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Therapeutic can seek and destroy potent opioid to treat overdoses
LA JOLLA, CA—A new therapeutic designed by Scripps Research chemists can alter the molecular structure of the potent opioid carfentanil,...
Fossils reveal the long-term relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles
New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, showing...
nPOD honors Estefania Quesada Masachs for type 1 diabetes discoveries
LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) Instructor Estefania Quesada Masachs, M.D., Ph.D., has won the 2023 Young Investigator...
p21 facilitates chronic lung inflammation via epithelial and endothelial cells
“Our results implicate p21 as a critical regulator of chronic bronchitis and a driver of chronic airway inflammation and lung...
UCF scientist publishes book on emergence of new pathogens
Climate change may be linked to an increase in the emergence of new pandemics, according to a new book published...
Oregon State researchers make breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of wildfire smoke in wine
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or...
Coastal species persist on high seas on floating plastic debris
The high seas have been colonized by a surprising number of coastal marine invertebrate species, which can now survive and...
Female butterflies breed despite male shortage
Female monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate – even when a parasite kills most of the males, new...
Novel, highly sensitive biosensor set to transform wearable health monitoring
Wireless wearable biosensors have been a game changer in personalized health monitoring and healthcare digitization because they can efficiently detect,...
Father of the photonic bandgap to speak at Utah State University
Renowned physicist, engineer and entrepreneur Eli Yablonovitch will visit Utah State University on April 25 for two lectures about his...
KAIST team develops highly-sensitive wearable piezoelectric blood pressure sensor for continuous health monitoring
A KAIST research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the...
Controlling thermal conductivity in liquid crystals
Doping a liquid crystal with azobenzene molecules can induce reversible changes in its thermal conductivity under light irradiation. These findings...
City, University of London Biomedical Engineer receives research funding from the National Institute for Health Research
Dr Iasonas Triantis of City, University of London's School of Science and Technology’s Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering is the Principal Investigator (PI) on the...
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New report from FutureNeuro and RCSI makes recommendations for roll out of national strategy for genetics
Monday, 17 April 2023: A report published today highlights the priorities and needs of patients affected by neurological disease, as...
SpyLigation uses light to switch on proteins
Scientists can now use light to activate protein functions both inside and outside of living cells. The new method, called...
What they don’t teach you about climate change (video)
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2023 — We all know about the greenhouse effect, but how many of us actually understand it?...
Beyond the Virus: Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives on Inequalities Raised by COVID-19
The below are excerpts taken from the Introduction – Perspectives on Power, Gender and Marginalization, by Germain S, Yong A (eds) Beyond the Virus: Multidisciplinary and...
Lipid molecules help to get stroke therapies into the brain
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that, when a stroke therapy is linked to a specific kind...
Renewable route to rubber material
A key ingredient in the manufacture of car tires and sneaker soles could be made sustainably, following new analysis of...
