Researchers at The Ohio State University have created “nanofibrous blankets” that float on contaminated water and solve a key problem in current methods used to purify it.
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U.S. FDA ISSUES FIRST APPROVAL FOR ALZHEIMER’S BLOOD TEST
In what some are calling a “milestone moment” in medicine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has, for the first time, approved a simple blood test to detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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AN EV BATTERY THAT RECHARGES IN 18 SECONDS
The VarEVolt battery, made by Britain’s RML Group, charges to full in 18 seconds and has just been approved by U.K. regulators for mass production for electric vehicles (EVs).
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SOFT CORAL’S GENES MAY PROVIDE A NEW WONDER DRUG
For more than 50 years, scientists have known that soft corals produce substances called diterpenoids that mimic key human hormones essential in a range of functions, from clotting blood and reducing inflammation to inducing labor at the end of a pregnancy.
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IBM TO BUILD GIANT QUANTUM COMPUTER BEFORE 2029
IBM has announced a plan to build a quantum computer by 2029 that will hold 10,000 qubits, about 50 times more than today’s most powerful quantum device.
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MIDDLE-AGE BELLY: BLAME STEM CELLS, NOT DIET OR LAZINESS
It’s been called “middle-age spread”: as people reach their 40s and beyond, many see their bellies go big and fat pile onto their hips and butts. Some respond by joining a gym, taking up jogging, or eating a lot more salads. Still, the extra fat usually stays put. People at City of Hope—a major U.S.......
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PLAYING A GAME COULD END CHRONIC PAIN
A brain-training game using biofeedback shows an ability to slash chronic pain at least as well as opioids, researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales have found in a small trial.
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DIABETES DRUG SHOWN TO CONFER “EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY”
Metformin has been a go-to treatment for type 2 diabetes since the late 1950s for patients unable to control blood sugar through diet and exercise alone.
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AMAZON DEBUTS WAREHOUSE ROBOT WITH A SENSE OF TOUCH
Amazon's new robot, named “Vulcan,” has a sense of touch that lets it pick up and carry about three-quarters of the one million items in an Amazon warehouse without crushing or otherwise damaging the merchandise, the company says.
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A NEW AND BETTER WAY TO CURE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
When dangerous bacteria invade our bodies and make us sick, we use antibiotics to get rid of them.