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Safe, Economical Method Devised to Make Graphene

By Alan, on June 25th, 2019%

Researchers in Australia and India developed a safer and much less costly process for synthesizing the super-material graphene using an extract from eucalyptus bark. . . . → Read More: Safe, Economical Method Devised to Make Graphene

CBD Shown Effective Against Staph, Strep Bacteria

By Alan, on June 24th, 2019%

Tests of synthetic cannabidiol, or CBD, show the compound is as effective as current antibiotics against a class of microbes that includes Staphyloccocus and Streptococcus bacteria. . . . → Read More: CBD Shown Effective Against Staph, Strep Bacteria

Strep A Vaccine Project Launched

By Alan, on May 31st, 2019%

An international initiative is underway to begin work on a vaccine against group A streptococcus infections becoming resistant to today’s antibiotics. . . . → Read More: Strep A Vaccine Project Launched

Scorpion-Derived Peptide Lights Up Brain Tumors

By Alan, on May 10th, 2019%

Results from a clinical trial show a peptide derived from scorpion venom illuminates brain tumor cells making removal of the tumors easier for surgeons. . . . → Read More: Scorpion-Derived Peptide Lights Up Brain Tumors

Univ-Business Consortium Developing Advanced Satellites

By Alan, on April 15th, 2019%

An international consortium, led by University of South Australia, plans to create a new generation of space satellites with greater sensing and communications capabilities. . . . → Read More: Univ-Business Consortium Developing Advanced Satellites

Smartwatch Monitor Boosts Parkinson’s Care

By Alan, on April 11th, 2019%

A university in the U.K. designed a home-based care plan for people with Parkinson’s disease that uses a smartwatch device to monitor their conditions. . . . → Read More: Smartwatch Monitor Boosts Parkinson’s Care

Consortium to Speed Vaccine Production

By Alan, on January 16th, 2019%

An alliance of research organizations is designing ways to cut the time needed to develop, test, and manufacture new vaccines to as little as 6 months. . . . → Read More: Consortium to Speed Vaccine Production

Electrode in Brain Blood Vessel Shown to Stimulate Body Muscles

By Alan, on December 3rd, 2018%

Electrodes sent into a blood vessel in the brain with a catheter and stent are shown in tests with sheep to stimulate muscles in the animals’ faces and limbs. . . . → Read More: Electrode in Brain Blood Vessel Shown to Stimulate Body Muscles

RNA Therapy Helps Reduce Preeclampsia Symptoms

By Alan, on November 20th, 2018%

Experimental treatments with engineered RNA are shown in lab animals to reduce symptoms of preeclampsia, a disorder causing high blood pressure in pregnant women. . . . → Read More: RNA Therapy Helps Reduce Preeclampsia Symptoms

Faster Crop Breeding Techniques Made Available to Other Scientists

By Alan, on November 16th, 2018%

Plant scientists in the U.K. and Australia are making available to their colleagues experimental techniques that speed-up breeding cycles for more commercial crop varieties. . . . → Read More: Faster Crop Breeding Techniques Made Available to Other Scientists

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