Technology

Following Your Diet? A Blood Sample Can Tell

It’s possible to assess dietary compliance from a blood sample- that is useful in controlled dietary intervention studies investigating the health benefits of specific diets, since such studies have mainly relied on the participants’ self-reported dietary ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 21 2014 - 11:30am

Man And Machine: Facial Recognition System Improves Malaria Diagnostics

A method based on computer vision algorithms similar to those used in facial recognition systems combined with visualization of only the diagnostically most relevant areas can mean a big breakthrough in malaria diagnostics, according to a new paper. Table ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2014 - 11:18am

Paid Editors On Wikipedia – Should You Be Worried?

Paid editors on Wikipedia – should you be worried? By Kim Osman, PhD Candidate at Queensland University of Technology Whether you trust it or ignore it, Wikipedia is one of the most popular websites in the world and accessed by millions of people every da ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 21 2014 - 6:52pm

Why Isn't Science Cloning People? The Science Of Sci-Fi On Dweebcast

Science 2.0 fave Ora TV has a fun show-you-should be-watching-if-you-are-not-already-watching called Dweebcast, where host Andy Riesmeyer covers all things nerd. They have begun a new segment called The Science Of Sci-Fi, and they asked Science 2.0 to hel ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 22 2014 - 3:58pm

Replacement Organs: Scientists Grow Thymus In Living Animal From Laboratory Cells

Laboratory-grown replacement organs are the future; since they will be grown from a patient's own cells, there will be no need for immuno-suppressive drugs, and it will eliminate the need for organ donors and waiting lists. Toward that goal, scientis ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 25 2014 - 10:27am

Do Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery Systems Improve Blood Glucose Control In Type 1 Diabetes?

In a closed-loop control approach to managing type 1 diabetes, glucose sensors placed under the skin continuously monitor blood sugar levels, triggering the release of insulin from an implantable insulin pump as needed. The aim of this closed-loop insulin ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2014 - 8:01am

X-Rays Only Detect 20 Percent Of Lung Cancer Cases

Current x-ray examinations capture only 20 percent of cases but there is a better way, according to Norwegian researchers. With modern ultra low-dose CT, that number climbs to 90 percent. In lung cancer, the prognosis is poor. In Norway, 85 percent of lung ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2014 - 8:31am

NMR Technique Could Spot Organic Food Fraud

A growing number of consumers are willing to pay a premium for fruits, vegetables and other foods labeled "organic", but whether they're getting what the label claims is another matter.  For over a decade it has been known that since there ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 1 2019 - 12:07pm

New Synthesized Fungus-Derived Antibiotic

Researchers at Rice University have synthesized a recently discovered natural fungus-derived  antibiotic, viridicatumtoxin B, which may shelp bolster the fight against bacteria that evolve resistance to treatments in hospitals and clinics around the world ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2014 - 11:13am

New Solutions To Recycle Fracking Water

Rice University scientists have produced a detailed analysis of water produced by hydraulic fracturing of three gas reservoirs and suggest environmentally friendly remedies- advanced recycling rather than disposal of "produced" water pumped back ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2014 - 2:01pm