University of Missouri researchers design new heart health wearable
While heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, most people can be treated with early detection and timely interventions. That’s...
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Henry Ford Health researchers look at steroids as pain control alternative to opioids
DETROIT (December 5, 2022) – Results from a study by Henry Ford Health orthopedic researchers is the latest of several high-powered studies geared toward effectively...
WVU researchers counting on cow cooperation for improvements in soil health and carbon sequestration
West Virginia University researchers are working to improve soil health and increase economic gains for Appalachian cattle farmers by bringing nutrients, like carbon, to the soil...
The secret lives of tropical mammals revealed by millions of wildlife photos
How animals spend their day; eating, sleeping, and moving, and when they do it, varies between species. The mechanisms behind these patterns are poorly understood....
HIV ‘drug factory’ implant promises once-a-year therapy
HOUSTON – (Dec. 5, 2022) – A Rice University laboratory, with a boost from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,will develop a once-a-year treatment for patients...
Research in and high above the Amazon rainforest
As part of the CAFE-Brazil expedition, about 70 scientists will travel to Manaus in December and January. The airport of the capital of the Brazilian...
New Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis articles showcase innovative applications of mass spectrometry
Mass spectrometry, a technique used to determine the composition of chemical substances by accurately measuring their molecular masses, has become an indispensable tool in pharmaceutical...
Milestone for laser technology
Extremely intense light pulses generated by free-electron lasers (FELs) are versatile tools in research. Particularly in the X-ray range, they can be deployed to analyze...
Why synonymous mutations are not always silent
New modeling shows how synonymous mutations—those that change the DNA sequence of a gene but not the sequence of the encoded protein—can still impact protein...
Researchers say space atomic clocks could help uncover the nature of dark matter
Studying an atomic clock on-board a spacecraft inside the orbit of Mercury and very near to the Sun might be the trick to uncovering the...
The future of replacement organs is (quite possibly) here: robust human intestinal organoids created in a lab
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that spheroids grown in suspension mature into human intestinal organoids when transferred to a bioreactor and...
Off-patent liver disease drug could prevent COVID-19 infection and protect against future variants
Cambridge scientists have identified an off-patent drug that can be repurposed to prevent COVID-19 – and may be capable of protecting against future variants of...
RCSI research explains how our body clock influences vaccine responses
DUBLIN, Ireland, 5 December, 2022: Research by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has provided new insights into the mechanism behind how our circadian 24-hour body...
Study links genetic variant to digestive disturbances in patients with Chagas disease
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects some 8 million people worldwide. More than a third develop severe heart or digestive problems with...
3D printing can help produce valuable radiopharmaceuticals
Without accurate diagnostics, it is difficult to talk about effective treatment of patients, especially in the case of cancer. Today, as much as 80% of...
