Medications
Tiny model organs detect liver toxicity of new drugs
Researchers are working to improve drug testing to ensure newly developed drugs are safe for patients to take.
Oct 31, 2023
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Health
What's in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium
If you asked me what's in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be "we don't fully know."
Aug 12, 2023
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Biomedical technology
New diagnostic device provides 20-minute blood test results
Four and a half years ago, the VitalOne was an ambitious idea. Today, the desktop computer-sized blood diagnostics device can run comprehensive tests on comparatively small blood samples—in 20 minutes.
Aug 10, 2023
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Medical research
Scientists make promising discovery in fight against breast cancer
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have created a biomedical compound that has the potential to stop the spread of breast cancer. The paper, "Targeted Destruction of S100A4 Inhibits Metastasis of Triple Negative ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Addiction
Scaling up community drug-checking services in B.C. could help respond to the overdose crisis
British Columbia is in the midst of an enduring drug overdose crisis that continues to claim hundreds of people every year with no end in sight. With a significant rise in deaths over the last seven years, innovative responses ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Addiction
Refining NMR technique to work toward new drug testing tool
University of Canterbury Chemical and Process Engineering Professor Daniel Holland and his team are refining a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and plan to use it to measure the content and concentration ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Genetics
Study examines the possible role of KIF5A gene in ALS
A study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine used a newly developed mouse model to examine the possible role of a gene called KIF5A in the development of amyotrophic lateral ...
May 24, 2023
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Dentistry
How to get rid of bad breath
About 1 in 4 people worldwide experience bad breath, according to the Cleveland Clinic—but that doesn't mean you're stuck with it.
Apr 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
Video: Migraine as a neurological condition
Anyone who thinks of a migraine as "just a headache" has likely never had one, as the condition can be debilitating and painful.
Apr 6, 2023
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Medications
Researchers use a new approach to hit an 'undruggable' target
The protein STAT5 has long been an appealing target against cancer, but after decades of research it was consigned to the "undruggable" category. Now, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers have found success ...
Feb 15, 2023
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