Will Expired Medicine Derail Future Mars Missions?
Medications commonly used by astronauts aboard the International Space Station might be ineffective or harmful on a multi-year mission to Mars. A Duke Health study…
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Medications commonly used by astronauts aboard the International Space Station might be ineffective or harmful on a multi-year mission to Mars. A Duke Health study…
Limestone from the Mercato San Severino area in southern Italy provides evidence of historical oceanic oxygen depletion. Researchers have uncovered a significant clue within Italian…
Experimental vaccine targets portions of the flu virus that don’t change. Duke researchers have opened a new avenue in the attack against influenza viruses by…
Early detection of knee osteoarthritis could lead to therapies that slow progression and restore joint health. A blood test successfully predicted knee osteoarthritis at least…
A study reveals that overgrowth of nerve cells in the bladder is the cause of persistent pain in recurrent UTIs, pointing to new, more effective…
A novel computational technique has revealed hundreds of ceramic materials possessing a wide range of potentially industry-disrupting properties like electronics that could function in a…
Otters prey on crabs, giving shoreline plants a chance to spread their roots, In the several decades since sea otters began to recolonize their former…
A CRISPR-based platform has discovered numerous genes with the potential to enhance T-cell therapies for cancer treatment. Researchers at Duke University have advanced CRISPR technologies…
People with PTSD have a cerebellum about 2% smaller than unaffected adults, especially in areas that influence emotion and memory. Adults with posttraumatic stress disorder…
Computational model allows researchers to simulate cellular-scale interactions across unprecedented distances in the human vasculature. Biomedical engineers at Duke University have significantly enhanced the capabilities…
A prosthetic device deciphers signals from the brain’s speech center to predict what sound a person is trying to say. A team of neuroscientists, neurosurgeons,…
Circular DNA, thought to be an accidental byproduct, is borrowing the cell’s DNA repair mechanisms to copy itself. Like its viral cousins, a somewhat parasitic…
Brainless brittle stars are capable of learning through experience, as demonstrated in new research. They exhibit classical conditioning by associating darkness with feeding, a significant…
Cycads, ancient plants once prevalent during the Mesozoic Era, have mostly gone extinct, with a few species surviving in tropical and subtropical areas. Researchers have…
Researchers from Yale and Duke University discovered that certain “non-menthol” cigarettes, marketed as a “fresh” option in regions where traditional menthol cigarettes are prohibited, contain…
Roundup weed killer ingredient linked to a surge in mysterious kidney diseases in rural Sri Lanka. Hard water is contaminated with glyphosate, the active compound…
Researchers from Duke University might have discovered a method to neutralize them, potentially averting $220 billion in yearly agricultural losses. Many of the bacteria that…
A quantum computer slowed simulated molecular quantum effects by a billion times, allowing researchers to directly measure them for the first time. Researchers at Duke…