Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong, China have developed a novel tool for specifically recognizing unusual four-strand RNA structures associated with diseases such as cancer and neurological disorders. The findings could help develop new therapeutic tools for related treatments.

Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot — and it comes in the form of a tiny, adorable peekytoe crab that can walk, bend, twist, turn and jump.

Salk scientists report in the journal Gastroenterology that a protein known as estrogen-related receptor gamma (ERR ɣ) is critical for preventing pancreatic auto-digestion in mice. Their findings could lead to new treatments for pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.

To confront the many challenges that infectious diseases pose to mankind head-on, a multi-disciplinary team of bioengineers, materials-scientists and immunologists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute has developed a broadly deployable biomaterials-based infection vaccine technology called “Omnivax.”

Operating rooms are the climate change contributor no one’s talking about. That is why two surgeons-in-training suggest some sustainable solutions for their energy-intensive discipline.

Skin biopsies are no fun: doctors carve away small lumps of tissue for laboratory testing, leaving patients with painful wounds that can take weeks to heal. Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology are now developing a low-cost handheld device that could cut the rate of unnecessary biopsies in half.

Experts have identified for the first time exactly how exercise can lower your risk of getting bowel cancer and slow the growth of tumours. It is estimated that physical activity reduces the risk by approximately 20 percent.

Indian scientists have identified the next-generation probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus Plantarum JBC5 from a dairy product which is expected to promote healthy aging. To make this probiotic bacterium accessible to the common man, the team has developed a yogurt which can be consumed in order to enjoy the health benefits.

Many of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that end up in the ocean boomerang back to shore after they are re-emitted into air with the crashing of waves, according to a study by researchers at Stockholm University published today in Environmental Science & Technology. The findings suggest that this sea-to-air transport process is a significant contributor to PFAS air pollution in coastal areas.

In a first-of-its-kind study, research from the University of Vermont Cancer Center has linked phthalates, commonly called the “everywhere chemical,” to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers.