Chemistry

April 8, 2019

Findings could lead to suture alternatives that are flexible and strongCredit: Rebecca Falconer, Ithaca College Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019)...

Pediatric telemedicine visits may increase antibiotic overprescribing

April 8, 2019

PITTSBURGH, April 8, 2019 - Children with acute respiratory infections were prescribed antibiotics more often during direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits than...

Scientists find new therapy target for drug-induced liver failure

Higher thrombospondin-1 levels aid liver recovery after acetaminophen overdose in miceCredit: Matthew McMillin Orlando, Fla. (April 6, 2019) - Acetaminophen...

Experimental drug shows promise for opioid withdrawal symptoms

In rats, rapastinel reverses signs of withdrawal with no side effects Orlando, Fla. (April 7, 2019) - While medicines are...

Common food additive may weaken defenses against influenza

Study finds tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) impairs immune system, may make flu shot less effective Orlando, Fla. (April 7, 2019) - Research...

Blocking opioid receptors could reduce hormone-therapy-fueled increases in sugar intake

Findings of rat study suggest the opioid system is responsible for hormone treatment's effect on sugar consumption Orlando, Fla. (April...

Preeclampsia treatment for mothers also benefits offspring

April 6, 2019

Findings could lead to therapies that lower health risks for children born to women with preeclampsiaCredit: Courtesy of Hannah Turbeville,...

Rocket fuel that’s cleaner, safer and still full of energy

Credit: McGill University Research published this week in Science Advances shows that it may be possible to create rocket fuel...

Getting to the bottom of the ‘boiling crisis’

New understanding of heat transfer in boiling water could lead to efficiency improvements in power plants CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The...

New book about the IAU published

Credit: Springer/IAU The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919, in the wake of the First World War, together...

Tidying up: A new way to direct trash to autophagy

Researchers find new way to clean up cells; discovery could aid attack on human disease Marie Kondo herself couldn't do...

How good are protein disorder prediction programs actually?

Credit: Dr. Jakob Toudahl and Assoc. Prof. Frans Mulder at Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University. Disorder...

Mystery of negative capacitance in perovskite solar cells solved

On the verge of outcompeting current thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells seem to embody an ideal solar cell: highly...

Compound that kills drug-resistant fungi is isolated from ant microbiota

A project conducted by researchers in Brazil and the US investigated bacteria living in symbiosis with insects as a source...

Peptides with brominated tryptophan analogs could protect marine animals

This article by Dr. Elsie C. Jimenez is published in Protein & Peptide Letters, volume 26, issue 4 , 2019...

About TFE: Old and new findings

This article by Dr. Marian Vincenzi et al. is published in Current Protein & Peptide Science, volume 20 , issue...

Harnessing the power of solar to enhance the electric grid