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Protecting brain cells with cannabinol

One in every 10 individuals above the age of 65 develops an age-related neurological disorder like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, yet…

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Cell’s ‘garbage disposal’ may have another role: Helping neurons near skin sense the environment

The typical job of the proteasome, the garbage disposal of the cell, is to grind down proteins into smaller bits…

2 years ago

GM patents Lego-like battery cells for EVs

General Motors has filed a patent application for battery cells with unusual shapes designed to aid cooling. Instead of the…

2 years ago

How the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with JLP Health and others, have identified how the tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus…

2 years ago

Researchers take major step toward developing next-generation solar cells

The solar energy world is ready for a revolution. Scientists are racing to develop a new type of solar cell…

2 years ago

New world record for CIGS solar cells

Uppsala University is the new world record holder for electrical energy generation from CIGS solar cells. The new world record…

2 years ago

Reprogrammed fat cells support tumor growth

Mutations of the tumor suppressor p53 not only have a growth-promoting effect on the cancer cells themselves, but also influence…

2 years ago

Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells

Researchers at Tufts University and Harvard University's Wyss Institute have created tiny biological robots that they call Anthrobots from human…

3 years ago

Revolutionary breakthrough in the manufacture of photovoltaic cells

The University of Ottawa, together with national and international partners, has achieved a world first by manufacturing the first back-contact…

3 years ago

Lung cancer cells’ ‘memories’ suggest new strategy for improving treatment

A new understanding of lung cancer cells' "memories" suggests a new strategy for improving treatment, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center…

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