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Tiny Seaweed Beads Could One Day Replace Insulin Injections
Microfluidics could help make pancreatic islet transplants more effective for patients with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes Drug Could Help Treat Preeclampsia
Preliminary studies have shown that the drug metformin, which is considered safe for pregnancy, could be used to treat life-threatening preeclampsia.
Yeom Han Woong Wins 2015 Korea Science Award
Professor Yeom Han Woong has won the 2015 Korea Science Award, becoming the 6th IBS director to do so.
Want To Name Your Own Element On The Periodic Table? Here’s How.
Ever wondered how elements are officially added to the periodic table? Here's how the professionals get it done.
Flexible Microchambers That Gently Sense Oxygen
A sensor sheet that can non-invasively measure oxygen levels could aid drug discovery and quality control of cultivated cells for regenerative medicine.
Arsenic Hitches A Ride On Sugar Transporters To Reach Plant ‘Arteries’
The discovery of transporters responsible for loading arsenic into plant phloems could aid the development of new cultivars which accumulate less toxic arsenic.
Choreographing The Dance Of Electrons
Researchers have successfully manipulated electrons in thin semiconductors by encapsulating them in atomically thin materials and changing the electric field.
Fighting STIs In China With Doctor Training
Customized doctor training helped patients to reduce the risk of developing gonorrhea or chlamydia by 38 percent, study shows.
Cipla Launches Hepcvir-L For HepC Genotype 1 Patients
Hepcvir-L will be provided to patients in India at the fraction of the cost of branded Ledipasvir-Sofosbuvir under a licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences Inc.