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Cadmium and particulate matter toxicity
Particulate matter causes health problems for those who inhale the fine droplets and particles, but the chemical composition of the...
Oral peptides: A new era in drug development
For decades, a substantial number of proteins, vital for treating various diseases, have remained elusive to oral drug therapy. Traditional...
Virtual care works best when patients see their own family doctor, study finds
Toronto, ON, December 27, 2023 – Compared to patients who had a virtual visit with their own family doctor, those...
A study of the genetics of pericarditis increases understanding of newly approved drug treatment
A study of the genetics of pericarditis increases understanding of newly approved drug treatmentCredit: deCODE genetics A study of the...
Artificial intelligence predicts the influence of microplastics on soil properties
Plastic waste and its buildup in nature has become a major environmental concern in recent times. While plastic pollution in...
Live Christmas trees affect indoor air chemistry, NIST researchers find
Every holiday season, Americans buy nearly 30 million live Christmas trees. Many families enjoy not only having a live tree...
Predicting Alzheimer’s dementia in oldest of the old
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22, 2023 – A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain — not just...
Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity
When you eat a large meal, your stomach sends signals to your brain that create a feeling of fullness, which...
Images hidden in noise revealed by a quantum-inspired method
Researchers at the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Physics with colleagues from Stanford University and Oklahoma State University have introduced...
Malta Targeting Phage Therapy 2024: The next clinical revolution
Building on the momentum of the 6th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy, that gathered more than 150 attendees from...
UTHealth Houston researchers find link between lonely veterans and firearm purchases
Low-income U.S. veterans who are experiencing feelings of loneliness are more likely to purchase firearms, according to new research from UTHealth...
Reindeer sleep while chewing their cud
Researchers report December 22 in the journal Current Biology that the more time reindeer spend ruminating, the less time they...
Like kids in a candy store
Kyoto, Japan – A non-prescription drug abuse crisis in Japan seems only one overdose away. The demand for a particular...
A chemically defined, xeno-free culture system for culturing and deriving monkey PSCs in vitro
Non-human primates (NHPs) have a high degree of similarity to humans compared to other animal models. These similarities manifest at...
Fewer hospital admissions when people are fitter
People who maintain or increase their aerobic fitness are at less risk of being hospitalized in future, particularly if they...
Big impacts from small changes in cell
Credit: Andreas Janshoff Tiny things matter – for instance, one amino acid can completely alter the architecture of the...
Pandemic lessons: Insights into how mobility restrictions affect healthcare costs
Osaka, Japan - As the world grappled with lockdowns and restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan...
New material allows for better hydrogen-based batteries and fuel cells
Researchers led by Genki Kobayashi at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research in Japan have developed a solid electrolyte for...
Controlling thermoelectric conversion in magnetic materials by magnetization direction
1. NIMS has succeeded in directly observing the "anisotropic magneto-Thomson effect," a phenomenon in which the heat absorption/release proportional to...
TTUHSC’s Reddy elected fellow by the National Academy of Inventors
P. Hemachandra Reddy, Ph.D., a professor in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine who has researched...