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At the North Carolina State University, scientists have come up with an affordable and quicker method for generating hindered amines. Hindered amines are a class of chemicals utilized as building blocks in products varying from pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals to organic light-emitting diodes and detergents.

The spreading of different types of cancer cells to the brain, forming brain metastases, is the main cause of morbidity and mortality associated to cancer. Now, a new study led by Cláudia C. Faria, principal investigator in the group of João Taborda Barata at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal) and neurosurgeon at the Hospital Santa Maria (HSM, CHULN, Portugal), and published today in the scientific journal Cell Reports Medicine* created a library of models t...

The century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world's oldest and most widely used vaccines, used to immunize 100 million newborns every year. Given in countries with endemic TB, it has surprisingly been found to protect newborns and young infants against multiple bacterial and viral infections unrelated to TB. There's even some evidence that it can reduce severity of COVID-19.

We live in a world made and run by RNA, the equally important sibling of the genetic molecule DNA. In fact, evolutionary biologists hypothesize that RNA existed and self-replicated even before the appearance of DNA and the proteins encoded by it.

A new method to put on antireflective (AR) coatings to 3D printed multi-lens systems that are as tiny as 600 µm in diameter has been developed by scientists.

Owing to the composition of their microalgae symbionts, coral species showcase different temperature tolerances.

The spinal column is the central supporting structure of the skeleton in all vertebrates. Not only does it provide a place for muscles to attach, it also protects the spinal cord and nerve roots. Defects in its development are known to cause rare hereditary diseases.

The latest UN report on climate change recorded scientists’ efforts that have revealed some measures of global warming are now unavoidable, and recent research efforts are concentrating on adaptation and mitigation strategies.

Theophylline (THO) is a drug that is effective for the treatment of respiratory illnesses and inflammation. However, it is toxic, if administered above specified limits.

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program that properly identified who would get pancreatic cancer depending on what their CT scan results looked like years before they were diagnosed.