Passwords are a common security measure to protect personal information, but they don’t always prevent hackers from finding a way into devices. Researchers from the University of Alabama at... Read more
An ultra-fast and ultra-small optical switch has been invented that could advance the day when photons replace electrons in the innards of consumer products ranging from cell phones to autom... Read more
Could be an important step toward the development of useful, practical telemedicine A University of Alabama at Birmingham surgical team has performed one of the first surgeries using a virtu... Read more
Compared with standard portable generators, CO emissions from the prototype machines were reduced by 90 percent or more Portable electric generators retrofitted with off-the-shelf har... Read more
Inflammation is the body’s normal response to injury. While it may be a natural defense system, it can lead to disease development if it becomes chronic. A University of Alabama at Birmingha... Read more
The heart failure drug digoxin, used less and less since it “failed” in its 1997 clinical trial, may do something no drug has achieved since: reduce by 34 percent the chances that hea... Read more
Moving forward, they will re-test their best compound in the best rodent model, conduct toxicology studies, and then—should all go well—seek permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administra... Read more
Could such antibody-based treatments be useful against some autoimmune diseases and asthma? Newfound details of the immune system suggest a role for never-before-considered drug class... Read more
A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation trea... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Less-invasive robotic surgery for upper airway and digestive track malignant tumors is as effective as other minimally invasive surgical techniques based on patient funct... Read more