Cloak and Cure: Disguising Nanoparticles as Immune Allies
Imagine if medication could travel directly to the source of your illness and unpleasant side effects could be a thing of the past? This is the intriguing promise of nanoparticles!
Medicine
Development of a ‘Molecular Can Opener’ for Drug Delivery
Physicists utilized large-scale computer modeling to develop a cage-like structure and paired opener towards the goal of efficiently delivering therapies.
Helping Cancer Cells “Grow” Could Be the Key to a Cure
Cancer is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. While traditional treatments focus on killing these diseased cells, research is exploring a new approach: pushing cancer cells to become healthy cells.
New Genetic Study Illuminates Biology of Raynaud's Syndrome
Using a data set of over 10,000 people with Raynaud syndrome, scientists have identified genes underlying the biology of the cardiovascular condition.
Nature Teaches Us How to Edit DNA
By studying how the cell repairs DNA damage, researchers have developed a new technology to edit large DNA fragments in bacteria cells.
Self-Taught AI: The Secret to Learning Without Supervision
Machine learning influences many aspects of our lives, from ChatGPT to healthcare. How do these models learn such diverse tasks on such a large scale?
Researchers Take a Closer Look at the Sometimes Missing X Chromosome in White Blood Cells
Using an international collection of nearly 900,000 samples, researchers have probed into the biology behind the fairly common loss of an X chromosome in white blood cells.
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Memory: New Brain Waves Discovered to Play an Important Role
Researchers have discovered new brain waves critical for our memory.
New Drug Shows Promise in Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Phase III clinical trials find that tirzepatide significantly reduced the severity of obstructive sleep apnea and improved related health metrics in adults with moderate-to-severe OSA and obesity.
Bringing Hidden Hearing Loss into the Open
Almost 20% of the global population has hearing loss! However, one type of hearing loss, known as hidden hearing loss, is missed by current tests.
