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Researchers have identified a new molecule that manipulates the metabolic process so that the body burns more fuel than is actually necessary, reducing body fat in mice without requiring changes to their diet.

A new study has demonstrated the profound influence diet and gut bacteria have on the effectiveness and toxicity of drugs used in chemotherapy. The research concludes the complexity of drug, diet, and bacteria interactions in humans is “astronomical.”

American scientists have created a "Tunabot," that they claim can match the swimming speed of an actual tuna.

Researchers from the University of Virginia may have found a way to prevent infections. The team has uncovered how pathogenic E. coli senses its environment to stay stealthy until it reaches the right spot to kickstart an infection.

Limiting the expansion, and ultimate ubiquity, of the Internet of Things has been the cost, power and size of the enabling electronics – all things that have been addressed by a new fabrication method for tiny, thin-film electronic circuits​.

Engineers at the University of Virginia have come up with a way to make almost any device fitted with standard visible light LEDs able to communicate with other equipment with similar LEDs. This could reduce the use of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections, and increase available bandwidth.

Researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine have made a landmark discovery of vessels that connect the brain with the lymphatic system – something that wasn't previously thought to exist. The breakthrough has significant implications on the study of major neurological diseases.

A solar-powered wheelchair designed by students at the University of Virginia has won first prize in a competition, Change My Life in One Minute, to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day.

Vistik is a new type of silicone that takes on different shapes in response to pressure, while still maintaining support and elasticity.

The University of Virginia’s PureMadi program is aimed at producing water-purifying filters for use in the third world, as made by local villagers.

A team of scientists is developing a robotic cow-nosed ray, modeled after the actual animal.

Kinsight is an experimental system that uses networked Kinect cameras to locate missing objects within a household.