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Seaweed-based hydrogel promises pain-free wound healing

Acting as the main interface between the internal and the external world, the skin is the largest and most important organ of the human body. It is frequently exposed to many types of physical injuries or wounds, including cuts, scrapes, scratches, infections, and ulcers.

15 Dec 2023

Living concrete: Drexel researchers develop biofiber to repair cracks

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University's College of Engineering are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability of concrete.

8 Dec 2023

Is drinking water hardness associated with cardiovascular disease mortality?

Total drinking water hardness can protect against cardiovascular disease mortality.

30 Aug 2023

CRISPR/Cas9 identifies a gene critical to stony corals' ability to build their skeletons

New work led by Carnegie's Phillip Cleves uses cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools to reveal a gene that's critical to stony corals' ability to build their reef architectures.

5 Jun 2023

Bacteria-loaded ink used to 3D-print strong, resilient living structural biocomposites

EPFL researchers have published a method for 3D-printing an ink that contains calcium carbonate-producing bacteria.

23 Feb 2023

UNO-peptide-modified CCN shows promise for targeted delivery of TAM immunomodulatory agents

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are key contributors to tumor development, accelerated tumor invasion and metastasis, and induction of immunosuppression.

13 Oct 2022

Biological effects of nanoplastics in paints

A recent study analyzed paint composition and its biological properties, as paints release polymers and particles into the environment.

24 Aug 2022

Scientists develop nanoantidote to reduce acidosis in critically ill COVID-19 patients

A group of scientists from China has recently developed an antacid nanoantidote that can effectively ameliorate blood acidosis induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

11 Aug 2022

Marine organisms have evolutionary resilience to adapt to increasingly acidified ocean

Two groups of tiny, delicate marine organisms, sea butterflies and sea angels, were found to be surprisingly resilient--having survived dramatic global climate change and Earth's most recent mass extinction event 66 million years ago, according to research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences led by Katja Peijnenburg from Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands.

29 Sep 2020

Study finds cuttlebone’s microstructure to be lightweight, stiff, and damage-tolerant

Ling Li has a lesson in one of his mechanical engineering courses on how brittle materials like calcium carbonate behave under stress.

12 Sep 2020

Researchers develop novel material with possible applications in wound healing

With an increase in the elderly and aging population and also in the number of invasive surgeries, wound healing has become a critical focus area in medicine.

26 Aug 2020

Eggshells can enhance growth of new, strong bones

Eggshells can enhance the growth of new, strong bones needed in medical procedures, a team of UMass Lowell researchers has discovered.

9 Jul 2019

Coastal trenches, inland volcanoes remove 19% more CO2 than previously thought

Up to about 19 percent more carbon dioxide than previously believed is removed naturally and stored underground between coastal trenches and inland chains of volcanoes, keeping the greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere, according to a study in the journal Nature.

25 Apr 2019

Sprayable gel could help prevent recurrences of cancer after surgery

Many people who are diagnosed with cancer will undergo some type of surgery to treat their disease -- almost 95 percent of people with early-diagnosed breast cancer will require surgery and it's often the first line of treatment for people with brain tumors, for example.

11 Dec 2018

Determining acid-neutralizing capacity for OTC antacids

USP<301> describes a back-titration to determine the acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC).

From Metrohm USA Inc. 17 Oct 2018

Neanderthals could have died out due to climate change

It has been long speculated that humans or Homo sapiens are the reason why Neanderthals are extinct. A new study that was published this week has negated this idea stating that it could be climate change that wiped out the Neanderthals and not humans.

27 Aug 2018

Scientists analyze nanostructure of chicken eggshells

The results of a study recently published in the prestigious international journal Science Advances have enabled researchers to better understand the role of eggshells in embryo development and hatching.

17 Apr 2018

New insights into faster bone healing and new biomaterials

Most of us don't think about our teeth and bones until one aches or breaks. A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis looked deep within collagen fibers to see how the body forms new bone and teeth, seeking insights into faster bone healing and new biomaterials.

6 Apr 2018

Study points to novel, effective treatment for CKD patients with metabolic acidosis

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often develop a condition called metabolic acidosis, which is characterized by an imbalance in acid production relative to excretion.

6 Nov 2017

Researchers explore sea urchin protein to understand self-assembly of skeletal structures

Calcium carbonate, or CaCO3, comprises more than 4% of the earth's crust. Its most common natural forms are chalk, limestone, and marble, produced by the sedimentation of the shells of small fossilized snails, shellfish, and coral over millions of years.

8 Jun 2017