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Implantable device detects opioid overdose and automatically administers naloxone in animal trials
Naloxone is an effective treatment for opioid overdose, but it usually requires a bystander to step in and administer it....
Leading AI models struggle to identify genetic conditions from patient-written descriptions
National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers discover that while artificial intelligence (AI) tools can make accurate diagnoses from textbook-like descriptions...
Study: Rocks from Mars’ Jezero Crater, which likely predate life on Earth, contain signs of water
In a new study appearing today in the journal AGU Advances, scientists at MIT and NASA report that seven rock samples...
New mechanism of action kills cancer cells
The research was carried out in Dr. Johannes Karges’ Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry group in collaboration with doctoral student Nicolás Montesdeoca...
Revealing the mysteries within microbial genomes
A new technique developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will make it much easier for researchers to discover...
Cybersecurity flaws could derail high-profile cycling races
High-end bicycles used for high-profile road races such as the Tour de France are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks targeting the...
Unraveling modern bread wheat from the genes up
A genomic resource for the wild grass species Tausch’s goatgrass (Aegilops tauschii) has been developed by a team of international researchers...
Great Scott! Stonehenge’s Altar Stone origins reveal advanced ancient Britain
New research led by Curtin University has revealed Stonehenge’s monumental six-tonne Altar Stone, long believed to originate from Wales, actually...
As election approaches, national poll shows which health topics concern older adults most
More than half of the people who voted in the 2020 election were age 50 and older, making this age...
Response of BRAF-mutated spindle cell sarcoma to BRAF/MEK inhibitors
“This is the first report of spindle cell sarcoma BRAF V600E/S607T double-mutated, responding to a combination of B-Raf and MEK...
WVU biologist to study genes laying framework for whole body regeneration
A West Virginia University biologist is studying why some animals can regenerate while others cannot and has identified the genes...
Consumer-grade insecticide sprays fail to control cockroaches, study shows
Annapolis, MD; August 14, 2024—A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value"...
Climate model biases in global monsoon: Insights from interhemispheric energy transport
Global monsoon is a critical component of the global atmospheric circulation system. Variations in summer precipitation over the global monsoon region...
Method to separate microplastics from water could also speed up blood analyses
Researchers demonstrated a way to speed up—and potentially scale up—the process for separating particles in fluids, which can be used...
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