Killing just the older mosquitoes would be a more sustainable way of controlling malaria, according to entomologists who add that the approach may lead to evolution-proof insecticides that never become obsolete.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2009
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Austrian researchers have successfully developed a new electrophoretic method for detecting MIRCERA® and other erythropoietins (EPO) in the blood. The technique, using SARCOSYL-PAGE, has specifically enhanced sensitivity ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 16, 2009
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With the ability to map dozens of biomarkers at once, a new method could transform testing for conditions including heart disease and cancer.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 25, 2023
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It provides the raw material for liquorice candy, calms the stomach and alleviates diseases of the airways: liquorice root. Chosen as the "Medicinal plant 2012", the root has been treasured in traditional healing since ancient ...
Biochemistry
Apr 17, 2012
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While many people may think of cholesterol only as the culprit in heart disease and other serious conditions, this miraculous molecule is actually essential to our cells—organizing the fatty acids in the membranes that ...
Biochemistry
Sep 22, 2015
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Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed a new method for reconstructing continuous biological processes, such as disease progression, using image data. The study was published in Nature Communications.
Computer Sciences
Sep 7, 2017
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When people are in the early stages of an undiagnosed disease, immediate tests that lead to treatment are the best first steps. But a blood draw—usually performed by a medical professional armed with an uncomfortably large ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 3, 2019
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More than 40 years ago, the foundation for optical tweezers was laid when Arthur Ashkin demonstrated that near the focus of a laser beam, momentum transfer between light and dielectric particles creates gradient forces large ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 3, 2013
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Researchers at Oregon State University have made a fundamental advance in understanding xanthohumol – a compound found in hops that's of significant interest to prevent or treat the lipid and metabolic disorders that are ...
Biochemistry
Oct 11, 2016
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An estimated 476,000 Americans are infected each year with Lyme disease, a condition causing a wide range of symptoms that include fever, rash, and joint pain, as well as effects on the central nervous system and heart. Though ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2022
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