Temporary tattoos might someday become the primary form of treatment for chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Nanoparticles called PEG-HCCs (polyethylene glycol combined with hydrophilic carbon clusters) were created in the lab of James Tour, a chemist at Rice University. They help inhibit T lymphocyte cells that sometimes mistakenly attack innocuous cells in the body.
Vice Provost for Research Denis Wirtz, a polymer physicist, is on the way to making one of the largest breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer research... without having taken a single formal biology class.
A study published in the 2016 issue of Translational Cancer has suggested that there may be an association between certain cancers and sugar-sweetened beverages. The study was conducted at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and states that the link between cancer and sugar-sweetened drinks varies with age.
At a United Nations General Assembly meeting on Sept. 21, the first ever called only to discuss drug-resistant bacteria, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated that antimicrobial resistance is a “fundamental threat” to global health and safety.
A recent study done by the Copenhagen Centre for Social Evolution showed that parents who have kids later in life are more likely to have children with autism disorders. However, the link between later reproduction and schizophrenia in children was disproved.
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope
Students from across the country competed in the second annual MedHacks, where medicine and technology meet.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a ban prohibiting the sale of consumer antibacterial soaps containing antiseptics the FDA deemed “not generally recognized as safe and effective.” This final ruling solidified a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of Dec. 17, 2013.
From soda to soup, crackers to condiments, it has been determined that more than 75 percent of processed food on our supermarket shelves contain genetically engineered (GE) ingredients.
This past July and August have tied each other for the hottest months on Earth since NASA’s record-keeping began in 1880. The past two months boast temperatures averaging 0.84 degrees Celsius (1.27 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the earth’s average temperature.
Researchers from Emory University have discovered that people who experience synesthesia, the mixing of senses, are more sensitive to associations between shapes and the sound of words.
Gas giants are massive planets that consist of a significant amount of hydrogen and helium gases, with only a comparatively tiny terrestrial core in the center. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the four unique gas giants that exist in our very own Solar System. Recently, a group of combined scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) in Russia successfully utilized computer modeling to detect inherently stable molecules that might be present in the interiors of Uranus and Neptune.
When you feel sick after a meal, it could be due to your own body’s tissue-repair mechanism. Scientists at the University of California Davis School of Medicine have discovered that certain microorganisms known as enteric pathogens, located in the digestive tract of humans, can cause harm to our bodies, instead of repairing the damages due to a food-borne illness.
Maximilian Riesenhuber, a professor of Neuroscience at the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., spoke about hierarchical processing involved in object recognition and deep learning in the brain as well as their implications for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology on Sept. 25 in Krieger Hall.
The University hosted its second-annual student-run medical hackathon MedHacks this past weekend at the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy. The event brought together over 350 student hackers from the Hopkins community and beyond to discuss solutions for pressing health care issues.
A recent collaborative study at Forsyth Institute and Texas Tech University has proven the effect of using a harmless bacteria species to protect humans from life-threatening MRSA infections. The study shows how the nonmalignant strain Corynebacterium interacts with the Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) strain that causes the MRSA infection by inhibiting the harmful bacteria. Furthermore, researchers have found that the interactions between S. aureus and other benign, ingrown human bacteria can lead to new treatments for other diseases.
There is a chart titled ‘Causes of Stress’ on the American Psychological Association’s website. It describes the worries of the general public and it includes factors such as money, work, personal health concerns, housing costs, relationships and personal safety. These stress inducers are ubiquitous in American society — even the least prevalent issue, personal safety, is reported to affect 30 percent of the population as of 2010.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that marijuana use in college has been increasing during the past decade. One of the chief causes for the increase in marijuana use could be the decrease in students’ perception that marijuana use leads to harm.
