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Researchers have reviewed the prospects for intrinsically porous materials and have suggested that gas and liquid separation processes in the chemical industry could be made more efficient and environmentally friendly.

Scientists have implicated a type of immune cell in the development of chronic lung disease that is sometimes triggered following a respiratory viral infection. The evidence suggests that activation of this immune cell serves as an early switch that, when activated, sets in motion a chain of events that drives progressive lung diseases.

Spinal cord injuries can alter many important neurological functions. Unfortunately, clinicians have relatively few tools to help patients regain lost functions. Researchers have developed materials that can interface with an injured spinal cord and provide a scaffolding to facilitate healing.

New research shows that a single head injury could lead to dementia later in life. This risk further increases as the number of head injuries sustained by an individual increases.

Researchers have identified a rare cell type in the gastrointestinal tract that is likely responsible for the secretion of high volumes of water in humans. This cell type provides a link to gastrointestinal defects in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Researchers have determined that cognitive biases — patterns of errors in thinking that affect judgments and behaviors, often unconsciously — can help create and worsen foodborne disease outbreaks. The study concludes outbreak prevention policies should account for inadvertent behaviors.

Imagine using stem cells from your bone marrow to grow a piece of bone tissue in the lab, after which medical doctors explore which drugs have the desired effect on your bones. That vision of the future is no longer science fiction now that researchers have realized the first part: growing a lifelike piece of bone tissue from human stem cells.

A team led by Professor Kenji Miura of the University of Tsukuba has discovered that spraying leaves with high concentrations of the antioxidant ascorbic acid (vitamin C) can increase protein production three-fold or even more.

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have further developed an existing human cerebral organoid model to screen drugs for their potential to treat Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a fatal neurodegenerative brain disease.

The study of a venomous toadfish named Thalassophryne nattererivenomous has confirmed a route to drug development for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis and asthma.