Scientists have developed a device smaller than a toddler's shoebox -- called Lattice --that can simulate any human disease in up to eight organs (cell cultures from a human organ) or test new drugs ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Alzheimer's can be difficult to understand for those who do not suffer from the disease. A senior living center in Kentucky is trying to help caretakers of those diagnosed with the condition better ...

There are also differences between particles expelled through the nose or mouth. Because these factors impact disease transmission, the researchers wanted to design a respiratory model that was as ...

BYU Operation Outbreak is a student association aimed to educate students about infectious diseases through experiential learning. It will be holding a virtual simulation of the spread of a disease ...

Did you know that filling out your census card will help computer scientists model how diseases spread in the United States? Over the last four years, researchers at RTI International in North ...

IT is generally accepted that the speed and extent of learning are directly related to the amount and type of experience undergone by the student. In medicine, in which most experience is necessarily ...

Climate change has manifested differential impacts on various components of the earth system. The impact of climate change is not merely limited to the climatic variable. Climate change has resulted ...

Device can manipulate which organ is driving a disease to study its downstream effects Can serve as intermediate step between animal studies and clinical trials to test new drugs ‘We wanted to make it ...

(Nanowerk News) Imagine a device smaller than a toddler’s shoebox that can simulate any human disease in multiple organs or test new drugs without ever entering — or harming — the body. Scientists at ...