Students Invent Door Handle for Public Bathrooms That Can Clean and Sanitize Itself
Using inexpensive ingredients to invent a self-sanitizing door handle, two University of Hong Kong students are finalists for the Dyson Award.
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This Ingenious Solution was Designed Specifically to Help People During Their Epileptic Seizures
This brilliant Cocoon device for epileptics has been named as one of the top 20 finalists for the prestigious James Dyson Award of 2019.
Scientists Create First Ever Lab-Grown Meat in Space Lab 248 Miles From Earth
The project is a groundbreaking proof-of-concept initiative which means that humans can grow nutritious food without the Earth's natural resources.
First Study of Its Kind Shows Aspirin May Reduce the Harms of Air Pollution By Half
Though the study showed that aspirin was the best at reducing the harmful effects of particulate matter on the lungs, other NSAIDS showed the same benefits.
We Can Now Help Keep Plastics Out of the Ocean Simply By Ditching the 'Delicate' Washing Machine Cycle
Scientists have uncovered yet another way that we can do our part to help keep oceans clean-all we have to do is ditch the "delicate" wash cycle.
UCLA is Launching the World's First Research Institute on the Science of Kindness
The UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute is set to support kindness research and create opportunities to translate that research into real-world practices.
These Simple, Wearable Devices Use a Laser to Prevent 'Freezing' Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
These simple, wearable lasers have been shown to prevent "freezing of gait"-and its creators have just been given the money to bring the devices to the US.
New Blood Test Can Detect Dozens of Different Cancers With 99.4% Accuracy
The exciting new research says that millions of people with undiagnosed cancer could get treatment for the disease before it even starts to show symptoms.
'Breakthrough' Device Restores Visual Perception to the Blind So They Can See Light and Motion
This "breakthrough" device has now helped to restore vision for 6 people who have gone blind as a result of sickness or injury-and it could help many more.
This New Bioreactor Uses Algae to Capture as Much Carbon Dioxide as an Acre of Trees
This AI-monitored bioreactor can capture and sequester the same amount of carbon as an acre of trees in one year.
Reversing Hair Loss Could Soon Be as Easy as Wearing a Hat After Scientists Develop Simple New Tech
This noninvasive, low-cost, hair-growth-stimulating technology is powered simply by the wearer's movements—and it's small enough to wear under a hat.
First Human HIV Vaccine Trial in 7 Years
This vaccine study involving 5,400 men and women infected with HIV, is the first human trial since the RV144 study in Thailand 7 years ago.
New Device to Cut Down Drug Testing in Animals: Heart-on-a-chip
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a heart on a chip that could eventually replace laboratory animals in drug testing, while also lowering the cost of drug development.
UCLA Surgeons Develop Simple Spray Gel to Super-Charge Immunity and Prevent Cancer From Returning
If this gel continues to prove successful, it could be a huge breakthrough in fighting "one of the greatest obstacles" to conquering cancer.
Top 10 Health, Cancer, and Science Breakthroughs of 2015
This past year saw giant leaps in how we cure cancer, treat Alzheimers and prevent Ebola. Here are ten positive breakthroughs in health and science this year.
Discovery Promises New Treatments, Possible Prevention of Alzheimer's
A new discovery of how Alzheimer's disease destroys connections in the brain opens the door for new treatments and a possible cure or prevention.
'Lost' Memories in Alzheimer Sufferers May Be Recoverable, Says Study
A new study from MIT suggests that short-term memories lost to patients are still stored in the brain —and may be recoverable.
Advanced Melanoma Skin Cancer Survival Rate Jumps from 1% to 40%
For patients with a deadly skin cancer and few treatment options, a drug to boost their immune systems has left 15% with no sign of cancer 3 years later.
New Test Can Diagnose Every Virus At Once, Even When Doctors Are Stumped
A new test can detect every virus that plagues a human and animal, and even find diseases doctors weren't looking for.
Scientists Retrain An Immune System to Kill Cancer, Leukemia is Now Gone
A year ago, when chemotherapy stopped working against his leukemia and he had nothing to lose, William Ludwig signed up to be the first patient treated in a bold experiment. Doctors removed a billion of his T-cells and re-engineered them before reinsertion. A few weeks later, his leukemia was gone.
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