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·March 18, 2024·4 min read

Exercise in a Pill? Breakthrough Mimics Workout Benefits

Researchers are developing compounds that simulate the benefits of physical exercise, potentially offering new treatments for muscle atrophy, heart failure, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compound SLU-PP-332 and its derivatives activate key proteins involved in exercise-induced muscle growth and metabolism.

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·July 19, 2023·4 min read

Espresso: More Than Energy Buzz, it’s A Potential Defense Against Alzheimer’s

Recent in vitro research reveals that espresso may offer more than a caffeine jolt. The study indicates that certain compounds in espresso can inhibit tau protein aggregation, a process implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

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·April 3, 2023·3 min read

A Sensor That Might Someday Enable Mind-Controlled Robots

A newly designed dry sensor that can measure brain activity may someday enable mind control of robotic systems.

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·March 28, 2023·3 min read

Marijuana-Derived Compound CBD Could Reverse Opioid Overdoses

Compounds based on CBD can reduce fentanyl opioid binding and boost the effects of naloxone, a fast-acting opioid antidote.

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·March 1, 2023·3 min read

Degrading Modified Proteins Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Other “Undruggable” Diseases

Researchers have developed a compound that can target and break down a post-transitionally modified protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 21, 2022·4 min read

Lupus Pill Shows Promise in Mice; Clinical Trial Underway

Afimetoran, a newly developed pill to treat lupus, not only prevents lupus-like symptoms in mice, it also reverses signs of organ damage caused by the disease and prevents death. The medication is now undergoing phase 2 clinical trials to assess its effectiveness in lupus patients.

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·August 21, 2022·4 min read

Food Allergies Can Be Reversed by Targeting the Microbiome

Researchers developed polymeric micelles of butyrate, a bacterial compound made by healthy a microbiome, that is effective against peanut allergies in mice.

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·June 4, 2022·4 min read

Tracking Sleep With a Self-Powering Smart Pillow

A newly designed "smart pillow" that tracks the position of the head during sleep could help to track and monitor sleep quality and duration in those with sleep disorders.

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·April 13, 2021·4 min read

Making Music From Spider Webs

Researchers report they have successfully translated the structure of a spider's web into music. The new study could provide new avenues for the development of 3D printing technologies and novel musical compositions. The findings also shed light on cross-species communication.

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·April 21, 2020·3 min read

Biosensor detects coronavirus from nasopharyngeal swabs in less than one minute

Researchers have developed a new biosensor that can detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19, from nasopharyngeal swabs in under one minute.

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·February 26, 2020·2 min read

Cannabis compound acts as an antibiotic

Cannabigerol (CBG), a non-psychoactive cannabis compound, has antibiotic potential. Treating mice with MRSA, CBG worked as well as vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic, for treating the infection.