Health Science
The treatment decontaminates a large number of the actinides likely to be part of the radiation exposure from a nuclear plant or weapon, including plutonium, americium, curium, uranium and neptunium.
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Reaching the GuLF STUDY’s target goal of 55,000 participants would make it the largest health study of its kind
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A new implantable sensor developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can wirelessly transmit data from the site of a recent orthopedic surgery.
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Scientists are reporting development of a much-needed reference material to assure that measurements of vitamin D levels are accurate.
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A new Michigan State University project based in Nigeria and funded by a $5.8 million grant aims to help prevent these diseases by collecting local data on the ailments, spurring vaccine use and development.
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This new test takes advantage of unique isotopic labeling combined with specific bacteriophage amplification to rapidly identify Staphylococcus aureus.
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This method, which can analyze a sample size as small as three cells, may allow clinicians to track cancer progress and treatments and could help them develop new therapies.
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Researchers at MIT have developed a new way of revealing the presence of specific chemicals — whether toxins, disease markers, pathogens or explosives. The system visually signals the presence of a target chemical by emitting a fluorescent glow.
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Supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are giving scientists unprecedented access to a key class of proteins involved in drug detoxification.
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A high-speed robotic screening system, aimed at protecting human health by improving how chemicals are tested in the United States, began Dec. 7 to test 10,000 compounds for potential toxicity.
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The bacteria could serve as a living antibiotic for a range of infectious diseases, a new study indicates.
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Researchers have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body’s defenses can improve survival rates.
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