Researchers in England have identified a large group of genes that may be significant for better testing and treatment of prostate cancer. Glycan sugar groups on the surface of prostate cancer cells were found to react to changes in testosterone levels that help the disease grow and spread, and may ... Read More »
Linehouse was commissioned to create a new brand architecture for BAOBAO, the first of many stores to line the streets of China and the US, selling the traditional Chinese street food baozi – steamed bread buns filled with meat, vegetable or sweet stuffing. Linehouse created a spatial narrative that married ... Read More »
The Florida Department of Health confirmed four cases ofZika virus in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have a “high likelihood” of being locally transmitted. Health officials believe the virus was acquired in a one-mile area of Miami, though no mosquitoes the department has trapped have tested positive for Zika yet, according ... Read More »
Techne Architecture + Interior Design has shared their latest interior fit-out of the Poacher & Hound Café in Melbourne, Australia. The scheme integrates the use of natural materials, brass, and graphic elements, and responds as a physical representation of a poacher and a hound narrative. Located on the ground floor ... Read More »
FRIDAY, July 29, 2016 — More people are surviving cancer, but many are left with persistent pain after treatment. New guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommend that doctors routinely screen for such pain. The guidelines also advise doctors to consider the use of non-traditional treatments for ... Read More »
Architecture firm Weijenberg have worked together with Chef André Chiang to create RAW, a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan. The conversation between Weijenberg and Chef André Chiang to design a new restaurant in Taipei started in late 2013. It quickly became clear that André’s gastronomic vivid imagination combined with design studio’s ... Read More »
A portable device may allow doctors to create single doses of biopharmaceutical medications on demand, potentially speeding the treatment of diseases that include diabetes and cancer. The portable production system was developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, ... Read More »
Celebrating coffee’s intangible pleasures, Alberto Caiola translates coffee’s aromatic vapors into a sculptural ceiling that is the centerpiece for this café in Shanghai. Gently sloping away from the counter, the striking installation becomes at once canopy and stage for baristas to perform their art. Dark in color, the ceiling’s ‘fumes’ ... Read More »
FRIDAY, July 29, 2016 — Serious pregnancy complications are more likely when women are carrying baby boys, new research suggests. After analyzing more than half a million births in Australia, researchers said the baby’s gender could be linked to the health of both mother and child. “The sex of the ... Read More »
FRIDAY, July 29, 2016 — Nearly one-third of women who have infertility treatments get pregnant naturally within a few years of stopping treatment, a new study suggests. Researchers conducted an online survey of 403 women who had infertility treatments called assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as in-vitro fertilization. Ninety-six women ... Read More »
Mazi – in Greek means together and the designers from Gasparbonta had done precisely that: brought together a rich material palate and eclectic fujyn of modern and classy, simple and gorgeous in this Greek cuisine restaurant located in Budapest, Hungary. The material palate is rich and entwines stone and ... Read More »
Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are made worse by inflammation, but researchers suggest eating nuts at least a few times a week could reduce inflammatory biomarkers. Eating a few servings of nuts per week, or replacing meats or grains in some meals with nuts, may ... Read More »
