Medications play an important role in managing patients with opioid use disorders, but there are…
Month: September 2015
Protein conjugation method offers new possibilities for biomaterials
A novel method in which protein-polymer conjugates can display new and unique types of functionalities…
Shooting lightning out of the sky
A team of researchers has demonstrated new techniques that bring lasers as lighting rods closer…
Do patients with age-related macular degeneration have trouble with touch screens?
Older adults with central vision loss caused by age-related macular degeneration have no problem with…
Amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s, diabetes: Novel leads for inhibitors
When proteins change their structure and clump together, formation of amyloid fibrils and plaques may…
Hybrid ultrasmall gold nanocluster for enzymatic fuel cells
With fossil-fuel sources dwindling, better biofuel cell design is a strong candidate in the energy…
Childhood brain tumors affect working memory of adult survivors, study finds
Adult survivors of childhood brain tumors have lower working memory performance compared to healthy adults,…
‘Immune camouflage’ may explain H7N9 influenza vaccine failure
The avian influenza A (H7N9) virus has been a major concern since the first outbreak…
Simplified diagnosis of celiac disease
Diagnosis of celiac disease requires a tissue sample from the small intestine, which can be…
Female gamers a new risk group for overweight
Young women who play computer games are a new risk group for developing overweight and…