Tiny flapping drone matches insect speed with an AI brain
Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, inspired…
New images reveal an early-stage stellar eruption (nova) in stunning detail
A classical nova may look simple at first. A faint star brightens, sometimes enough for you to spot…
Varenicline helps young people quit nicotine vaping regardless of cannabis use
Adolescent and young adult nicotine vaping has become an urgent public health concern, as 2024 marked the first…
Bereaved mum backs brain cancer research centre
A mother who lost her son to an aggressive form of brain cancer has welcomed plans for a…
15-year-old physicist sets his sights on creating ‘super-humans’
Life expectancy has climbed steadily over the past century, but few people talk seriously about eliminating death itself.…
Interdisciplinary project aims reduce noise exposure for premature children in neonatal care
Premature babies are particularly susceptible to strong sensory impressions and high sound levels from the incubator. Now researchers…
Young tanning bed users show accelerated genetic aging in the skin
Tanning bed users are known to have a higher risk of skin cancer, but for the first time…
Etomidate proves safer than ketamine for emergency intubations
Doctors treating seriously ill patients in an emergency setting may want to give the sedative etomidate, rather than ketamine,…
SN101 iPSC-derived therapy relieves chronic pain and preserves joints
SereNeuro Therapeutics, a preclinical biotechnology company developing non-opioid pain therapies, unveiled new data today on a novel approach…
Over-contracted gut muscles drive gastrointestinal symptoms in myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in…
Dinutuximab beta plus chemotherapy shrinks neuroblastoma tumors in children
Children with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma which hasn’t responded to initial treatment or that has…
UC Irvine receives funding for clinical trial of neural stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease
Leslie M. Thompson, Donald Bren Professor of psychiatry and human behavior as well as neurobiology and behavior at…