En route to human-environment interaction technology with soft microfingers

Human-robot interactions not only allow robots to interact with humans but also with the environment. Microrobots,…

Immune system reboot in MS patients

Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study…

Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary

Researchers at UC Riverside are paving the way for diabetes and cancer patients to forget needles…

Copper a clue in the fight against cancer

For cancer cells to grow and spread around the human body, they need proteins that bind…

Smartphones are reservoirs of allergens according to new research

A new study showed elevated levels of cat and dog allergens, as well as BDG and…

Lowest pollen counts occur between 4:00 a.m. and noon

A new study suggests that early morning hours are better than later in the afternoon for…

NASA returns to its old training grounds: The moonlike lava fields of Arizona

As NASA prepares to return humans to the moon in 2025, it is testing a rover…

Molecular fingerprint behind beautiful pearls revealed

Researchers produce the first robust genome of pearl oysters, which they hope can be used to…

Low levels of air pollution deadlier than previously thought

The World Health Organization’s most recent estimates (2016) are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely…

Earth-sun distance dramatically alters seasons in the equatorial Pacific in a 22,000-year cycle

Earth is closer to the sun at some times of year than at others, with the…