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Pipes a Million Times Thinner Than Human Hair Could Deliver Personalized Therapies to Individual Cells
Pipes a million times thinner than a human hair could deliver personalized therapies to individual cells, according to new research.
The 'world's tiniest plumbing system'...
Breakthrough Might Finally Destroy the Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Our Water
FAS, a group of manufactured chemicals commonly used since the 1940s, are called ‘forever chemicals’ for a reason. Bacteria can’t eat them; fire can’t...
This Paralympic Snowboarder Sees Her Adversity as the Greatest Opportunity to Inspire – WATCH
At the age of nineteen, Amy Purdy, who was an avid snowboarder, experienced flu-like symptoms that were later diagnosed as Bacterial Meningitis, a deadly...
Diabetes Might Be Cured Using Healthy Stool Samples, Say Researchers at UCSD
Experiments found microscopic organisms transplanted into mice stopped the progression of diabetes—and the technique could end the need for painful insulin injections for human...
Starch in Green Bananas May Slash Risk of Some Cancers by Over 60%, Study Finds
A study has identified a starch in unripe bananas that can reduce the risk of some cancers by more than 60 percent—and scientists say...
Trendy Type of Norwegian Cheese May Stave Off Bone Thinning, Shows New Study
Just a small portion of Jarlsberg can help stop bones getting weaker without boosting cholesterol, according to new findings.
Researchers say health benefits are unique...
These Micro-robots Can Clean Teeth By Shapeshifting into Toothbrush or Floss Forms
In a few years, you may just be throwing away your dental care kit, replacing it with a totally science-fiction shapeshifting robot that acts...
These Baby Shoes Dissolve In Water After Your Infant Outgrows Them, Saving Space in Landfills
A husband and wife in Oregon have designed baby shoes that melt away into water after an infant outgrows them.
The silky fabric is actually...
Microscopic Robots Made from White Blood Cells Could Treat and Prevent Life-Threatening Illnesses
White blood cells have been made into a kind of micro-robot that could treat and prevent life threatening illnesses, according to scientists in China.
The...
Revolutionary Filter Uses Moss to Capture Pollutants And Microplastics Before You Drink Them
Design students in Colombia have harnessed the porousness of moss to design a water filter that can trap microplastics.
Over the two-month product life of...
Men Free of Prostate Cancer Had Guts Fortified By Microbes Found in Yogurt
Because of its active cultures and probiotics, yogurt is one of those foods that can facilitate a healthy gut microbiome for most people. Now...
Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Fertilizer Set to Take Root Across the World as ‘Biochar’
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
Imagine if every time you threw out your lawn...
Prostate Cancer Breakthrough Could Stop the Tumor Spreading After It Becomes Resistant to Current Therapy
A prostate cancer breakthrough could stop the tumor spreading after it becomes resistant to current therapy, scientists say.
Anti-hormonal treatment blocks the signal sent out...
Cannabis-Fed Chickens May Cut Antibiotic Use on Thailand Farms
The government of Thailand just removed cannabis from its list of narcotic substances, which they hope will benefit the tourism and pharmaceutical industries.
Chickens could...
Tunisians Make Generator That Produces Drinking Water From Thin Air – 25 Liters Per Day – Watch
A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapor in the air.
Kumulus designed and produced the...
Light Therapy is Harnessed to Target and Kill Cancer Cells in This World First
An innovative light-activated therapy could help detect and treat an aggressive brain cancer type, a new study shows.The ‘photoimmunotherapy’ combines a special fluorescent dye...
70% Say They Always Trust Their Instinct, With Physical ‘Gut Feeling’ Used to Make Decisions, Says New Poll
Forget head over heart. People in Britain firmly believe in gut-first when making decisions, according to a new poll.
A survey of 2,000 adults found...
A Beer A Day–Even Non-Alcoholic–Seems to Keep the Doctor Away
Like wine, beer can have health benefits when consumed in moderation. Non-alcoholic beers have become wildly popular recently, but are these drinks also healthful?
In...
Enzyme Discovered in a Cemetery’s Compost Heap Can Break Down PET Plastic in Record Time
PET plastic bottles, food containers, and lightweight wrap for packaging have become a problem if they're not recycled—but scientists searching through compost piles have...
‘Superworm’ With Appetite for Polystyrene Could be Key to Mass-Scale Recycling
A 'superworm' with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale, according to a new study.
The species...