From zeenews.india.com: If you are a space enthusiast and planning to built a your own low cost space-bound satellite, then here is a great news for you! Scientists at Arizona university have developed a tiny satellite- the size of a matchbox- that will drastically the cut cost of highly expensive space missions in near future. This [...]
From nanowerk.com: Managing scarce water resources is problematic for many Middle East countries, and forecasts predict a more straitened situation ahead. Desalination plants are one way to manage water shortages, as more than two-thirds of the world’s desalination capacity is in this region, but processing seawater has enormous energy and environmental costs. Other approaches need [...]
From Physics.org: Nanosized Trojan horses created from a patient's own immune cells have successfully treated inflammation by overcoming the body's complex defense mechanisms, perhaps leading to broader applications for treating diseases characterized by inflammation, such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. An international team, led by researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute, described the creation of [...]
From Physics.org: A growing field called nanotechnology is allowing researchers to manipulate molecules and structures much smaller than a single cell to enhance our ability to see, monitor and destroy cancer cells in the body. "Nanotechnology offers an exquisite sensitivity and precision that is difficult to match with any other technology," said Sam Gambhir, MD, [...]
The International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology is an annual event that hosts high-profile plenary speakers, world class researchers, oral and poster presentations, workshops, sponsor exhibits and afterworks. It is a great opportunity to share your research findings with wide audience, promote knowledge exchange, and network. Topics: Targeted drug delivery and nanocarriers Nanomedicine for cancer [...]
NASA is planning the first manned mission to Mars but there are some risks to astronaut health that scientists are working hard to overcome. For one, space travel can impair an astronaut's vision. Many astronauts report a blurring of their eyesight in microgravity. Researchers are trying to get to the bottom of this phenomenon before [...]
In the future, NASA astronauts journeying into deep space may give themselves a health check-up with the aid of a small medical device developed by a team of scientists, including one from LLNL. "The point of developing tools like this one is for detecting disease from long-term exposure to microgravity and ionizing radiation," Coleman said, [...]
From the article by Julia Zorthian at Time Magazine: For the human body, Kelly said space travel has "permanent effects we simply do not fully understand" Astronaut Scott Kelly, back from his year in space on the International Space Station, said the “permanent effects we simply do not fully understand” that astronauts experience in space must [...]
From the article by Jeff Kluger at Time Magazine: Everything's different in zero-g You may or may not want to go to space, but here’s something certain: you definitely don’t want to get sick there. Ask the crew of Apollo 7, the 1960s mission in which the commander contracted a cold, spread it to the [...]
Health officials have announced the first death linked to the Zika virus has occurred in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that a Puerto Rican man in his 70s died from internal bleeding related to a rare immune reaction to the Zika virus infection in late February. The reaction, [...]
