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Sensitive sensor detects Down syndrome DNA
(American Chemical Society) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in every 700 births. However, traditional noninvasive prenatal tests for the condition are unreliab...
How Phoenix Is Working to Beat Urban Heat
Global warming and an urban heat island effect pose a major health challenge to the city-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
BFU physicists developed a new method to identify antibiotics-resistant bacteria
(Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University) A team of physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic State University suggested a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis. The new method helps find...
Drinking and drug-use dreams in recovery tied to more severe addiction history
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital Recovery Research Institute finds these relapse dreams are more common in those wi...
DARPA is zeroing in on Launch Challenge
An artist’s conceptions shows multiple rockets lifting off from an oceanside launch complex. (DARPA Illustration)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration are winnowing down 1...
Salt Doesn't Melt Ice--Here's How It Makes Winter Streets Safer
There’s a good reason to salt the roads before snow starts falling-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Uncovering the evolution of the brain
(Salk Institute) What makes us human, and where does this mysterious property of 'humanness' come from? Humans are genetically similar to chimpanzees and bonobos, yet there exist obvious behavioral and cognitive differences. Now, researcher...
How breast tissue stiffening promotes breast cancer development
(University of California - San Diego) By examining how mammary cells respond in a stiffness-changing hydrogel, researchers discovered that several pathways work together to signal breast cells to turn cancerous. The work could inspire new approaches...
Fractures, head injuries common in e-scooter collisions, according to UCLA research
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) UCLA researchers have found that people involved in electric scooter accidents are sometimes injured badly enough -- from fractures, dislocated joints and head injuries -- to require treatment...
When Cancer Threatens a Woman's Fertility
Solutions exist, but they’re costly, and 45 states don’t require that insurance cover them-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com