New drug clears psoriasis in clinical trials
Psoriasis on elbow.
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About 80 percent of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis saw their disease completely or almost completely cleared...
Genes responsible for diversity of human skin colors identified
This is a Mursi woman of Nilo-Saharan ancestry. Nilo-Saharan pastoralist populations possess some of the darkest skin in Africa. Researchers from the University of...
A safe optical fiber for delivering light and drugs into the body
A view of light delivery through a citrate-based optical fiber.
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In Penn State's Materials Research Institute, an electrical engineer and a...
Better mini brains could help scientists identify treatments for Zika-related brain damage
These are organoids before (left) and after exposure to Zika (center), and after treatment (right).
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UCLA researchers have...
Engineers invent breakthrough millimeter-wave circulator IC
This is a chip microphotograph of the 25GHz fully-integrated non-reciprocal passive magnetic-free 45nm SOI CMOS circulator based on spatio-temporal conductivity modulation.
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Columbia...
Filter may be a match for fracking water
A superhydrophilic filter produced at Rice University can remove more than 90 percent of contaminants from water used in hydraulic fracturing operations. In this...
Fish oil vs. lard: Why some fat can help or hinder your diet
Consuming fish oil instead of lard makes a significant difference in brain function. New research shows that brain function remains normal and manages to...
Love the cook, love the food: Attraction to comfort food linked to positive social...
What is your comfort food?
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A big bowl of mashed potatoes. What about spaghetti and meatballs? Sushi? Regardless of what you...
Bycatch responsible for decline of endangered New Zealand sea lion
Getting caught in fishing nets is a major cause of death for the increasingly endangered New Zealand sea lion, according to new research from...
New type of stem cell line produced offers expanded potential for research and treatments
Four-cell embryo (stock illustration).
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Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have created Expanded Potential Stem Cells (EPSCs)...
12,000 years ago, Florida hurricanes heated up despite chilly seas
Figure 3 from the paper: Simulated changes in climatic controls on hurricane activity between the Younger Dryas (YD, 12.0-12.5 ka) and early Holocene (EH,...