San Diego, Calif., June 16, 2014 — Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy. Their work is featured on the June 2014 cover of the journal Nano Letters. Enzymes are naturally smart machines that are responsible for […]
Protein Molecule May Slow The Progression Of Pulmonary Fibrosis
New research reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine claims that a protein molecule seems to slow the progression of pulmonary fibrosis. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive lung disease that is often fatal three to five years […]
New Study Suggests Lost Stem Cells Naturally Replaced By Non-Stem Cells
A new study released by Johns Hopkins Medicine may shed light on the seemingly never ending search for understanding cancer. Researchers have discovered an unexpected phenomenon in the organs that produce sperm in fruit flies: When a certain kind of stem cell is killed off experimentally, another group of non-stem cells can come out of retirement […]
Nano-particles Force Cancerous Tumor Cells To ‘Self-Destruct’
New research released by Lund University in Sweden indicates magnetically controlled nano-particles can force tumor cells to ‘self-destruct’. This news could be pivotal in the world of cancer treatment research. In the video below, Erik Renstrom, a Prefessor at Lund University says, “magnetically controlled nano-particles to force tumor cells to ‘self-destruct’ “Our technique, on the other hand, […]
A Molecular Ballet Under The X-Ray Laser
Researchers capture snapshots of free molecules by the light of the free electron laser Hamburg, 28 February 2014. An international team of researchers has used the world’s most powerful X-ray laser to take snapshots of free molecules. The research team headed by Prof. Jochen Küpper of the Hamburg Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) choreographed […]
Left Brain vs Right Brain From A Scientific Perspective
Handedness and brain asymmetry are widely regarded as unique to humans, and associated with complementary functions such as a left-brain specialization for language and logic and a right-brain specialization for creativity and intuition. In fact, asymmetries are widespread among animals, and support the gradual evolution of asymmetrical functions such as language and tool use. Handedness […]
Google Contact Lens to Explore Tear Glucose Testing for Diabetics
Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturized transistors. It’s ringed with a hair-thin antenna. Together these remarkable miniature electronics can monitor glucose levels in tears of diabetics and then wirelessly […]