Meet the CHUGBOT: Robotic hand that can catch a beer and crush the empty can could revolutionize prosthetics

Scientists have developed what could turn out to be the most lifelike robotic prosthetic hand yet....

Israeli researchers develop protein-based method to treat cancer

Recent studies have found that proteins and their interactions have a significant role in the development of diseases such as cancer...

Genomic Risk Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease in 480,000 Adults

Coronary artery disease (CAD) has substantial heritability and a polygenic architecture....

Generation of Bimaternal and Bipaternal Mice from Hypomethylated Haploid ESCs with Imprinting Region Deletions

Unisexual reproduction is widespread among lower vertebrates, but not in mammals...

Treatment of a metabolic liver disease by in vivo genome base editing in adult mice

Тargeting genetic diseases in vivo using AAV-mediated delivery of base-editing agents is feasible, demonstrating potential for therapeutic application....

Breakthrough for babies with cleft palates as scientists claim umbilical cord blood could be used to repair the common facial defect

Cleft palates, in which the skull has a gap on the face where the nose and mouth join up, affect around one in every 700 babies...

Glow-in-the-dark paper as a rapid test for infectious diseases

Abused children carry the trauma in their cells: Study

Because the degree of methylation changes over time, they were able to tell by looking at the men's cells roughly when the abuse occurred...

Could an Amazonian plant treat liver cancer? Botanical extract triggers 'suicide' in cancer cells without harming healthy tissue

V.baccifera is traditionally used in indigenous populations to relieve disorders of the urinary tract, as well as snake bites...

Scientists find way to kill hard-to-treat bacteria with heavy metal

Gallium is a metal similar to iron, a critical nutrient for bacteria during infection, according to the study....