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Detection of Little-Known Flame Retardant in the Environment
Chemists have discovered a new and relatively unknown flame retardant, TTBP-TAX, in the environment. The chemical was not only identified in an electronic waste facility, where it would be expected, but in the bedrooms and living rooms of homes.
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Post-Stroke Intranasal (+)-Naloxone Improves Stroke Outcome
The life-saving drug used to treat opioid overdose, naloxone, reduces brain inflammation in the aftermath of stroke in male rats.
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Engineering a Plastic-Eating Enzyme
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest environmental problems.
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Fermentation Byproduct Suppresses Seizures in Nerve Agent Poisoning
A compound found in trace amounts in alcoholic beverages is more effective at combating seizures in rats exposed to an organophosphate nerve agent than the current recommended treatment.
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Large Accumulation of ALS Protein Fibrils Not Toxic
Scientists have made a significant advance in the understanding of the complex and fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Protein "Shield" Affects Responses to Breast Cancer Drug
BRCA-positive breast cancers arise from a cell's failure to accurately repair its DNA. A study analyzing the complex network of DNA repair molecules has discovered a new group of proteins which affect response to some first-line breast cancer drugs.
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Insights Into the Immune System’s Role Following Traumatic Brain Injury
In a new study, scientists watched in real-time as immune cells took on carefully timed jobs to fix the damaged lining of the brain, also known as meninges, in mice. These results may help provide clues to the discovery that the meninges in humans may heal following mild traumatic brain injury and why additional hits to the head can be so devastating.
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New Lab Launches in Response to California Cannabis Testing Bottleneck
To date, approximately 20 testing labs have received temporary business licenses in California which many experts believe is nowhere near enough to meet future demand.
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Ketamine Nasal Spray Shows Fast-Acting Benefits for Depression and Suicidality
Phase 2 proof-of-concept study shows Esketamine could be an important treatment to bridge the gap that exists because of the delayed effect of most common antidepressants.
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Artificial Antimicrobial Peptides Could Help Overcome Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Many strains of bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics, and very few new drugs have been added to the antibiotic arsenal .Researchers have now developed a promising streamlined approach to developing such drugs using a computer algorithm that mimics the natural process of evolution.
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