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Review Examines Organic, Biodegradable Reinforcements in PBS-Based Green Composites
A biodegradable plastic built from the same chemical family used in many everyday polymers could be transformed by an unexpected...
One-Drop Electrochemical Platform Uses Bio-Derived Nanocomposite to Monitor Dopamine Across Matrices
A smartphone-linked sensor that reads dopamine from a single tiny droplet of biological fluid could bring neurochemical monitoring closer to...
Ionic Liquid Boosts Microalgal Lipid Extraction for Biofuel Research
Microalgae are being investigated as compact biological factories for renewable fuels, and a new study suggests that an ionic liquid...
How Hospitals Can Make Occupation-Based Therapy Part of Everyday Care
A six-year case study from a large metropolitan health service suggests that occupational therapy can shift from an impairment-focused model...
Pusa Mustard 37 Targets Bold Seeds and Timely Irrigated Sowing
A newly reported Indian mustard variety is being positioned for a very specific but important agricultural window: timely sowing under...
Microwave Chemistry Yields Promising Spiro-Benzothiazole Drug Leads in 20 Minutes
A simple mineral catalyst and microwave energy have helped researchers produce a collection of complex drug-like molecules in minutes, while...
Biothreat Test Shows Similar Sensitivity on Two Automated PCR Platforms
Rapid identification of dangerous biological agents can determine how quickly first responders isolate a hazard, protect exposed populations and begin...
Peruvian Plant Oils Show Promise Against Crop-Damaging Gray Mold
Aromatic plants from Peru’s Andean-Amazonian region may offer new starting points for controlling gray mold, a destructive disease that affects...
Pet Owners’ Cancer Knowledge Varies With Education, Age and Experience
When a beloved dog or cat develops cancer, the medical decisions belong to the owner. That responsibility can involve unfamiliar...
Perovskite Photocatalysts Could Help Clean Dye-Contaminated Wastewater
Brilliantly colored industrial dyes can leave a lasting mark on rivers, lakes and groundwater long after they have served their...
Two Tests Could Sharpen Transcription Factor Footprints in V-Plots
A graphical method for locating transcription factors on DNA could become more reliable with two simple tests that distinguish genuine...
Ultrafast Laser Thins Gold to Strengthen Flip-Chip Solder Joints
A burst of femtosecond laser pulses has been used to selectively thin gold plating on electronic bonding pads, addressing a...
Milk Vesicles Could Bridge Nutrition and Precision Drug Delivery
Milk may be more than a source of calories, proteins and minerals: it also carries microscopic parcels that researchers are...
Correction Updates Conflict Disclosure in Liver Tumor Embolization Review
A correction published in CVIR Oncology has updated the competing-interests declaration attached to a review of pressure modification during hepatic...
Granule cells steer cortical activity along distinct paths for different contexts
A new study in mice has revealed how the brain may solve one of learning’s most difficult problems: recognizing that...
Tea Waste Transformed into Magnetic Material That Captures Toxic Chromium
Discarded tea leaves could become an unexpected tool for cleaning polluted water. In a study published in the Journal of...
Liver Transplant Study Links Long-Term Survival to Immune Epigenetic Remodeling
A long-term study of liver transplant recipients has found that the most pronounced changes in DNA methylation occurred between five...
AI Model Forecasts Neonatal Seizures While Revealing Its EEG Reasoning
Seizures in newborns can be difficult to recognize even when a baby is being monitored continuously in an intensive-care unit....
Toward Safer Immune Control After Hand and Face Transplants
Vascularized composite allotransplantation, or VCA, has expanded reconstructive options for people with devastating tissue loss. Hand, face, abdominal wall, uterine,...
M18-China Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus GP38 Protein Shows Broad Immune Recognition
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus has long presented a particularly difficult challenge for infectious-disease researchers: it is widespread across regions of...