Keeping Vilsmeier reagent in the flow: From toxin to medicine in one go
The Vilsmeier reagent is necessary for producing a large range of pharmaceuticals, but its unstable nature and toxic precursor phosgene are challenges for its use....
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Patients visiting emergency departments because of alcohol abuse are more likely to make return visits and to die in the following decades
Barcelona, Spain: People who come to emergency departments with alcohol-related diseases or conditions are more likely to make return visits and to die in the...
UT Dallas to lead $30 million battery initiative
As announced by the Department of Defense today, The University of Texas at Dallas will receive $30 million over three years from the DOD to...
Disparities in flu vaccine uptake persist in people with kidney disease
Among adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) enrolled in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC), young age, Black race, and low levels of education and...
Single Cell Protein: an alternative eco-friendly protein source derived from microorganisms
Researchers and businesses are increasingly drawn to alternative protein sources as they grapple with the challenge of meeting the growing global demand for protein. Among...
Peace with nature in a world of turmoil
4 SEPTEMBER 2023: The book launch of Peace with Nature: 50 Inspiring Essays on Nature and the Environment unfolded on September 4, 2023 inside the...
Almost half of koala habitats will be under high bushfire threat by 2070
Australian koala populations have been decimated by bushfires in recent years - and researchers are forecasting that bushfires will threaten them and their habitat even...
Researchers find new mechanisms that cause blindness and open the door to future treatments
There are still many enigmas about the mechanism of action of the CERKL gene, which causes retinitis pigmentosa and other hereditary vision diseases. Now, a...
An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can produce insulin when needed, which can free...
Development of a noise barometer for measuring epigenetic pressure of aging and disease
“ we describe a conceptually different measurement (not a prediction) of persons’ biological age, which we term a noise barometer ”Credit: 2023 Mei et al....
Nuclear medicine treatment cures lethal form of ovarian cancer in preclinical setting
Reston, VA—A new 225Ac-DOTA-based pre-targeted radioimmunotherapy (PRIT) system has been shown to cure a highly lethal form of advanced intraperitoneal ovarian cancer in a preclinical setting...
Preschoolers from low-income families may have worse health and benefit less from health promotion interventions than children with higher socioeconomic status
Low socioeconomic status can negatively impact children’s health in preschool, along with their ability to follow specialized health education intervention programs, Mount Sinai researchers found...
Sandia National Laboratories engineer named Scientist of the Year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “I was the only farm worker who had a calculus book in his car,” joked Sal Rodriguez when I asked him about...
Researchers use liquid metal and laser ablation to create stretchable miniature antennas
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new method for making tiny stretchable antennas from a hydrogel and liquid metal. The antennas could be used in...
Oregon State receives $7.5 million grant to build state of the art zebrafish biomedical research facility
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University has received a $7.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to modernize a lab focused on using zebrafish to...
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