If the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines aren't enough to convince you that face shields alone shouldn't be used to stop the spread of COVID-19, then maybe a new visualization study ...
General Physics
Sep 1, 2020
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Regulating the fluid balance in cells is vital in all living things. When insufficient water is being transported via the cell membrane, cells can use their aquaporins—also known as water channels—that open and close ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2022
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Many people wear masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, masks with exhalation valves do not slow the spread of the disease, and now, ...
Soft Matter
Nov 10, 2020
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Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study heart disease.
Materials Science
Aug 5, 2019
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Researchers from computer firm IBM say they have invented a new non-toxic gel that can kill deadly drug-resistant bacteria by cutting through the sludge that shelters them and attacking the germ's cell membrane.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 25, 2013
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have unraveled a complex chemical pathway that enables bacteria to form clusters called biofilms. Such improved understanding might eventually aid the development of new treatments ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 26, 2012
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Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a dog's love and devotion knows these furry friends are nothing if not good for our hearts.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2022
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Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University have discovered important biomarkers in extracellular vesicles in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease and congestive heart failure. This is the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 14, 2017
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EPFL mathematician Alfio Quarteroni and his team are building a virtual heart model based on personalized medical images that may one day help cardiologists and cardiac surgeons non-invasively diagnose pathological heart ...
Mathematics
Jun 8, 2017
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A novel bacterium, thought to be a common inhabitant of the oral cavity, has the potential to cause serious disease if it enters the bloodstream, according to a study in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2012
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