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Patch May Successfully Treat Congenital Heart Defects
Using laboratory engineered tissue, scientists have created a full thickness, biodegradable patch that holds the promise of correcting congenital heart defects in infants, limiting invasive surgeries and outlasting current patches.
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Repurposing Solar Cell Technology To Develop a Simple Spray Test for Lead
Researchers have used the special properties of perovskite semiconductors used in solar cells to develop a simple spray test to demonstrate the presence of lead.
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Promising Fertilizer Reduces Nutrient Leaching in Soils
A promising new form of ammonium phosphate fertilizer has been field-tested by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers. The fertilizer, struvite, offers a triple win for sustainability and crop production.
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Female Newts Produce More Poisonous Toxins Than Males
Newts of the genus Taricha produce tetrodotoxin, a powerful neurotoxin. Previously, scientists thought this was purely a chemical defense against predators, but they didn’t know how it was produced or how it might vary between males and females.
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New Method Confirms Carbon Capture in Concrete
A new method has confirmed that carbon in concrete has been captured from the air, rather than originating from the raw materials, which could be useful for offsetting carbon emissions.
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AI May Reduce Unnecessary Treatments for Breast Cancer Patients
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool may make it possible to spare breast cancer patients unnecessary chemotherapy treatments by using a more precise method of predicting their outcomes.
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Compact DNA Sequencers Monitor Malaria Drug Resistance in Near Real-Time
Scientists have developed a technique to rapidly and reliably detect genetic changes in malaria parasites in Ghana, using just a gaming laptop and portable sequencer.
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First Confirmed Case of a New Strain of Swine Flu in the UK
Influenza A(H1N2)v is similar to flu viruses currently circulating in pigs in the UK. This is the first detection of this strain of flu in a human in the UK. UKHSA is working closely with partners to determine the characteristics of the pathogen.
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Weight Loss Drug May Reduce Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms
Six patients who took semaglutide for weight loss also saw a reduction in their symptoms of alcohol use disorder, indicating the drug may help to reduce drug and alcohol cravings and consumption.
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Stem Cell Therapy Helps Control Blood Sugar in Type I Diabetes Trial
An innovative stem cell-based treatment for Type 1 diabetes can meaningfully regulate blood glucose levels and reduce dependence on daily insulin injections, according to new clinical trial results.
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