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

Updated on: May 14,2024

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

Updated on:May 14,2024

FDA's plan to ban hair relaxer chemical called too little, too late

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Editors' notesby Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food

Updated on: March 15,2024

FDA's plan to ban hair relaxer chemical called too little, too late

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Editors' notesby Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food

Updated on:March 15,2024

Shared digital NHS prescribing record could avoid nearly 1 million annual drug errors

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImplementing a single shared digital prescribing record across the NHS in England could avoid nearly 1 million drug errors every year, s

Updated on: March 28,2024

Shared digital NHS prescribing record could avoid nearly 1 million annual drug errors

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImplementing a single shared digital prescribing record across the NHS in England could avoid nearly 1 million drug errors every year, s

Updated on:March 28,2024

Study finds growing use of hemp-derived alternative cannabis products containing CBD, Delta-8-THC, CBG, CBN

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCannabis use for medicinal or recreational purposes is now permitted is most states in the U.S. Many of the products sold in dispensaries

Updated on: January 26,2024

Study finds growing use of hemp-derived alternative cannabis products containing CBD, Delta-8-THC, CBG, CBN

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCannabis use for medicinal or recreational purposes is now permitted is most states in the U.S. Many of the products sold in dispensaries

Updated on:January 26,2024

Gene therapy gets a turbo boost from researchers

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaGraphical abstract. Credit:Nucleic Acids Research(2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae534For decades, scientists have dreamed of a future where genetic disease

Updated on: September 03,2024

Gene therapy gets a turbo boost from researchers

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaGraphical abstract. Credit:Nucleic Acids Research(2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae534For decades, scientists have dreamed of a future where genetic disease

Updated on:September 03,2024

Researchers help design easy-to-open, child-resistant medicine bottle

by Abby Robinson,Georgia Institute of TechnologyEquipment used by Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) product design researchers measures the forces required to open prescription medicine con

Updated on: March 24,2024

Researchers help design easy-to-open, child-resistant medicine bottle

by Abby Robinson,Georgia Institute of TechnologyEquipment used by Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) product design researchers measures the forces required to open prescription medicine con

Updated on:March 24,2024

Prefrontal Lobotomy in the Treatment of Mental Disorders (GWU, 1942)

Updated on: November 18,2024

Prefrontal Lobotomy in the Treatment of Mental Disorders (GWU, 1942)

Updated on:November 18,2024

A new weapon against the super-tough C diff bacteria tested in phase-one human trial

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonFecal drug concentrations of omadacycline and vancomycin. Credit:The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2023). DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad537In a phas

Updated on: December 30,2023

A new weapon against the super-tough C diff bacteria tested in phase-one human trial

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonFecal drug concentrations of omadacycline and vancomycin. Credit:The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2023). DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad537In a phas

Updated on:December 30,2023

Poor trial results may prompt maker to pull ALS drug from market

by Robin FosterFollowing disappointing trial results, the maker of a controversial ALS drug may pull the medication off the market.In astatementissued Friday, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said t

Updated on: March 20,2024

Poor trial results may prompt maker to pull ALS drug from market

by Robin FosterFollowing disappointing trial results, the maker of a controversial ALS drug may pull the medication off the market.In astatementissued Friday, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said t

Updated on:March 20,2024

The long—and strange—history of testing menstrual blood for health conditions

by Helen King,The ConversationCredit: public domainThere's good news for anyone who menstruates and doesn't like the needles involved in blood testing. In January 2024, the biotechnology

Updated on: August 06,2024

The long—and strange—history of testing menstrual blood for health conditions

by Helen King,The ConversationCredit: public domainThere's good news for anyone who menstruates and doesn't like the needles involved in blood testing. In January 2024, the biotechnology

Updated on:August 06,2024

Simnotrelvir shortens time to resolution of symptoms in COVID-19

by Elana GotkineFor adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, early administration of simnotrelvir plus ritonavir shortens the time to sustained resolution of symptoms, according to a study published in

Updated on: March 21,2024

Simnotrelvir shortens time to resolution of symptoms in COVID-19

by Elana GotkineFor adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, early administration of simnotrelvir plus ritonavir shortens the time to sustained resolution of symptoms, according to a study published in

Updated on:March 21,2024

Researchers identify molecular link between gut bacteria and excitatory brain signaling in C. elegans

by Jim Fessenden, UMass Chan Medical SchoolB12produced by gut bacteria suppresses the hyperactive behavior of unc-2(gof) mutants. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s4155

Updated on: January 09,2024

Researchers identify molecular link between gut bacteria and excitatory brain signaling in C. elegans

by Jim Fessenden, UMass Chan Medical SchoolB12produced by gut bacteria suppresses the hyperactive behavior of unc-2(gof) mutants. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s4155

Updated on:January 09,2024