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Possible new combo therapy for head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and while effective treatments exist, sadly, the cancer often returns. Researchers at the University…
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Crystal structures in super slow motion
Laser beams can be used to change the properties of materials in an extremely precise way. This principle is already widely used in technologies such…
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NSAIDs might exacerbate or suppress COVID-19 depending on timing, mouse study suggests
New research shows that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced both antibody and inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. The study appears this week in…
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Chemists’ riff on melanin makes a rainbow
A melanin-like pigment (far left) can assume a range of colours depending on the specific amino acid added to it. Credit: Ayala Lampel Chemistry 22…
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Climate and carbon cycle trends of the past 50 million years reconciled
Predictions of future climate change require a clear and nuanced understanding of Earth’s past climate. In a study published today in Science Advances, University of…
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Exercising muscle combats chronic inflammation on its own
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that human muscle has an innate ability to ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation when exercised.…
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Tiny particles that seed clouds can form from trace gases over open sea
New results from an atmospheric study over the Eastern North Atlantic reveal that tiny aerosol particles that seed the formation of clouds can form out…
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A material cracks barriers to asymmetrical toughness
The triangular holes in this material make it more likely to crack from left to right than vice versa. Credit: N. R. Brodnik et al./Phys.…
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Geographic factors that affect HPV vaccination rates
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, with an estimated 79 million Americans currently infected with the virus, according to the Centers…
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