Researchers have demonstrated that a fiber inserted into an ordinary N95 face mask can collect compounds in exhaled breath aerosols…
Internal differences: A new method for seeing into cells
The new technology may help answer outstanding questions about the immune system, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and more.
A quick, cost-effective method to track the spread of COVID-19 through untreated wastewater
Researchers have demonstrated that, from seven methods commonly used to test for viruses in untreated wastewater, an adsorption-extraction technique can…
Evidence in mice that electroacupuncture reduces inflammation via specific neural pathways
Stimulating the nervous system using small electric current by acupuncture could tamp down systemic inflammation in the body, suggests new…
Nanotubes in the eye that help us see
A new mechanism of blood redistribution that is essential for the proper functioning of the adult retina has just been…
Flipping a metabolic switch to slow tumor growth
The enzyme serine palmitoyl-transferase can be used as a metabolically responsive ‘switch’ that decreases tumor growth, according to a new…
Scientists identify hundreds of drug candidates to treat COVID-19
Scientists have used machine learning to identify hundreds of new potential drugs that could help treat COVID-19, the disease caused…
New way to make bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics discovered
Researchers have discovered a new way to reverse antibiotic resistance in some bacteria using hydrogen sulphide (H2S). By adding H2S…
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe disease in mice
Researchers have created a COVID-19 vaccine candidate from a replicating virus. This experimental vaccine has proven effective at preventing pneumonia…
How anxiety — and hope — can drive new product adoption
When considering new products, anxiety creates approach response (i.e., interest, purchase) rather than avoidance response (i.e., disinterest, failure to purchase)…