Material heal thyself
Washington – Researchers have developed computational models to design a new polymer gel that would enable complex materials to regenerate themselves. Principal investigator is Anna C. Balazs, PhD, the Swanson School’s Distinguished Robert v. d. Luft Professor of chemical and petroleum... read more »
Locker` malware demands ransom to restore infected files
London – A latest malware reportedly demands ransom to restore the files that the hackers have encrypted. Security company IntelCrawler discovered the malware, dubbed Locker, which demands 150 dollars to restore the files. According to the BBC, the cyber criminals behind Locker tried to... read more »
New drug shows promise for `triple-negative` breast cancer patients
Washington – Researchers have found that adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin or the angiogenesis inhibitor Avastin to standard chemotherapy drugs resulted in a sharp decline in women suffering from “triple-negative” breast cancer. Study’s senior author, Eric Winer, MD, chief of the... read more »
Zebrafish key to understanding link between calcium deficiency and colon ca...
Washington – Researchers studying zebrafish embryo skin have decoded cell messages underlying abnormal colonic cell growth of the kind that could lead to tumors and colon cancer in people suffering from calcium deficiency. The researchers also tested this new mechanism in human colon cancer... read more »
