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Biotechnology

Ultrasmall theranostic nanozyme offers new hope for abdominal aortic aneurysm management

A team led by Professor Hui Wei, a pioneer in nanozyme research at Nanjing University, has unveiled an ultrasmall theranostic nanozyme with the potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Team develops new device to identify biomarkers of breastfeeding complications

A team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created a new sensor to detect sodium ions in breast milk, a biomarker of elevated mammary permeability, a hallmark of subclinical mastitis that may ...

Oncology & Cancer

Modeling the tumor micro-environment in the lab

For some types of cancer, the human body itself complicates adequate treatment. Connective tissue and the immune system then build a sort of "defensive wall" around the tumor, through which chemotherapy drugs cannot penetrate. ...