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Smart Transformable Nanoparticles Promise Advances in Tumour Diagnoses, Treatment

December 8, 2021
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Washington, DC — For more than three decades, biomedical nanomaterials have been successfully developed for the benefit of theranostics — a compound term referring to the diagnoses and treatment...

A Daily Dose of Yoghurt Could Be the Go-to Food to Manage High Blood Pressure

December 8, 2021
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Adelaide SA, Australia — Whether it’s a dollop on your morning cereal or a simple snack on the go, a daily dose of yoghurt could be the next go-to food for people with high blood pressure, according...

Researchers Create Contamination Test for Dairy Products, Using Technology That Can Be Printed Inside Containers

December 7, 2021
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Hamilton, ON, Canada — Researchers have developed a test to reveal bacterial contamination in dairy products well before they have a chance to reach anyone’s lips. Researchers at McMaster University,...

Stem Cell Study Paves Way for Manufacturing Cultured Meat

December 7, 2021
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Nottingham, UK —Scientists have obtained stem cells from livestock that grow under chemically defined conditions, paving the way for manufacturing cell cultured meat and breeding enhanced livestock. Researchers...

Development of a Single-Process Platform for the Manufacture of Graphene Quantum Dots

December 3, 2021
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Sejong-si, Korea — Graphene consists of a planar structure, with carbon atoms connected in a hexagonal shape that resembles a beehive. When graphene is reduced to several nanometers (nm) in size, it...

Gene-Editing Used to Create Single Sex Mice Litters

December 3, 2021
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London, UK — Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with University of Kent, have used gene editing technology to create female-only and male-only mice litters with 100% efficiency. This...

Elevated Heart Rate Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia, Study Suggests

December 3, 2021
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Solna, Sweden — Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Alzheimer’s...

Targeting the Brain’s Immune Cells May Help Prevent or Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

December 2, 2021
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New York, NY — Targeting the Brain’s Immune Cells May Help Prevent or Treat Alzheimer’s Disease A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s disease alters a signalling pathway in certain immune cells...

Compound Shows Promise for Minimizing Erratic Movements in Parkinson’s Patients

December 2, 2021
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San Antonio, TX – A new study from Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) and collaborators has identified a promising drug candidate to minimize uncontrolled, erratic muscle movements,...

Flu Virus Shells Could Improve Delivery of mRNA Into Cells

December 1, 2021
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La Jolla, CA — Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new and potentially more effective way to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) into cells. Their approach involves packing...

Study Confirms Linkage Between Altered DNA Repair and DNA Damage in Neurodegenerative Conditions Causing Debilitating Movement Disorders

December 1, 2021
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Irvine, CA — A new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers has confirmed a link between altered DNA repair and increased DNA damage associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7),...

MRI Reveals Altered Brain Structure in Foetuses Exposed to Alcohol

December 1, 2021
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Chicago, IL – In the first MRI-based study to investigate pre-natal alcohol exposure, researchers found significant changes in the brain structure of foetuses exposed to alcohol compared to healthy...

New Computational Approach Predicts Chemical Reactions at High Temperatures

December 1, 2021
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New York, NY — Extracting metals from oxides at high temperatures is essential not only for producing metals such as steel but also for recycling. Because current extraction processes are very carbon-intensive,...

Heart Repair and Regeneration After a Heart Attack — A Review

November 30, 2021
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Birmingham, AL — Twenty years ago, clinicians first attempted to regenerate a failing human heart by injecting muscle myoblasts into the heart during a bypass operation. Despite high initial hopes...

Scientists Discover Biological Mechanisms Caused by Deficits in High-Risk Autism Gene

November 30, 2021
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Chapel Hill, NC – Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and colleagues have demonstrated that rare variants in the ANK2 gene, consistently found in individuals...

Popular Blood Thinners May Lead To Brain Bleeding After Head Injury

November 30, 2021
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Chicago, IL – A three-year study of more than 1,000 patients found that the risk of delayed intracranial haemorrhage and death following head trauma was significantly higher for adults taking older...

Experimental Compound Counters Diabetic Complications

November 26, 2021
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New York, NY — An experimental compound reduced complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in mice – not by lowering blood sugar – but by countering its consequences: cell death, inflammation, and...

Unveiling the Hidden Cellular Logistics of Memory Storage in Neurons

November 26, 2021
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Ann Arbor, MI — Exploring the mechanisms involved in sleep-dependent memory storage, a team of University of Michigan (U-M) cellular biologists found that RNAs associated with an understudied cell...

Targeted Drug Combination Shows Unprecedented Activity in Some Highly Aggressive Brain Tumours

November 26, 2021
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Boston, MA — A combination of two targeted cancer drugs showed unprecedented, “clinically meaningful” activity in patients with highly malignant brain tumours that carried a rare genetic mutation,...

Microbes Can Provide Sustainable Hydrocarbons for the Petrochemical Industry, Says Study

November 24, 2021
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Berkeley, CA — If the petrochemical industry is ever to wean itself off oil and gas, it has to find sustainably-sourced chemicals that slip effortlessly into existing processes for making products...

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