STUDY: Cancer misinformation on TikTok could be harmful to women’s health
Millions of women are turning to the social media platform TikTok for health advice related to gynecologic cancers, but the majority of that information is...
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NIH releases strategic plan for research on herpes simplex virus 1 and 2
WHAT: In response to the persistent health challenges of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2, today the National Institutes of Health released the Strategic...
Researchers offer insights into solid-electrolyte interphases in next-gen aqueous potassium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become immensely popular as the go-to power source for a wide variety of electronic devices and vehicles over the past two...
Environmental assessments should factor in ecological connectivity, say Concordia researchers
There is a growing call among researchers, funding bodies and developers to integrate considerations of ecological connectivity in environmental assessments (EAs) of proposed development projects....
Hope springs amid water safety concerns
For the past five years, a history professor has been working with a community in Guatemala to ensure that its water supply is safe. Recently,...
Early convalescent plasma use — helpful in avoiding severe COVID — also may lower long COVID risk
Findings from a nationwide, multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest that patients with COVID-19...
Understanding and treating pain in children
Go ahead. Try asking a crying child or baby what’s wrong, and you most likely will come away as baffled as you were at first...
NIH awards SMU chemistry professor and his team $3.5M to refine and test new tuberculosis treatments
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU chemistry professor John Buynak and his team have received a $3.5 million, 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to design and synthesize new antibiotics...
Precisely arranging nanoparticles
In the incredibly small world of molecules, the elementary building blocks – the atoms – join together in a very regular pattern. In contrast, in...
New project aims to study molecules to understand why you are exactly you
Most people know that DNA, our genetic material, plays a crucial role in our development, appearance, and susceptibility to diseases. This DNA exists in every...
Colossal Biosciences joins BioRescue in its mission to save the Northern White Rhino from extinction
With only two living females left, the partnership will contribute to the genetic recovery of the northern white rhino from complete extinction. Colossal developed a...
Durability of hepatitis b surface antigen seroclearance studied in real-world data from electronic health records
In a study published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University analyzed data from an extensive...
A mysterious blue molecule will help make better use of light energy
Researchers at IOCB Prague are the first to describe the causes of the behavior of one of the fundamental aromatic molecules, which fascinates the scientific...
Tiny sea creatures reveal the ancient origins of neurons
A study in the journal Cell sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on the placozoans, a millimetre-sized marine animal. Researchers at the...
Dennis L. Kasper to be awarded the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize 2024
FRANKFURT. Around ten trillion bacteria live in the large intestine of every human being. They make up the majority of our microbiome, i.e., all the...
