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Scientists describe a possible disease-causing mechanism in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have described a potential disease-causing mechanism in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most frequent hereditary disease of the heart. The ...
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Jun 10, 2021
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Carbon-based nanomaterials show promising results against SARS-CoV-2 and 12 other viruses
Professor Ángel Serrano, principal investigator at the Biomaterials and Bioengineering Laboratory of the Catholic University of Valencia (UCV), recently published an article in journal ACS Nano, from the American Chemical ...
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Jun 10, 2021
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Injectable microspheres to repair failing hearts
Biodegradable microspheres can be used to deliver heart cells generated from stem cells to repair damaged hearts after a heart attack, according to new findings by UCL researchers. This type of cell therapy could one day ...
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Jun 10, 2021
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New adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies
Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors to be adapted to suit the specific gene therapy cargo.
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Jun 09, 2021
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Nanotech antimicrobial masks filter 99.9% of bacteria, viruses, and haze particles
Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a reusable "nanotech mask" that can filter out 99.9 percent of bacteria, viruses and particulate matter (PM), as well as ...
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Jun 09, 2021
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Bacteria-sized robots take on microplastics and win by breaking them down
Small pieces of plastic are everywhere, stretching from urban environments to pristine wilderness. Left to their own devices, it can take hundreds of years for them to degrade completely. Catalysts activated by sunlight could ...
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Jun 09, 2021
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Online 'library of properties' helps to create safer nanomaterials
Researchers have developed a 'library of properties' to help identify the environmental impact of nanomaterials faster and more cost effectively.
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Jun 08, 2021
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New drug-formulation method may lead to smaller pills
About 60 percent of drugs on the market have hydrophobic molecules as their active ingredients. These drugs, which are not soluble in water, can be difficult to formulate into tablets because they need to be broken down into ...
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Jun 07, 2021
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Study provides new insights into indoor HCHO purification by transition-metal nanocatalysts
Room-temperature catalytic oxidation is an efficient approach to converting formaldehyde (HCHO) into harmless CO2 by using reactive oxygen species (ROS) on the surface of noble-metal nanocatalysts.
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Jun 07, 2021
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World's first blood test for real-time monitoring of cancer treatment success
Cancer patients who are undergoing targeted therapy can look forward to a new blood test that could tell their doctors whether the treatment is working, within one day after the start of the treatment. This will significantly ...
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Jun 07, 2021
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Filter membrane renders viruses harmless
Viruses can spread not only via droplets or aerosols like the new coronavirus, but in water, too. In fact, some potentially dangerous pathogens of gastrointestinal diseases are water-borne viruses.
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Jun 03, 2021
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Scientist discovers how leafbirds make complex color-producing crystals
A recent study by a team of researchers led by Dr. Vinod Kumar Saranathan from the Division of Science at Yale-NUS College has discovered a complex, three-dimensional crystal called the single gyroid within feathers of the ...
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Jun 03, 2021
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Blood clot-busting nanocapsules could reduce existing treatment's side effects
Tested on human blood in the lab, the selective nanocapsules could reduce the side effects of a major blood clot dissolving drug, which include bleeding on the brain. If confirmed with animal tests, the nanocapsules could ...
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Jun 02, 2021
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New nanoparticle design paves way for improved detection of tumors
Nano-sized particles have been engineered in a new way to improve detection of tumors within the body and in biopsy tissue, a research team in Sweden reports. The advance could enable identifying early stage tumors with lower ...
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Jun 02, 2021
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Synthesis, characteristics and application of doped carbon structures
This doctoral thesis focuses on the development of novel carbon materials, their characterization, and application in energy storage and water purification.
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Jun 02, 2021
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Graphene-based nanozyme helps to detect L-cysteine in serum
Graphene-based materials can be obtained using various reducing agents, many of which are dangerous and toxic chemicals, and the obtained graphene-based materials are prone to aggregation, limiting their practical applications.
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Jun 01, 2021
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Nano-encapsulation for efficient delivery in Parkinson's treatment
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder caused by the death of dopaminergic neurons in a part of the brain (known as substantia nigra pars compacta), which leads to a deficit of dopamine (DA), one ...
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Jun 01, 2021
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A new soft electronic material for human-machine interfacing
Researchers at DTU Health Tech have developed a new material that can facilitate a near-perfect merger between machines and the human body for diagnostics and treatment.
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Jun 01, 2021
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Cell mechanics research is making chemotherapy friendlier
Malignant tumor cells undergo mechanical deformation more easily than normal cells, allowing them to migrate throughout the body. The mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells treated with the most commonly used anti-cancer ...
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May 27, 2021
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Virus transmission: New animation gives insight to viral spread
How can an influenza virus transfer from animals to humans even though the molecules on which they land at the cell surface are different? To find out, researchers of the University of Twente developed a sensor chip that ...
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May 27, 2021
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