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<p>With ever-increasing life expectancy comes the challenge of treating age-related disorders such as osteoporosis. Although there are effective drugs for treating this metabolic bone disease, they can be expensive and have side effects, limiting their availability to some people. In the search for alternative drug candidates, researchers reporting in <em>ACS Central Science</em> have discovered and fully replicated a compound from a botanical source, female ginseng, that had p...

Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy images often suffer from noise and artifacts, which are difficult to estimate accurately and finely.

Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy images often suffer from noise and artifacts, which are difficult to estimate accurately and finely.

Perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) are an enticing alternative to conventional silicon-based solar cells due to their greater power efficiency and low cost. However, achieving long-term stability has been one of the most difficult challenges in their development.

Perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) are a promising alternative to traditional silicon-based solar cells because of their high power-conversion efficiency and low cost. However, one of the major challenges in their development has been achieving long-term stability. Recently, a research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) made a breakthrough by developing an innovative multifunctional and non-volatile additive which can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells by modu...

The outbreak of COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has posed a severe threat to global public health. The omicron variant is less pathogenic and causes more asymptomatic infections, thus the emergency phase might have passed. Many governments are rolling back restrictions, and, as of Dec 19, 2022, there are 153 countries without any travel restrictions (data from Travel Off Path). However, the omicron variant shows a greater propensity for human-to-human transmission than previous variants and the ...

Those who drink sweetened coffee daily are up to 31% less likely to die within a 7-year follow-up than non-coffee drinkers. Those who drank unsweetened coffee were 21% less likely to die.

To maintain a stable financial system and achieve stronger growth, Bank Indonesia addressed challenges in terms in digitalisation, including inclusive finance and the development of digital currencies.

To accelerate investments in digital capabilities. Singapore has invested S$200 million that will go partly towards enhancing initiatives that help firms adopt cutting-edge digital solutions.

“Identification and Screening of Potential Bioactive Peptides with Sleep-Enhancing Effects in Bovine Milk Casein Hydrolysate”Journal of Agricultural