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How billions of hacked mosquitoes and a vaccine could beat the deadly dengue virus
Outbreaks of dengue are killing thousands of people in South America each year and getting worse. Brazil hopes to turn the tide with a home-grown vaccine and an army of mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria.
Customized Gene-Editing Technology Shows Potential to Treat Lethal Pediatric Disease
In preclinical models, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene therapy precisely repaired the genetic error that causes a rare vascular disease
Biodegradable scaffold with magnesium and glutamine accelerates bone regrowth
"By integrating magnesium and glutamine - two small molecules found naturally in the body and in food - with citric acid, we found that the molecules work together to promote bone growth by encouraging increased intracellular energy metabolism,"
Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes
Research shows that repeated head impacts from contact sports can cause early and lasting changes in the brains of young- to middle-aged athletes. The findings show that these changes may occur years before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops its hallmark disease features, which can now only be detected by examining brain tissue after death.
Scientists Look to Commercial Dyes to Help them Diagnose Dementia
Chemists at UC San Francisco screened hundreds of industrial dyes to see which ones would stick to the different types of protein clumps that appear in the brain during dementia. The screen offers clues for how to design new diagnostic dyes that will enable scientists to distinguish between dementias.
Six Listening Strategies Lab Managers Can Use to Build Trust, Safety, and Stronger Teams
Research from health care shows that values-driven listening improves trust and resilience—lab managers can apply the same strategies to strengthen culture and performance
Researchers provide new insights into how exercise helps lose weight
Regular exercise is considered a powerful way to lose weight and to protect from obesity-associated diseases, such as diabetes or heart conditions. Exercise helps lose weight by increasing the amount of energy the body uses; however, it is likely that other mechanisms are also involved.
Great Britain’s economy didn’t completely tank after Romans left, countering conventional wisdom
“Completely surprising” discovery based on ancient pollutants suggests mining and smelting continued apace for centuries
Weird ‘time crystals’ are made visible at last
A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal crystal repeat in space. Examples once existed in only complex, quantum matter, but now physicists have found a way to make a time crystal that can be seen, under certain conditions, with the naked eye.
Scientists Discover How Nanoplastics Disrupt Brain Energy Metabolism
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how nanoplastics—even smaller than microplastics—disrupt energy metabolism in brain cells. Their findings may have implications for better understanding neurodegenerative diseases characterized by declining neurological or brain function, and even shed new light on issues with learning and memory.
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