Silicone sponge captures unknown bacteria
From human intestines to the bottom of the sea: Microorganisms populate nearly any habitat, no matter how hostile it is. Their great variety of survival...
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Unexpected cognitive deteriorations in epilepsy
In severe epilepsies, surgical intervention is often the only remedy - usually with great success. While neuropsychological performance can recover in the long term after...
Study shows chemical coatings can affect microparticles ‘swimming’ in mucus solutions
DALLAS (SMU) – Collaborative research between SMU nanorobotics authority MinJun Kim’s Biological Actuation, Sensing, and Transport (BAST) Lab and international research and engineering company ARA...
Key to chemical industries’ sustainable future? The world’s first industrial model of a flow photo-on-demand synthesis system
Various chemical products, such as polymers and pharmaceutical intermediates, are currently synthesized with phosgene as their precursor or raw material. However, phosgene is highly toxic...
Limiting global warming now can preserve valuable freshwater resource
Snowcapped mountains not only look majestic – They’re vital to a delicate ecosystem that has existed for tens of thousands of years. Mountain water runoff...
Discovery suggests new way to target mantle cell lymphoma
A form of blood cancer known as mantle cell lymphoma is critically dependent on a protein that coordinates gene expression, such that blocking its activity...
Powerful new tool to advance genomics, disease research
UVA Health researchers have developed an important new tool to help scientists sort signal from noise as they probe the genetic causes of cancer and other...
Microchannel-containing nanofiber aerogels with small protein molecule enable accelerated diabetic wound healing
(LOS ANGELES) – November 22, 2022 - A collaborative team of scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and the University of Nebraska Medical...
Just 17 minutes of YouTube videos can drive down prejudice, study reveals
Watching just 17 minutes of YouTubers talking about their struggles with mental health drives down prejudice, University of Essex research has suggested.  Credit: Dr Shaaba Lotun/University...
Warmer brain-irrigation fluid in surgery more efficacious
A simple method can halve the number of repeat operations to remedy bleeding under the cranium, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows. The...
Sequencing project to unleash the biotechnology potential of euglenoids
The Euglena International Network (EIN) (https://euglenanetwork.org/), founded in 2020, is a global consortium of hundreds of scientists around the world with the collective goal of...
Charcoal and cattle correlate with Madagascar’s megafaunal extinctions
The demise of the dodo epitomizes humanity’s record as a destructive force on delicate island life. Likewise, on the island of Madagascar, gorilla-sized lemurs, 3-meter...
Earth might be experiencing 7th mass extinction, not 6th
Earth is currently in the midst of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year. New research suggests environmental changes caused the first such...
Drinking during pregnancy changes baby’s brain structure
CHICAGO – A new MRI study revealed that consumption of alcohol even in low to moderate amounts during pregnancy can change the baby’s brain structure...
New survey reveals majority of European dietitians believe moderate coffee consumption has clear health benefits
Tuesday 22nd November: A new report by the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD), supported by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC),...
