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Call for Better Design of Early Drug Trials for Neurodegenerative Dementias

An expert panel has provided guidance on best practices for the design of early drug trials for Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal degeneration and other neurodegenerative dementias.
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New Method of Embryo Cryopreservation Minimizes Cryoinjuries

Researchers have introduced a standalone microfluidics system to automate the process of embryo vitrification of replacing water with cryoprotectants.
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Unnecessary Motor Replacements Could Be Prevented Using Special Dyes

Scientists have developed a new process that enables dyes to be directly integrated into the cable insulation of electric motors. By changing color, they reveal when it is becoming brittle and the motor needs replacing, particularly helpful with the increasing popularity of electric cars.
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Food Poisoning Bacteria's Family Tree Expanded

While examining listeria prevalence in agricultural soil throughout the U.S., scientists have stumbled upon five previously unknown and novel relatives of the bacteria.
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Some Schizophrenia Drugs Linked to Greater Cognitive Impairment

A new study suggests that while drugs with anticholinergic properties often play a key role in the treatment of schizophrenia, they may worsen brain functioning.
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Gut Microbe Genes Linked to an Array of Human Diseases

Analyzing the genetic makeup of bacteria in the human gut, Harvard Researchers have successfully linked groups of bacterial genes, or "genetic signatures," to multiple diseases.
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Making the Insoluble Soluble for Organic Chemists

A team of scientists has developed a rapid, efficient, solvent-free protocol for Suzuki−Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of insoluble aryl halides.
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Western Diet Impairs the Gut's Immune System

Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that could increase risk of infection and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a recent study.
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Rapid, Portable Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Developed

A new coronavirus test can get accurate results from a saliva sample in less than 30 minutes. Many of the components of the hand-held device used in this technology can be 3D-printed, and the test can detect as little as one viral particle per 1-microliter drop of fluid.
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Anti-Inflammatory Drug Inhibits Resistant Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells

Researchers have shown that resistant triple-negative breast cancer cells are inhibited by 6-mercaptopurine and 5-azacitidine.
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