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

Researchers produce grafts that replicate the human ear

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegePictured is the intricate, left-ear plastic scaffold that was created on a 3D printer based on data from a person's ear, anterior view (left) and posterior vie

Updated on: April 06,2024

Researchers produce grafts that replicate the human ear

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegePictured is the intricate, left-ear plastic scaffold that was created on a 3D printer based on data from a person's ear, anterior view (left) and posterior vie

Updated on:April 06,2024

Study finds antibiotics combat gut bacteria that contribute to the pathogenesis of COVID-19

byWileyChest images of completely vaccinated sick moderate patients with SARS-CoV-2. Panel A-D: Four cases of vaccinated patients with pneumonia, no previous antibiotic use before hospital admis

Updated on: March 28,2024

Study finds antibiotics combat gut bacteria that contribute to the pathogenesis of COVID-19

byWileyChest images of completely vaccinated sick moderate patients with SARS-CoV-2. Panel A-D: Four cases of vaccinated patients with pneumonia, no previous antibiotic use before hospital admis

Updated on:March 28,2024

Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

Updated on: March 29,2024

Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

Updated on:March 29,2024

Long-distance and low-attenuation magnetic energy focusing technology for deep-tissue wireless powering

by Science China Press(a1) System design of the ULFMEF developed for wireless charging of implantable electronic devices, where the ULFMEF system consisted of an IMER and an EMET. (a2) Schematic

Updated on: April 06,2024

Long-distance and low-attenuation magnetic energy focusing technology for deep-tissue wireless powering

by Science China Press(a1) System design of the ULFMEF developed for wireless charging of implantable electronic devices, where the ULFMEF system consisted of an IMER and an EMET. (a2) Schematic

Updated on:April 06,2024

Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode—known as repeat &

Updated on: April 28,2024

Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode—known as repeat &

Updated on:April 28,2024

New antibiotic slays deadly superbug in early trial

by Robin FosterResearchers report that a new type of antibiotic has proved its mettle against a deadly superbug.Acinetobacter baumannii, abacteriathat goes by the nickname CRAB when it bec

Updated on: January 26,2024

New antibiotic slays deadly superbug in early trial

by Robin FosterResearchers report that a new type of antibiotic has proved its mettle against a deadly superbug.Acinetobacter baumannii, abacteriathat goes by the nickname CRAB when it bec

Updated on:January 26,2024

Study finds Paxlovid treatment does not reduce risk of long COVID

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoIn all models, treatment with oral nirmatrelvir was not associated with lower odds of patient reported Long COVID symptoms with confidence intervals that

Updated on: January 26,2024

Study finds Paxlovid treatment does not reduce risk of long COVID

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoIn all models, treatment with oral nirmatrelvir was not associated with lower odds of patient reported Long COVID symptoms with confidence intervals that

Updated on:January 26,2024

Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost patients with type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin—the go-to primary drug for gluco

Updated on: January 26,2024

Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost patients with type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin—the go-to primary drug for gluco

Updated on:January 26,2024

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

Updated on: March 14,2024

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

Updated on:March 14,2024

Drug shows promise for slowing progression of rare, painful genetic disease

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA drug used to treat certain bone diseases shows promise for slowing the progression of a rare, painful genetic condition that causes exce

Updated on: April 06,2024

Drug shows promise for slowing progression of rare, painful genetic disease

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA drug used to treat certain bone diseases shows promise for slowing the progression of a rare, painful genetic condition that causes exce

Updated on:April 06,2024

New compound shows early promise for treatment of Lou Gehrig's disease in preclinical models

NOVEMBER 7, 2023by Jaclyn Dunne,Medical University of South CarolinaMitochondrial membrane rearrangements are critical in recruiting p17/PERMIT-CerS1 to mitochondria. Credit:Aging Cell&nbs

Updated on: March 25,2024

New compound shows early promise for treatment of Lou Gehrig's disease in preclinical models

NOVEMBER 7, 2023by Jaclyn Dunne,Medical University of South CarolinaMitochondrial membrane rearrangements are critical in recruiting p17/PERMIT-CerS1 to mitochondria. Credit:Aging Cell&nbs

Updated on:March 25,2024