Julie Stewart September 07, 2022 Imagine that instead of a patient visiting their doctor for blood tests, they could rely on a noninvasive at-home test to predict their risk of diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 15% of US adults (23% of whom are undiagnosed), according to the CDC. This technology could become a reality thanks...
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Self-assembling molecules suffocate cancer cells within hours
By Nick Lavars September 08, 2022 Artist’s impression of a new anti-cancer drug at work, using tiny hairs to block the oxygen supply of cellsMPI-P By deploying a newly-developed drug against a key energy source of cancer cells, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have developed a new way of eliminating them...
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Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources
by German Cancer Research Center Human cancer cells (cell nucleus in blue) feeding on protein (Albumin, labeled in green). The proteins are digested and broken down into amino acids in the lysosomes (magenta). Credit: W. Palm / DKFZ Cancer cells often grow in environments that are low in nutrients, and they cope with this challenge...
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Significantly enlarged gray matter volume in neuropsychiatric long-COVID syndrome
By Tarun Sai Lomte Sep 8 2022 Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent study published in the journal Psychiatry Research, researchers found larger gray matter volumes (GMVs) in patients with neuropsychiatric long COVID syndrome. The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents challenges in treating infected people and survivors who experience persistent symptoms. Although multiple...
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DUST-LENGTH PIPES COULD DELIVER DRUGS WITHOUT LEAKS
Leak-free piping, made with nanotubes that self-assemble, self-repair, and can connect themselves to different biostructures, is a significant step toward creating a nanotube network that one day might deliver specialized drugs, proteins, and molecules to targeted cells in the human body. “This study suggests very strongly that it’s feasible to build nanotubes that don’t leak using these...
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Intimate Honeymoons in Asia — How to Successfully Date women From another type of Culture
Choosing to date women from a different sort of culture can be challenging. It is important to 3 ingredients . her tradition and appreciate her values. You may also come across challenges that are specific to that cultural background. Online dating someone coming from a different region requires fortitude and patience, and you will should...
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MENSTRUAL PAD COULD ONE DAY DETECT HPV
The hope is that, one day, menstruating people can swap pap smears for a detection system that’s more convenient and just as accurate. That could mean more time for patients to have meaningful conversations with their physicians and, possibly a reduction in the stigma around periods, says Paul Blumenthal, a professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology at...
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Analyzing the potential of AlphaFold in drug discovery
Study finds computer models that predict molecular interactions need improvement before they can help identify drug mechanisms of action. Over the past few decades, very few new antibiotics have been developed, largely because current methods for screening potential drugs are prohibitively expensive and time-consuming. One promising new strategy is to use computational models, which offer...
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Ovarian cancer detection takes a step forward, thanks to Wilmot
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER A new type of technology can capture stray ovarian cancer cells from a simple blood test and successfully predict cancer in people who have a lesion or cyst in the pelvic region, according to a new study by a Wilmot Cancer Institute physician/scientist. Nearly 200 local people participated in the study, which...
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New practical method of producing Airy beams could enhance ultrasound
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS IMAGE: FLEXIBLE AND VERSATILE AIRY BEAM-ENABLED BINARY ACOUSTIC METASURFACES (AB-BAMS) FOR ULTRASOUND BEAM MANIPULATION. A DEMONSTRATED THE AB-BAMS IN WATER. CREDIT: CHEN LAB/WASHU Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis recently invented a technique for generating ultrasound waves that can self-bend, like a rainbow. Airy beams (named for English scientist...