Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Credit: Daniel Fletcher and Melanie Ott
Researchers have developed an assay that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device attached to...
EU Launches Pharma Strategy, Raising Both Hopes and Questions
The public’s response has been cautious after the European Union unveiled a pharmaceutical strategy last week designed to spur domestic innovation and the production of affordable, state-of-the-art therapies.
Amid a boom in biotech funding driven...
Small and large birth weight linked to genetics of mother and baby – except...
A large-scale study by Cardiff University and the University of Exeter has found the strongest evidence to date that genetics play a major role in most cases when babies born at full term are...
New pilot program focuses on research-based health findings to address health disparities
NCCU project examines the path from research discovery to better patient care
North Carolina Central University's Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute is launching a pilot program to examine how research-based health findings can be...
Thermal stability analysis technique for EV batteries to detect risk of fire or explosion
Laying the groundwork for designing safe materials for third-generation EVs. Identification of thermal degradation mechanism of cathode materials and creation of a real-time analysis platform
Credit: Korea Institue of Science and Technology(KIST)
Bioinspired carrier-free peptide conjugated BF2-oxasmaragdyrin dye-based nano self-assemblies: a photostable NIR cancer theragnostic agent
Synthesis and characterization
The target BF2-25-oxasmaragdyrin-diphenylalanine conjugate 1 was prepared in a sequence of four steps (Scheme 1). The starting BF2-25-oxasmaragdyrin 2, containing a p-carboxymethylphenyl substituent at the meso position, was synthesized via a previously...
3D projection electrophoresis for single-cell immunoblotting
Establishing projection electrophoresis as an analytical tool
In lieu of serial interrogation and electrophoretic analysis of individual mammalian cells, projection electrophoresis (Fig. 1a) yields synchronous, concurrent analyses of hundreds of single cells. Compared to serial-cell measurements, the...
Plant-inspired alkaloids protect rice, kiwi and citrus from harmful bacteria
Plants get bacterial infections, just as humans do. When food crops and trees are infected, their yield and quality can suffer. Although some compounds have been developed to protect plants, few of them work...
Cooling electronics efficiently with graphene-enhanced heat pipes
Credit: Ya Liu/Johan Liu/Chalmers University of Technology
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have found that graphene-based heat pipes can help solve the problems of cooling...
Study finds potential target for the treatment of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder
Anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are disabling psychiatric conditions and the major contributors to global burden of nonfatal illness. The lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders in adults under 60 years ranged from approximately...
