IMAGE: From left to right: co-author Harvey Lui and senior author Haishan Zeng view more University of British Columbia researchers have developed a specialized microscope that has the potential ability to both diagnose diseases that include skin cancer and perform incredibly precise surgery—all without cutting skin. The researchers describe the technology in a study published today…
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IMAGE: Alex Zhavoronkov, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, to present at the 11th DIA China Annual Meeting 2019 in Beijing, May 20-23 view more Credit: Insilico Wednesday, May 15, 2019 — Insilico Medicine, a biotech company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, will present its latest results in…
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IMAGE: Gluconate, a small organic molecule, inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models and could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy in human newborns. The image illustrates the structure… view more Credit: Chen Laboratory, Penn State A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment…
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(New York, NY) — May 15, 2019 — The ATS Foundation is pleased to announce that Shashi Kant, PhD, of Baylor Research Institute, has been awarded the ATS Foundation/Insmed Research Award in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease. The award will provide one year of support in the amount of $50,000 to help fund Dr. Kant’s…
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IMAGE: Researchers created a remote-controlled soft robot that can transform itself to conduct targeted drug delivery against cancer cells. view more Credit: City University of Hong Kong HANOVER, N.H. — May 15, 2019 — Drawing inspiration from biology and the toy shelf, researchers at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College and City University of Hong…
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Wilmington, DE, May 15, 2019 — A new clinical pathway for cancer patients at Christiana Care Health System’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute is improving their quality of life, providing better health outcomes and delivering lower heath care costs, according to a study published in the May 2019 issue of the Journal…
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Image James Charles at Gucci’s Met Gala after-party on May 6. In the week since, he lost millions of YouTube subscribers after another influencer, Tati Westbrook, shared a critical video about him.CreditKrista Schlueter for The New York Times When James Charles, 19, became the first male face of CoverGirl, following in the steps of household…
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Glucosamine, the dietary supplement widely used for arthritic pain, may reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease, researchers report. Scientists looked at 466,039 British men and women, ages 40 to 69, who were free of cardiovascular disease at the start of the study. Participants completed detailed health questionnaires that included information on the use of dietary…
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Headliner Essex Market at Essex Crossing It has been known, for years, that the original Essex Market, founded in 1940, one of several city markets established by Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, would have to shut its doors, giving way to more lucrative use of its real estate. Its much larger replacement has opened across Delancey…
DetailsIn relation to food and the body, calories are units of energy that allow the body to work. Food provides this energy, some of which the body stores and some of which it uses. As the body breaks down food, it releases calories as energy. Max Wishnofsky first propagated the concept that there are approximately…
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