Elie Dolgin

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How political attacks could crush the mRNA vaccine revolution

6 days ago | nature.com | Elie Dolgin

The day after Donald Trump moved back into the White House in January, he celebrated a US$500-billion private-sector investment in artificial intelligence (AI) with a high-profile announcement in the Roosevelt Room. The new president looked on as technology billionaire Larry Ellison highlighted one of the initiative’s most transformative goals: using messenger RNA vaccines to transform cancer treatments.
Could This Breakthrough in Bioprinting Replace Certain Surgeries?

6 days ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Elie Dolgin

A new technique for 3D-printing soft materials directly inside the body could allow the creation of complex structures deep within tissue—without making a single incision. The approach, unveiled this week in Science, uses focused ultrasound to sculpt injected “bio-ink” into tissue-like structures, opening the door to minimally invasive applications in cancer therapy, bioelectronics, and regenerative medicine.
How we taste sweetness: long-sought structure of human receptor mapped at last

1 week ago | nature.com | Elie Dolgin

Sugar has long seduced the human palate — and wreaked havoc on public health. Now, researchers have taken a decisive step towards understanding how. A team at Columbia University in New York City has, for the first time, mapped the molecular structure of the human sweet taste receptor and shown how two of the most widely consumed artificial sweeteners bind to the receptor and activate it.
Ozempic & Co: Neue Abnehmmedikamente mit weniger Nebenwirkungen?

2 months ago | spektrum.de | Elie Dolgin

Hintergrund Lesedauer ca. 9 Minuten DruckenTeilen Übergewicht: Was kommt nach Ozempic? Die Forschung an neuen Medikamenten gegen Fettleibigkeit boomt: Mehr als 100 Wirkstoffe befinden sich in der Pipeline. Sie sollen weniger Nebenwirkungen als Ozempic & Co haben und im Unterschied zu diesen keinen Muskelabbau verursachen. Welche Mittel wirken am besten?
In a first, zebra cams reveal herds on the move with giraffes

Feb 13, 2025 | sciencenews.org | Elie Dolgin

In the opening scene of The Lion King, animals of every stripe, spot and tusk march in unison across the African plains, bound by an unseen thread of connection. This iconic moment mirrors a natural phenomenon in the wild: zebras forging unlikely alliances with giraffes and traveling as a unified herd. This real-life stripes-meets-spots pairing appears to serve a vital strategic purpose.
The researchers on a quest to protect the gut from antibiotics

Feb 13, 2025 | nature.com | Elie Dolgin

Andrés Cubillos-Ruiz’s wife was four months pregnant when she received a course of antibiotics to prevent invasive bacteria from taking up residence in her gums, following a routine dental procedure. Nature Outlook: The human microbiomeBut the bacteria-killing effects of these drugs weren’t confined to her mouth.
Dozens of new obesity drugs are coming: these are the ones to watch

Feb 12, 2025 | nature.com | Elie Dolgin

For Kristian Cook, every pizza box he opened was another door closed on the path to overcoming obesity. “I had massive cravings for pizza,” he says. “That was my biggest downfall.”At 114 kilograms and juggling a daily regimen of medications for high cholesterol, hypertension and gout, the New Zealander resolved to take action.
AI Reveals Hidden Interior Design Rules of the Cell

Feb 10, 2025 | spectrum.ieee.org | Elie Dolgin

A new deep-learning model can now predict how proteins sort themselves inside the cell. The model has uncovered a hidden layer of molecular code that shapes biological organization, adding new dimensions of complexity to our understanding of life and offering a powerful biotechnology tool for drug design and discovery. Previous AI systems in biology, such as the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold, have focused on predicting protein structure.
AI Reveals Hidden Interior Design Rules of the Cell

Feb 10, 2025 | flipboard.com | Elie Dolgin

2 hours agoThe broadcaster rolled out a new score bug and no one was happy. As a television spectacle, the Super Bowl rotates through the four major networks: FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS. This was FOX’s year and, as you might expect if you only get the game now every four years, the broadcaster went all out to put …
US drug agency approves potent painkiller - the first non-opioid in decades

Jan 30, 2025 | nature.com | Elie Dolgin

When Terp Vairin awoke from a 2023 surgery that straightened a bend in her nasal passage, she felt like she’d taken a hard punch to the nose. As the anaesthetic wore off, she called out for something to ease the pain and was pleasantly surprised. The drug she received — a new kind of analgesic administered as part of a clinical trial — eased her discomfort without the grogginess or nausea of an opioid. “I felt very lucid,” says Vairin, an artist from Decatur, Georgia.