Medicine

Lifespan Satellite

When space agencies launch satellites into orbit, they have to worry about more than just the satellite’s data-gathering efficacy: Cost and end-of-life are also significant concerns. It costs tens of millions of dollars to build and launch a single satellite, and when the satellite’s job is done, it needs to …

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AI Helps Biotech Labs

Myotis daubentonii. (Credit: Generate Biomedicines)Proteins are an essential part of life. Not only do they function as the “building blocks” for living organisms, but they also perform nearly every cellular task, from waste management to tissue repair. It tracks, then, that pharmaceuticals often contain or “target” proteins in an attempt …

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Almond Consumption

A snack of 30-50 grams of almonds could help people cut back on the number of calories they consume each day, according to a new study led by University of South Australia scientists. Carter et al. compared postprandial changes in appetite-regulating hormones and self-reported appetite ratings after consuming almonds or …

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Honey Consumption

Honey, especially robinia (also known as acacia honey, a honey from false acacia or black locust trees), clover, and unprocessed raw honey, may improve glycemic control and lipid levels when consumed within a healthy dietary pattern, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis led by the University of Toronto …

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The Powerful Manuka Honey

For millennia manuka honey has been shown to have wide ranging medicinal properties, which have more recently been identified for its broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. In a new study, researchers at Aston University combined manuka honey and the drug amikacin in a lab-based nebulization formulation to treat the harmful …

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Reverse Paralysis

(Photo: Josh Riemer/Unsplash)A new study out of Northwestern University has revealed that a novel class of drugs may have the power to reverse paralysis. In the latest issue of the journal Science, researchers shared that the new drug was injected into tissue surrounding the spinal cords of paralyzed mice. The …

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Neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s

Fenchol, a natural compound commonly present in some plants including basil (Ocimum basilicum), decreases Alzheimer’s disease pathology by activating the free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFAR2) signaling, according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. Fenchol, a plant-derived compound that gives basil its aromatic scent, can …

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Discovered in Japan

Scientists have isolated a new orthonairovirus from two patients showing acute febrile illness with thrombocytopenia and leukopenia after tick bite in Hokkaido, Japan. Transmission electron microscopy of YEZV particles negatively stained with 2% phosphotungstic acid. Image credit: Kodama et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25857-0. Orthonairoviruses are tick-borne viruses in the genus Orthonairovirus, …

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Pathogenic Fungi

A new study in mice shows that normally, the immune system keeps potentially pathogenic fungi such as Candida albicans in check, targeting them when they switch into a state that can cause harm; when the system is off-balance, disease is more likely to occur. Candida albicans. Image credit: Stephanie Rossow …

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Daily Pecan Consumption

In a new randomized, controlled trial, participants at risk for cardiovascular disease who ate pecans (Carya illinoinensis) during an eight-week intervention showed significant improvements in total cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Guarneiri et al. saw an average drop of 5% in total cholesterol and between 6% and 9% …

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