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NASA develops COVID-19 prototype ventilator in 37 days
Apr 24, 2020 (JPL)
The device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), was developed by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern Cal...
Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volume
Apr 15, 2020 (SPX)
More than half of the crew members on the International Space Station (ISS) have reported changes to their vision following long-duration exposure to the microg...
Technique offers path for biomanufacturing medicines during space flights
Apr 14, 2020 (SPX)
"If we can get microorganisms to grow well in space, astronauts can use them to make pharmaceuticals on demand. This could be vital for survival on long mission...
Self-powered X-ray detector to revolutionize imaging for medicine and security
Apr 14, 2020 (SPX)
"The perovskite material at the heart of our detector prototype can be produced with low-cost fabrication techniques," said Hsinhan (Dave) Tsai, an Oppenheimer ...
DARPA program to build travel adapter for human body
Apr 09, 2020 (SPX)
For sustenance, warfighters typically rely on military-supplied food, which is logistically burdensome and may lead to warfighters having to consume local food ...
Swiss 'hackathon' seeks new paths in virus battle
Apr 06, 2020 (AFP)
The event, backed by Swiss authorities, kicked off on Friday evening and ran through the weekend, and on Monday evening the organisers announced the 42 best pro...
Chances for Coronavirus to Get to ISS 'Slim to None' - NASA Specialist
Mar 31, 2020 (Sputnik)
Batsmanova has been cooperating with NASA for almost 10 years and providing medical assistance to astronauts during space launches and landings. "Currently, all...
Turkey using drug from China for coronavirus
Mar 23, 2020 (AFP)
"From this morning we have brought a special drug used in China which is claimed to have resulted in improvements in intensive care patients, cutting their time...
China embarks on clinical trial for virus vaccine
Mar 22, 2020 (AFP)
It comes after US health officials said last week they had started a trial to evaluate a possible vaccine in Seattle. The Chinese effort began on March 16 -- th...
US fast-tracking antimalarials to treat coronavirus: Trump
Mar 19, 2020 (AFP)
The announcement follows encouraging research into chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in France and China, but many in the wider scientific community have cauti...
New technique 'prints' cells to create diverse biological environments
Mar 19, 2020 (SPX)
With the help of photolithography and a creative use of programmable DNA, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have created a new technique that can ...
Growing stem cells for deep space exploration
Mar 18, 2020 (ESA)
The risks of radiation are in the spotlight of ESA's research efforts. The first 'radiation summer school' took place last year to train students and stimulate ...
On mission to eradicate virus germs, China firms see the UV light
Mar 13, 2020 (AFP)
With companies under pressure to meet strict prevention measures for the virus, which has killed more than 3,100 people in China, some are turning to new techno...
Heat and light create new biocompatible microparticles
Mar 13, 2020 (SPX)
The results appear online on March 12 in the journal Nature Communications. "With nothing more than some heat and light, we can make some pretty bizarre micropa...
Producing human tissue in space
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
Professor Oliver Ullrich and Dr. Cora Thiel, the two research leaders at the UZH Space Hub, are testing their innovative concept of human tissue production in w...
Scientists find toolkit to aid repair of damaged DNA
Mar 09, 2020 (UPI)
The accumulation of DNA damage is responsible for aging, cancer and neurological diseases like motor neuron disease, also known as ALS. Until now, scientists ha...
'It's like you have a hand again': An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic
Mar 05, 2020 (SPX)
To achieve this, the researchers developed a way to tame temperamental nerve endings, separate thick nerve bundles into smaller fibers that enable more precise ...
New material could turn clothing into a health monitor
Mar 05, 2020 (SPX)
The material, described in a paper published by ACS Applied Nano Materials, involves the use of carbon nanotubes and is capable of sensing slight changes in bod...
New drug prevents bacteria from acquiring antibiotic resistance genes
Mar 03, 2020 (UPI)
Bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics by acquiring DNA fragments from their environs and incorporating them into their genomes. This ability is referred to ...
Egg stem cells don't exist, study confirms
Mar 02, 2020 (UPI)
Researchers collected and analyzed more than 24,000 cells from the ovarian cortex of 21 patients. The team also analyzed thousands of cells from the ovarian med...
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