Nanofluidic device generates power with saltwater
There is a largely untapped energy source along the world’s coastlines: the difference in salinity between seawater and freshwater. A new nanodevice can harness this difference to generate power.
Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering...
Researchers find a promising drug candidate for the treatment of ALS
A research group at the University of Helsinki and its partners have found a promising drug candidate for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor CDNF prolongs the lifespan of...
NULISA: Ultra-Sensitive Immunoassay Platform for Profiling Fluid-Based Neurodegenerative Protein Biomarkers
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Broadcast Date: October 11, 2023 Time: 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CET Efforts to identify biomarkers for neurodegenerative disease have been hampered by the lack of a proteomic tool with the...
Hydrogel Delivery Balances Tumor’s pH, Boosts Cancer Drug’s Activity
A new hydrogel-based drug delivery system enhances the cancer-fighting activity of doxorubicin by balancing the acidic environment in a tumor. The chitosan-poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel system, which is injectable, directly delivers the drug to malignant tumors,...
New method detects microRNA targets at the level of single cells
MicroRNAs are small molecules that regulate gene activity by binding to and destroying RNAs produced by the genes. More than 60% of all human genes are estimated to be regulated by microRNAs, therefore it...
Peru’s Operation Mercury stopped most illegal gold mining in one biodiversity hotspot in the...
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is a lifeline for many who live in Madre de Dios, a region in southeastern Peru, where poverty is high and jobs are scarce. But the economic development in...
Conscious Re-Coupling: M&A Comes Back Surely, If Slowly
Subin Baral, EY Global Life Sciences Deals Leader
By Alex Philippidis
It’s too early to call it a boom, but the cycle of biopharma mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has returned to one of “conscious coupling” as...
Monkeys cause a stink in response to human noise
New research has found that monkeys increase their use of scent markings to compensate for human noise pollution.
Credit: Jacob Dunn, Anglia Ruskin University
New research has found that monkeys increase their use of scent markings...
New trial of a preventive HIV vaccine candidate begins in the United States and...
A trial of a preventive HIV vaccine candidate has begun enrollment in the United States and South Africa. The Phase 1 trial will evaluate a novel vaccine known as VIR-1388 for its safety and...
Beta Blockers Revive Immune Cells Exhausted by Stress Hormone
Salk Institute scientists discovered a relationship between killer T cell exhaustion and the body’s sympathetic—“fight-or-flight”—stress response. The research showed that beta-blockers could inhibit the interaction between these CD8+ T cells and sympathetic stress response...
