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According to World Bank projections, by 2050 the world will be living 9 billion people. To feed this population, will have to produce 50% more food than currently. At the same time global warming over the same period threatens to reduce yields by a quarter.

Two pharmacy students from North Dakota State University have developed a system for cloning tumors in order to treat individual cancer patients with personalized and more targeted drugs. The system, which is comprised of a water pump system from a fish tank, cell cultures bought online, and a 3D printed capsule manufactured at a UPS store may sound unlikely, however it has already picked up two NDSU awards and could lead to cheaper and more effective cancer treatment options.

People who feel lonely or socially isolated are at increased risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke, researchers from the University of York have concluded.

Team led by Prof. Cho Yong-Hoon develops white LEDs using truncated pyramid structures Color mixing possible in a single structure; results published in Light: Science & Applications

Cancer researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found a particular signaling route in microRNA (miR-22) that could lead to targets for acute myeloid leukemia, the most common type of fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. These findings are being published in the April 26 issue of the online journal Nature Communications.

<p>Research co-led by the University of Glasgow has made a potential breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.</p> <p>The study, led by scientists at the University of Glasgow and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has discovered that a protein called IL-33 can reverse Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology and cognitive decline in mice.</p>

UCLA scientists report that diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reverse the damage

Antibiotic-resistant infections are a growing threat to public health, striking about 2 million Americans each year and killing at least 23,000 of them. Microbes are rapidly evolving resistance to existing drugs, making the need for newer, more potent antibiotics greater than ever.