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Joseph Shavit
Jan 11, 2023
Scientists finally answer the fundamental question of how life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 6, 2023
Stanford scientists develop synthetic molecule that destroys cancerous tumors
Activating the immune system at the site of a tumor can recruit and stimulate immune cells to destroy tumor cells.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 3, 2023
Single injection reverses paralysis in patients with severe spinal cord injuries
A new injectable therapy harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 2, 2023
Groundbreaking pill delivers equivalent results to physical exercise
The beneficial messages being sent to the central nervous system during exercise are packaged up in what are known as lipid particles.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 31, 2022
Groundbreaking drug naturally converts ‘bad’ fat to ‘good’ fat
“Metabolism” describes the body’s chemical changes that create the necessary materials for growth and overall health.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 23, 2022
Sugar molecules found critical to the prevention and cure of Alzheimer's Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s
Joseph Shavit
Dec 21, 2022
Researchers use machine learning to get a first-ever view of small molecules
A new machine learning model will help scientists identify small molecules, with applications in medicine and drug discovery.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 19, 2022
Researchers finally solve the mystery of why ice is slippery
Sliding on ice is a familiar experience.
Faraday hypothesized that ice forms spontaneously a thin quasi-liquid layer on its surface.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 17, 2022
Researchers solve the mystery of how a single cell turns into majestic trees
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule turns a single cell into something as large as a tree.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 16, 2022
Groundbreaking pill technology releases molecules by exposure to UV light
Researchers developed a new technology that will allow controlled encapsulation and release of molecules by exposure to UV light.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 15, 2022
Breakthrough technology uses sound waves to boost green hydrogen production by 14 times
Engineers in Melbourne have used sound waves to boost production of green hydrogen by 14 times, through electrolysis to split water.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2022
Molecules found in mucus can prevent cholera infection
Molecules found in mucus can block cholera infection by interfering with the genes that cause the microbe to switch into a harmful state.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2022
Could insulin come in a pill? Groundbreaking molecule mimics insulin
Mebourne researchers have answered a 100-year-old question in diabetes research: can a molecule different to insulin have the same effect?
Joseph Shavit
Dec 8, 2022
Consistent exercise positively affects your body right down to its molecules and genes
Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 3, 2022
Single injection can reverse paralysis in severe spinal cord injury patients
In a new study, researchers have developed a new injectable therapy to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries
Joseph Shavit
Nov 28, 2022
Researchers develop synthetic molecule that targets and destroys cancerous tumors
Researchers have developed a synthetic molecule that combines a tumor-targeting agent with another molecule that triggers immune activation.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 28, 2022
MicroRNAs can predict breast cancer recurrence in patients, study finds
Researchers have determined that biomarkers known as microRNAs can predict which patients with breast cancer are likely to face recurrence.
Joshua Shavit
Nov 23, 2022
Early-stage skin sensor uses body odor to detect health conditions
Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2022
Researchers solve the mystery of how all life on Earth began
Chemical evolution was first proposed in the 1920s as the idea that life first originated with the formation of macromolecules.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 6, 2022
Researchers find that honeybee venom can cure breast cancer
The European honeybee (Apis mellifera) has been the source of a number of products used medicinally by humans, such as honey and venom.
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