New Software Helps Design DNA Nanorobots
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed new software that allows them to rapidly design and simulate DNA nanorobots. Previously, it was challenging to engineer such tiny devices, but now researchers can map out their design in minutes. DNA-based devices …
Face Time: Nicholas Watkins
Healthcare research was front and center throughout Nicholas Watkins’ undergraduate and PhD studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but it was during his Psychology 101 class that he was first exposed to environmental psychology and Roger Ulrich’s pioneering …
Boost The Body’s Immunity Through Nutrition
TikTok isn’t just a place to browse through the latest viral dance videos, although those are fun, too. Even more research shows exercise can undermine weight loss by making you hungrier and it can mislead you into thinking it’s ok …
Software Spots Suspicious Skin Lesions on Smartphone Photos
Melanoma, which accounts for over 70 percent of all skin cancers, occurs when pigment producing cells called melanocytes multiply uncontrollably. This cancer is typically diagnosed through visual inspection of Suspicious Pigmented Lesions (SPLs), and such early detection of lesions in …
Dignified Design
Inside the new Omaha VA Ambulatory Care Center (Omaha, Neb.), colored light streams down a long corridor connecting the new facility to the existing Omaha VA Medical Center. Running the length of the 157,000-square-foot addition’s western façade, the corridor’s long …
Implantable Pump Delivers Chemotherapy to Brain Tumors
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, and the Medical University of Graz, Austria have developed an electrical pump that can precisely deliver chemotherapeutic drugs into the brain. The technology is conceived as being implantable into brain tumor resection sites to deliver …
Using Telemedicine To Increase Access to Healthcare
With the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020, many people were unable to leave their homes or feared going to see a doctor in person due to the potential risk of exposure. One solution that allowed patients and healthcare providers …
Israel Begins Coronavirus Vaccine Trials
The changing of the seasons adds richness and beauty to our lives. By talking to or commanding your cells, you can help assist your symptoms disappear. Traditional biofeedback is one of the mind-body therapies for health care management and quality …
Tendon-Inspired Sutures Protect Fragile Tissues
Researchers at McGill University in Canada have developed bioinspired sutures that mimic the structure of human tendons. The gel-covered sutures are slippery and tough, reducing the damage caused by conventional sutures when used on soft tissues. Interestingly, the gel surface …
Mind, The Mental Health Charity
Tricking the mind to lose weight is very much important, as it helps you control over your eating habits. Food and nutrition are the way that we get fuel, providing energy for our bodies. We need to replace nutrients in …