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Hydrogel injections treat antibiotic-resistant infections after hip, knee replacements
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2023 – Total hip and knee replacements are challenging enough for patients. When an infection occurs in...
It would take 23 million years for evolution to replace Madagascar’s endangered mammals
In many ways, Madagascar is a biologist’s dream, a real-life experiment in how isolation on an island can spark evolution....
Glial cells help memory along
There are two fundamentally different cell types in the brain, neurons and glial cells. The latter, for example, insulate the...
Nanopore-based sensing device explores neurodegenerative diseases
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2023 – Tau and tubulin proteins are one of the leading causes of many neurodegenerative diseases, such...
Legionella bononiensis: a new Legionella species has been identified
They called it Legionella bononiensis: it is the 64th species of Legionella identified worldwide, the second to be isolated in...
PCORI offers up to $308.5 million through new funding opportunities
January 10, 2023Credit: PCORI®; https://www.pcori.org/about/governance/trademark-usage-guidelines January 10, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has opened...
Novel synthesis process for a sustainable use of small molecules
Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have discovered a new synthetic pathway with which they can produce a specific organic...
Rodent extinctions in Hispaniola may have been caused by humans
The island of Hispaniola once had among the highest diversity of rodents in the Caribbean, supporting 11 species that coexisted...
Boston College chemists named Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Distinguished Investigators
Boston College chemists Eranthie Weerapana and Abhishek Chatterjee have been named 2022 Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Distinguished Investigators, an...
TTUHSC’s Guindon earns international award for cannabinoid research
There are more than 480 naturally occurring compounds present in the cannabis plant, more than 100 of which are considered...
University of Toronto scientists use machine learning to fast-track drug formulation development
TORONTO, January 10, 2023 – Scientists at the University of Toronto have successfully tested the use of machine learning models...
Elucidating enzyme gene expression in filamentous fungi for efficient biomass energy production
Filamentous fungi have long been a good friend of sake brewers, but they might soon also be a sidekick for...
Consumption of fast food linked to liver disease
LOS ANGELES — The new year has begun, and with it, resolutions for change.Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES —...
Taking on the triple threat of identifying the best organ donor, the earliest signs of transplant rejection and a better way to stop it
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 10, 2023) – Whether a humanized mouse model that shows great promise in identifying a patient’s best...
Aware or not aware: you are affected by food cues either way
Osaka, Japan – Controlling your food intake can be even more difficult than you think. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists show...
Cannabis-related emergency department visits among older adults on the rise
As a growing number of older adults are experimenting with cannabis to help alleviate chronic symptoms, a new University of...
Deep-learning-designed diffractive processor computes hundreds of transformations in parallel
In today’s digital age, computational tasks have become increasingly complex. This, in turn, has led to an exponential growth in...
Warming oceans have decimated marine parasites — but that’s not a good thing
More than a century of preserved fish specimens offer a rare glimpse into long-term trends in parasite populations. New research...
Urban lizards share genomic markers not found in forest-dwellers
Lizards living in different cities have parallel genomic markers when compared to neighboring forest lizards, according to a new study...
Forests recovering from logging act as a source of carbon
Tropical forests recovering from logging are sources of carbon for years afterwards, contrary to previous assumptions, finds a new study.Credit:...
