Imperfection is OK for better MOFs
Credit: © 2019 KAUST; Xavier Pita Perfect crystals are not necessarily the most useful. Defects in the ordered crystalline structure of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) could...
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First study to see if de-prescribing commonly used drug class prevents or delays dementia
Regenstrief researcher receives $3.3 million NIA award for cause and effect studyCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Regenstrief Institute research scientist Noll Campbell, PharmD, M.S. has...
Genethon emphasizes its decisive role in the first gene therapy for a neuromuscular diseas
On May 24, the Food and Drug Administration approved Zolgensma®, a gene therapy drug for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy developed by AveXis (Novartis)....
Stem cell study determines most harmful vape liquids
Credit: Sun Czar Belous PHOENIX - Your favorite vape flavor may be more harmful than the nicotine itself. Using stem cells to investigate the impact...
New tool for understanding cells in health and disease
A first-of-its-kind data analysis platform is helping make sense of the overwhelming amounts of data generated by single-cell researchCredit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of...
Epigenetic study provides new approaches to combination therapies for aggressive cancers
(Vienna, 27 May 2019) Epigenetic processes enable cells to respond to changes in their environment by regulating the activity of their genes. One of the...
Researchers advance search for laboratory test to predict spread of breast cancer
Credit: Christopher L. Yankaskas Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and other institutions report that a new laboratory test that induces cancer cells to squeeze...
Scientists evaluated the effects of different chemical treatments to tissue transplants
The study will help to select the cross-linking agents for transplants more accuratelyCredit: Grebenik, EA, Istranov, LP, Istranova, EV, et al. Chemical cross-linking of xenopericardial...
Does being seen really make cyclists safer on the road?
UBC researcher says high-visibility clothing only part of the solutionCredit: UBCO Researchers from UBC Okanagan have determined motorists tended to give cyclists wearing high-visibility vests...
Coming soon: A home blood test to better monitor chronic illnesses
Université de Montréal's Laboratory of Biosensors & Nanomachines, in partnership with Montreal company Nanogenecs Diagnostics, has just been awarded a 700 000$ NSERC 'Idea to...
New evidence supports surgery for rare type of brain lymphoma
Comprehensive review of published studies suggests surgery beneficial for one type of primary central nervous system lymphomaCredit: Alicia Ortega, M.S. Through a systematic review of...
Steroids can reduce lung cancer risk in COPD patients
Credit: Justin Ohata/UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences For many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, a steroid inhaler is a daily necessity to...
Rice U. lab grows stable, ultrathin magnets
Rare iron oxide could be combined with 2D materials for electronic, spintronic devicesCredit: Lou Group/Rice University Rice University researchers have simplified the synthesis of a...
Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars
Reaction turns carbon dioxide into molecular oxygenCredit: Caltech Science fiction stories are chock full of terraforming schemes and oxygen generators for a very good reason--we...
What is known — and not known — about heart muscle diseases in children
American Heart Association Scientific Statement DALLAS, May 28, 2019 -- Cardiomyopathies (heart muscle diseases) in children are the focus of a new scientific statement from...
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