All Life articles – Page 98
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ResearchGraphene oxide 'teabags' make a mercury-free brew
Porous carbon structure can remove 96% of mercury from water in a day
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NIH plan to get drug development unit back online
The US National Institutes of Health to address deficiencies in unit that makes drugs for research studies
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OpinionMissing the target
There are plenty of things that small molecule drugs can’t touch, says Derek Lowe, and it’s not for want of trying
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ResearchGlass transition in ant traffic jams
Soft matter techniques reveal glassy dynamics in confined fire ant traffic
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ResearchFruity alternative to toxic insecticides
Compound used as food additive found to repel damaging fruit fly pest
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Research'Smart patch' set to deliver for diabetes patients
Stick-on patch with glucose responsive microneedles releases insulin automatically whenever it is needed
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Crowdsourcing compounds to tackle antibiotic resistance
A global screening project is searching for new antibiotics by asking chemists to send in novel compounds
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ResearchPromising compound offers single dose knock-out for malaria
Candidate antimalarial drug halt parasite protein synthesis and will enter human trials in a year
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PodcastCortisol & Hydrocortisone
Brian Clegg investigates a compound that calms inflamed joints and excites the stressed brain: Cortisol
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ResearchRegulators have drug firms chasing phantom impurity
Mutagenic contaminants that supposedly form in sulfonic acid salts are highly unlikely to arise
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ResearchDrawing order from disorder to unravel Ebola’s lethality
Intrinsically disordered proteins may be vital in determining the deadliness of Ebola strains
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ResearchPill endocrine disruptor cleaned up by catalyst
Cheap iron catalysts could cut cost of tackling synthetic oestrogen in wastewater in half
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NewsSynthetic cannabinoid poisonings surge in US
Poison control centers saw a 229% jump in calls related to synthetic cannabinoid use this year
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ResearchDNA inspires smart phospholipids
Liposomes made from synthetic nucleoside phospholipids could benefit drug delivery
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US spends billions annually on unreproducible preclinical research
Study estimates $28 billion spent yearly on preclinical research that can’t be replicated
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NIH drug manufacturing unit shut down
The US National Institutes of Health suspends operations at its pharmaceutical development section after FDA inspectors uncover serious manufacturing issues
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ResearchInjectable electronics unfold to monitor brain activity
Electronics a million times more flexible than the best currently available could transform patient monitoring
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FeaturePharma goes hi-tech
Technology and telecommunications have the potential to revolutionise healthcare, as Anthony King reports