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Mechanical engineers develop miniaturized, hydrogel-based electric generators for biomedical devices

Mechanical engineers develop miniaturized, hydrogel-based electric generators for biomedical devices

by The University of Hong KongThe hydrogel electric generator and its working mechanism. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45931-7Mechanoelectrical energy conversion offers

Mechanical engineers develop miniaturized, hydrogel-based electric generators for biomedical devices

by The University of Hong KongThe hydrogel electric generator and its working mechanism. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45931-7Mechanoelectrical energy conversion offers
CRISPR-based mapping uncovers 'switches' for immune genes central to health

CRISPR-based mapping uncovers 'switches' for immune genes central to health

byGladstone InstitutesTiling CRISPRi screens map gene-specific CREs across the costimulatory locus. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01743-5Healthy T cells are t

CRISPR-based mapping uncovers 'switches' for immune genes central to health

byGladstone InstitutesTiling CRISPRi screens map gene-specific CREs across the costimulatory locus. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01743-5Healthy T cells are t
A California panel is holding up studies on psychedelics: Some researchers want it gone

A California panel is holding up studies on psychedelics: Some researchers want it gone

JANUARY 19, 2024by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAt the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, scientists are eager to explore whether a psychedelic ch

A California panel is holding up studies on psychedelics: Some researchers want it gone

JANUARY 19, 2024by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAt the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, scientists are eager to explore whether a psychedelic ch
Mimicking exercise with a pill

Mimicking exercise with a pill

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exe

Mimicking exercise with a pill

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exe
Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB

Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB

Credit: CC0 Public DomainA faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a "new era" in tackling

Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB

Credit: CC0 Public DomainA faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a "new era" in tackling
States strive to get opioid overdose drug to more people

States strive to get opioid overdose drug to more people

by Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.orgCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPosing as shoppers, a team of researchers from the University of Mississippi called nearly 600 pharmacies across the state and as

States strive to get opioid overdose drug to more people

by Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.orgCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPosing as shoppers, a team of researchers from the University of Mississippi called nearly 600 pharmacies across the state and as
Study describes five cutting-edge advances in biomedical engineering

Study describes five cutting-edge advances in biomedical engineering

FEBRUARY 27, 2024by Azeem Zeekrya,Mass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for hu

Study describes five cutting-edge advances in biomedical engineering

FEBRUARY 27, 2024by Azeem Zeekrya,Mass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for hu
How does HIV get into the cell's center to kickstart infection?

How does HIV get into the cell's center to kickstart infection?

JANUARY 24, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of New South WalesIntact HIV-1 CLPs penetrate Nup98 condensates via FG-binding pocket. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06

How does HIV get into the cell's center to kickstart infection?

JANUARY 24, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of New South WalesIntact HIV-1 CLPs penetrate Nup98 condensates via FG-binding pocket. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06
COVID-19 viral load rebound can occur after VV116, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir

COVID-19 viral load rebound can occur after VV116, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir

by Elana GotkineFor patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, viral load rebound and symptom rebound can occur after a standard five-day course of treatment with VV116 or nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, accord

COVID-19 viral load rebound can occur after VV116, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir

by Elana GotkineFor patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, viral load rebound and symptom rebound can occur after a standard five-day course of treatment with VV116 or nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, accord
Combined antibiotics more effective against Lyme disease: Study

Combined antibiotics more effective against Lyme disease: Study

by Leslie Tate,Tulane UniversityThe study findings could pave the way for improved Lyme disease treatments, particularly in persistent cases, said lead researcher Monica Embers, PhD, associate p

Combined antibiotics more effective against Lyme disease: Study

by Leslie Tate,Tulane UniversityThe study findings could pave the way for improved Lyme disease treatments, particularly in persistent cases, said lead researcher Monica Embers, PhD, associate p
Five-day antibiotic course noninferior for pediatric febrile UTI

Five-day antibiotic course noninferior for pediatric febrile UTI

by Elana GotkineFor young children with febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI), a five-day amoxicillin-clavulanate course is noninferior to a 10-day course for recurrence of UTI within 30 days after c

Five-day antibiotic course noninferior for pediatric febrile UTI

by Elana GotkineFor young children with febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI), a five-day amoxicillin-clavulanate course is noninferior to a 10-day course for recurrence of UTI within 30 days after c