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Advanced viral diagnostics tool closer to widespread use

Advanced viral diagnostics tool closer to widespread use

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost of today's clinical diagnostic tools are designed to detect the presence of a specific and k

Advanced viral diagnostics tool closer to widespread use

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost of today's clinical diagnostic tools are designed to detect the presence of a specific and k
Improving the world's most potent cancer drug

Improving the world's most potent cancer drug

by University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleElizabeth Barker. Credit: Shawn Poynter, University of TennesseeFourteen mice scurried around in laboratory cages, eating, sniffing, and running peacefully.

Improving the world's most potent cancer drug

by University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleElizabeth Barker. Credit: Shawn Poynter, University of TennesseeFourteen mice scurried around in laboratory cages, eating, sniffing, and running peacefully.
Announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 with one half to David Baker, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis, Google

Announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 with one half to David Baker, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis, Google
Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

FEBRUARY 12, 2024by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng,The ConversationThe common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

FEBRUARY 12, 2024by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng,The ConversationThe common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat
Special polymer for microfluidic chips could reduce need for animal testing in medical research

Special polymer for microfluidic chips could reduce need for animal testing in medical research

by Elizaveta Vereshchagina and Linda Sønstevold,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologySINTEF researchers Linda Sønstevold (right) and Elizaveta Vereshchagina have achieved promising resu

Special polymer for microfluidic chips could reduce need for animal testing in medical research

by Elizaveta Vereshchagina and Linda Sønstevold,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologySINTEF researchers Linda Sønstevold (right) and Elizaveta Vereshchagina have achieved promising resu
ADHD medication linked to reduced mortality

ADHD medication linked to reduced mortality

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Karolinska Institutet have shown a link between use of medication for ADHD and a reduced risk of premature death. The ri

ADHD medication linked to reduced mortality

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Karolinska Institutet have shown a link between use of medication for ADHD and a reduced risk of premature death. The ri
Neural study explores how mice decide whether to eat or drink when they are both hungry and thirsty

Neural study explores how mice decide whether to eat or drink when they are both hungry and thirsty

by Gillian Dohrn,Stanford UniversityReward choice under conflicting needs is structured by persistent behavioral states with stochastic transitions.a, The conceptual problem.b, Burid

Neural study explores how mice decide whether to eat or drink when they are both hungry and thirsty

by Gillian Dohrn,Stanford UniversityReward choice under conflicting needs is structured by persistent behavioral states with stochastic transitions.a, The conceptual problem.b, Burid
Researchers create genetic atlas detailing early stages of zebrafish development

Researchers create genetic atlas detailing early stages of zebrafish development

byNIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentZebrafish are model organisms for studying early development. Credit: J. Swan and K. Tabor, NICHD/NIHResearch

Researchers create genetic atlas detailing early stages of zebrafish development

byNIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentZebrafish are model organisms for studying early development. Credit: J. Swan and K. Tabor, NICHD/NIHResearch
How bispecific antibodies could bring new hope to patients with lung cancer

How bispecific antibodies could bring new hope to patients with lung cancer

by Cactus CommunicationsMOAs of bsAbs in the treatment of lung cancer. (A) One arm of a bsAb binds to TAA/TSA, and the other to a T-cell surface receptor, and this bridging mechanism redirects cytotox

How bispecific antibodies could bring new hope to patients with lung cancer

by Cactus CommunicationsMOAs of bsAbs in the treatment of lung cancer. (A) One arm of a bsAb binds to TAA/TSA, and the other to a T-cell surface receptor, and this bridging mechanism redirects cytotox
Moving muscle fibers with magnets 'programs' how they align within tissue

Moving muscle fibers with magnets 'programs' how they align within tissue

byCell PressSkeletal muscle tissue. Credit: University of Michigan Medical SchoolStimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within ti

Moving muscle fibers with magnets 'programs' how they align within tissue

byCell PressSkeletal muscle tissue. Credit: University of Michigan Medical SchoolStimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within ti
Cannabis has no clear effect on treatment of opioid addiction, study finds

Cannabis has no clear effect on treatment of opioid addiction, study finds

by Taylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCannabis is not an effective treatment for opioid addiction, a new study of thousands of people being treated for opioid use disorder sugg

Cannabis has no clear effect on treatment of opioid addiction, study finds

by Taylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCannabis is not an effective treatment for opioid addiction, a new study of thousands of people being treated for opioid use disorder sugg
Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims

Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims

by Nicole Adams,The ConversationDrone deliveries would be particularly effective in places where emergency responders can't respond quickly. Credit: Vincent Walter/Purdue University, CC BY-N

Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims

by Nicole Adams,The ConversationDrone deliveries would be particularly effective in places where emergency responders can't respond quickly. Credit: Vincent Walter/Purdue University, CC BY-N