Nano-antioxidants prove their potential
Injectable nanoparticles that could protect an injured person from further damage due to oxidative stress have proven to be astoundingly effective in tests to study their mechanism.
Injectable nanoparticles that could protect an injured person from further damage due to oxidative stress have proven to be astoundingly effective in tests to study their mechanism.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 9, 2015
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We humans have been using self-medication to cure the illnesses since the dawn of our species. There is some evidence that also other animals can exhibit this type of behavior, but the evidence has been hard to come by.
Evolution
Aug 24, 2015
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A team of scientists has discovered a new possible pathway toward forming carbon structures in space using a specialized chemical exploration technique at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley ...
Materials Science
Sep 3, 2019
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Organic chemists at The Ohio State University have figured out how to synthesize the most common molecule arrangement in medicine, a scientific discovery that could change the way a number of drugs—including one most commonly ...
Materials Science
Oct 17, 2019
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A group of researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has revealed the importance of eliminating any excess of defective products that might have accumulated in the mitochondria, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 3, 2019
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Scientists at Rice University are enhancing the natural antioxidant properties of an element found in a car's catalytic converter to make it useful for medical applications.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 15, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered that all sorts of females from birds to reptiles to insects have a nifty trick to prolong the lifespan of sperm, letting them store it for weeks, months or even years ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2012
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You may have heard that exposure to blue light can disrupt your sleep. As it turns, out it's also harmful to wildlife.
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2022
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A polymer is a mesh of chains, which slowly break over time due to the pressure from ordinary wear and tear. When a polymer is squeezed, the pressure breaks chemical bonds and produces free radicals: ions with unpaired electrons, ...
Polymers
Mar 2, 2012
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Hair loss is undesirable for many men—and women—because one's hairstyle is often closely tied to their self-confidence. And while some people embrace it, others wish they could regrow their lost strands. Now, researchers ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 31, 2022
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