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Andromeda Biotech’s New Drug for Type 1 Diabetes Success

Andromeda Biotech: A Drug for Type 1 Diabetes Developed by Prof. Irun Cohen of the Weizmann Institute Meets Primary and Secondary Goals of Phase III Clinical…

Life & Chemistry

Cisplatin’s Surprising RNA Binding: Implications for Cancer Treatment

An anti-cancer drug used extensively in chemotherapy binds pervasively to RNA — up to 20-fold more than it does to DNA, a surprise finding that suggests new…

Life & Chemistry

Iowa State Scientists Boost Algae Biomass by Over 50%

The breakthrough comes from expressing certain genes in algae that increase the amount of photosynthesis in the plant, which leads to more biomass. Expressing…

Life & Chemistry

Transparent Testing of Antioxidant Drugs by UC San Diego

The research, led by scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has been published online by the Journal of Clinical…

Physics & Astronomy

Pitt Researchers Unlock Advances in Quantum Physics Technology

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have made advances in better understanding correlated quantum matter that could change technology as we know it,…

Life & Chemistry

Boosting Anandamide Potency: New Findings from UCI Team

UC Irvine and Italian researchers have discovered a new means of enhancing the effects of anandamide – a natural, marijuana-like chemical in the body that…

Physics & Astronomy

Galaxies as Nature’s Recyclers: New Discoveries Unveiled

The researchers also identified large masses of previously undetected material surrounding galaxies, and described the large-scale flows of this gas. The…

Life & Chemistry

Research sheds new light on body parts’ sensitivity to environmental changes

The research, led by assistant zoology professor Alexander Shingleton, is detailed in the recent issue of the Proceedings of the Library of Science Genetics.In…

Life & Chemistry

PEA-15 Protein’s New Role in Cancer Growth Uncovered

A new study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reveals that PEA-15, a protein previously shown to slow ovarian tumor growth and metastasis, can…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Acid Mine Drainage Technology Could Aid Marcellus Shale Drilling

Rock left behind in abandoned mines after coal is extracted contains sulfur impurities that decompose and form sulfuric acid when exposed to air, water and…

Physics & Astronomy

A Tiny Flame Shines Light on Supernovae Explosions

Type Ia supernovae form when a white dwarf star – the left-over cinder of a star like our Sun – accumulates so much mass from a companion star that it…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Orbiter Captures Martian Sand Dunes in Motion

“Mars either has more gusts of wind than we knew about before, or the winds are capable of transporting more sand,” said Nathan Bridges, planetary scientist at…

Environmental Conservation

Low Impact, Green Solutions Fix Older City Water Infrastructures

A new study by Jeffrey Featherstone, director of Temple’s Center for Sustainable Communities and a professor of Community and Regional Planning, examines how…

Studies and Analyses

Food Fraud: What Does it Mean and Who is at Risk?

The authors from Michigan State University explain that food fraud can be defined as an intentional act for economic gain. This differs from a food safety…

Life & Chemistry

Woodpecker research unlocks the key to avoiding head injury

A pioneering study by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Beihang University in Beijing has unravelled the mystery of why…

Life & Chemistry

Chew gum, lose weight

Most people understand that serious weight loss requires changing attitudes toward what they eat and how often they exercise. But, what if the process could be…

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