Science

Doctors Use 3D Printer to Help Save Toddler's Brain

Dino Lirios   | Sep 08, 2014 01:14 AM EDT

The 3D printed brain models helped surgeons hold, cut, manipulate, and practice the procedure beforehand. read more

Polyester Clothing Stinks More than Cotton after Sweaty Exercise

Emery Dennel   | Sep 08, 2014 12:49 AM EDT

Researchers discovered that fresh sweat hardly smelled. read more

"Disease in a Dish" Model Offers Hope for Better Huntington's Disease Treatments

Paula Marie Navarra   | Sep 08, 2014 12:42 AM EDT

This system could be a valuable tool that can lead to other therapies. read more

California Blue Whales will not be extinct, researchers said.

Paula Marie Navarra   | Sep 08, 2014 10:00 AM EDT

Researchers from University of Washington found out that California Blue Whales has increased to the point of recovery from its near extinction. read more

Anti-viral Drug Peramivir Effective In Treating Acute Influenza with One Dose

Emery Dennel   | Sep 07, 2014 10:54 PM EDT

What physicians discovered was that the drug was able to reduce flu-like symptoms in 22 hours' time. read more

Blood Loses Elasticity The Longer It Is Stored

Emery Dennel   | Sep 07, 2014 10:04 AM EDT

Although stored blood continued to look like and flow like newly-harvested blood, the longer the blood is placed in storage, the less it carried oxygen into the miniscule microcapillaries of the body. read more

Researchers Close In On Possible Treatment For Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Emery Dennel   | Sep 07, 2014 10:14 AM EDT

Scientists studied whether or not the addition of the drugs carboplatin and/or bevacizumab to the usual treatments given to triple-breast cancer patients would result in better outcomes. Over 440 women across the United States joined the clinical trial. read more

Rare Respiratory Virus Epidemic Amongst Children in Ten US States

Emery Dennel   | Sep 07, 2014 10:20 AM EDT

Although sample tests have not yet produced a definite cause of the disease, the epidemic is believed to be from the human enterovirus 68. read more

Explorers Dive into an Active Volcano Crater with GoPro Cameras

Ana Verayo   | Sep 07, 2014 10:42 PM EDT

Extreme explorers plunge into the Marum crater located in an active volcano in Vanuatu. read more

Space: China Planetary Congress Boosts Exploration Cooperation

Ana Verayo   | Sep 07, 2014 10:22 PM EDT

The conference's theme is "Cooperation: To Realize Humanity's Space Dream Together"." read more

China Completes Its First Cargo Spacecraft Design

Ana Verayo   | Sep 07, 2014 04:58 AM EDT

Scientists and space engineers will soon start building an elaborate production model of Tianzhou. read more

‘Last Supper’ Papyrus Provides Glimpse Into Early Christian Magic Practices

Kristina Fernandez   | Sep 07, 2014 02:45 AM EDT

In an accidental finding, an ancient Greek papyrus believed to contain the earliest reference to magic as used in the Christian context was spotted among the thousand papyri kept in a library vault at the University of Manchester. read more

Harvard Scientists Make Telepathic Communication Breakthrough

Kristina Fernandez   | Sep 07, 2014 01:24 AM EDT

Scientists from the Harvard University claimed the world’s first successful mental telepathy experiment when they were able to send simple telepathic messages between people 4,000 miles apart. read more

NASA Builds Apparatus To Catch Speeding Asteroids

Cory Doyle   | Sep 06, 2014 11:11 PM EDT

NASA recently unveiled a plan to contribute nearly $18 billion to continue major space exploration projects that are currently making progress. This also includes the funding for a daring new mission to actually capture fast-moving asteroids. The device will then transport the asteroid to a suitable location in space so astronauts can then explore and analyze it. read more

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