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  • 6 days ago | nature.com | Rachel Brazil

    “In this photo, I’m standing in Kalbe Ubaya Hanbang-Bio Laboratory, the first lab in Indonesia devoted to culturing the root of the ginseng plant (Panax ginseng), at the University of Surabaya in East Java. The main challenge is keeping the lab sterile to make sure that the plant material we culture is not contaminated, which is why I’m wearing disposable clean-room overalls. In Asia, ginseng is valued for its restorative properties.

  • 2 weeks ago | chemistryworld.com | Rachel Brazil |Bárbara Pinho |Julia Robinson |Alice Motion

    Fixing medicine’s gender gapFor centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity Managing the menopauseThe end of ovulation will affect almost all women, but current treatments could be improved. Rachel Brazil reports on the efforts to find a better solutionHow safe and sustainable are period products?

  • 2 weeks ago | chemistryworld.com | Rachel Brazil

    The end of ovulation will affect almost all women, but current treatments could be improved. Rachel Brazil reports on the efforts to find a better solution Menopause symptoms and treatments: The article discusses common menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and increased risks of heart disease and osteoporosis. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is highlighted as a common treatment, though it has faced controversy and evolving perceptions over the years.

  • 1 month ago | cen.acs.org | Rachel Brazil

    Conservators use polymer coatings to preserve iron artifacts by keeping out moisture and oxygen to prevent corrosion. But a recent study suggests that as they age, such coatings may trigger a cycle of corrosion, leading to further aging of the coating itself ( ACS Cent. Sci. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5c00067). It's already known that polymer coatings age, potentially generating reactive oxygen radicals such as carboxyls.

  • 1 month ago | science.org | Rachel Brazil

    Drugs that mimic glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1), such as semaglutide—marketed as Ozempic or Wegovy—have revolutionized the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes, but they have major drawbacks.

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