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​When it comes to obliterating blood clots, doctors have at least two options: intravascular ultrasound tools or tiny diamond-tipped drills. Unfortunately, both approaches have drawbacks. A new ultrasound "drill," however, may strike the perfect balance between the two.

We already knew that fat could accumulate pretty much anywhere on our bodies, but we kind of thought our bones, at least, were a fat-free zone. Sadly, it turns out that's not at all the case. But just like all our other pudge, bone fat can also be blasted by exercise.

​​From bacteria to butterflies, creatures have long relied upon the Earth's magnetic field to navigate. Eels are another animal that possess this fascinating ability​, but researchers have discovered that they use the talent in a unique way that lets them travel far with minimal energy.​

Hyper-responsiveness might be something you'd like from your cell phone company. But in the lungs, hyper-responsiveness is a major hallmark of asthma. Researchers believe they may have found a protein that can combat this extreme reaction of the lungs, which could one day wind up in an inhaler.

Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer that kills most patients within two years of diagnosis. Tests on mice last year showed that stem cells can hunt down the tumors, and now the process has worked with human cells, and can be quick enough to beat the ticking time-bombs.

Could proponents of microdosing, the Silicon Valley productivity trend that involves taking tiny hits of LSD, be on to something? A new study revealing the reason acid trips last such a long time suggests maybe.

According to the CDC, every year 60,000-100,000 people die in the US alone from blood clots formed from conditions known as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolisms. Now, a new patch developed by researchers in North Carolina could help battle these life-threateners in a novel way.

When people suffer from conditions such as Alzheimer's, autism or schizophrenia, however, that function can be compromised. Now, scientists have discovered that help for such individuals may lie in the form of zapping their brains while they sleep.​

Researchers are using drone technology to track shark behaviour along coastal waters, a project that could not only teach us more about the animals and their environments, but one day protect beachgoers, too.

In an advance that could help arm the body's immune system in the fight against cancer, researchers have developed a microneedle patch that can be worn on the skin to more effectively deliver immunotherapy drugs directly to the site of a melanoma. ​​

Scientists have discovered a way of delivering insulin to diabetics in a way that overcomes some of the previous complications, through a painless patch that automatically releases doses of insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels.

In what it labels as a first, a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) has built on previous technology to transform adult skin cells into cancer-killing stem cells that seek and destroy brain tumors.