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newatlas.com | Abhimanyu Ghoshal |Johns Hopkins |Science Advances
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have come up with a better prosthetic hand that uses a hybrid design to carefully grip various objects with just the right amount of pressure. The robotic appendage combines rigid and soft components to mimic the natural structure of the human hand, as well as a range of sensors and a system to deliver feedback to the user's nerves.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
lasexta.com | Ana Hernando |Science Advances
La epidemia de opioides en Estados Unidos se cobra más de 70.000 vidas cada año, con un aumento significativo en las muertes por opioides sintéticos como el fentanilo, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de este país (CDC). En años recientes, el número de muertes por sobredosis relacionadas con estos compuestos ha superado las 75.000.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
agenciasinc.es | Science Advances
La epidemia de opioides en Estados Unidos se cobra más de 70.000 vidas cada año, con un aumento significativo en las muertes por opioides sintéticos como el fentanilo, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de este país (CDC). En años recientes, el número de muertes por sobredosis relacionadas con estos compuestos ha superado las 75.000.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
genengnews.com | Science Advances
Home News Parkinson’s Disease Appears to Hinge on Activity of Energy-Production Enzyme Credit: Dr_Microbe / iStock / Getty Images Plus Credit: Dr_Microbe / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Recent findings from a preclinical study conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have uncovered a pivotal role of the enzyme PGK1 in brain cell energy production, offering new hope for Parkinson’s disease treatment.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
genengnews.com | Science Advances
Home News Anemone Stem Cells Make Waves in Anti-Aging Research Credit: Jürgen from Pixabay Credit: Jürgen from Pixabay
Researchers from the University of Vienna have identified potential candidates for multipotent stem cells in the sea anemone for the first time.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
innovations-report.com | Science Advances
The field team used specialized instruments from the ANET-POLENET project that measure Antarctica’s ground motion. This GNSS [GPS] station is located on an island of the Backer Islands chain in Pine Island Bay where the massive Pine Island Glacier enters the Amundsen Sea. Credit: Terry Wilson Understanding the relationship between the Antarctic Ice Sheet and the earth beneath is key to predicting future climate change impacts, finds McGill-led study.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
genengnews.com | Science Advances
Home Topics Coronavirus COVID-19 Nasal Vaccine Results Show Progress toward Transmission-Halting Approach Nasal spray [Evgenyi_Eg, Getty Images] Credit: Evgenyi_Eg/ Getty Images
“Mucosal vaccines are the future of vaccines for respiratory infections,” asserted Jacco Boon, PhD, professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Following this prediction, Boon and his team have been working on developing a nasal vaccine for COVID-19.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
genengnews.com | Science Advances
Home News Stem Cell Therapies Considered Interchangeable Contain Different Cell Types Credit: Elena Pankova/Fotolia Credit: Elena Pankova/Fotolia
Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell therapies, which are often used interchangeably, actually contain completely different types of cells.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
genengnews.com | Science Advances
Home Topics Drug Discovery Alzheimer’s Clue: Serotonin C Receptor Has Role in Memory Loss Credit: CIPhotos / iStock / Getty Images Plus Credit: CIPhotos / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Researchers headed by teams at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Cambridge have shown that the serotonin 2C receptor in the brain regulates memory in people and animal models.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
genengnews.com | Science Advances
Home Topics Cancer Nano-Immunotherapy Delivers Checkpoint Inhibition And Anticancer Drug to Lung Tumors in Mice Credit: blueringmedia/Getty Images Credit: blueringmedia/Getty Images Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, reported on the development of a new type of nanomedicine called antibody-conjugated drug-loaded nanotherapeutics (ADN), that is designed to deliver anticancer drugs to lung cancer cells and enhance...
