An “artificial muscle” made, in part, from material designed for biodegradable grocery bags. Credit: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Say “hello” to the robots of the future: They’re soft…
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Early Indicators of Autism May Be Identified in Fetal Brain Scans
Summary: A study by King’s College researchers has identified a link between autism traits and isolated fetal ventriculomegaly – a common antenatal brain abnormality. Using MRI brain scans, the study…
Biofilms, an underrated yet important way of life – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Hugo Sentenac, a PhD student at Labaoratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, discusses his review paper: The significance of biofilms…
Engineering team develops multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels
Fabrication process of the anisotropic tendon-mimetic hydrogel. Credit: The University of Hong Kong Repairing or replacing injured tendons or similar load-bearing tissues represents one of the major challenges in clinical…
Striking new evidence for mass immigration of stars into the Andromeda galaxy
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument reveals evidence of mass star migration into a galaxy other than the Milky Way. Galaxies grow and evolve by forging new stars and merging with other…
How alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms—one driven by alcohol intake and one by alcohol withdrawal. That is…
US rideshare firm Lyft plans major staff cuts
A fresh round of layoffs announced at Lyft is intended to make the company “flatter” and save money to be used to keep drivers happy and fares competitive at the…
What Supreme Court action on abortion means for patients
With the U.S. Capitol in the background, a protester holds a sign in support of mifepristone as they march past the capitol following a Planned Parenthood rally in support of…
New injectable cell therapy could resolve osteoarthritis
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have created a promising injectable cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis that both reduces inflammation and also regenerates articular…
