While effective combination therapies have recently been developed, HCV can evolve to become resistant to these antiviral drugs, potentially resulting in treatment failures. Resistance is particularly important for one class
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SpaceX Dragon to deliver research to Space Station
The flight will deliver investigations and facilities that study neutron stars, osteoporosis, solar panels, tools for Earth-observation, and more. Here are some highlights of research that will be delivered to
How class of drugs blocks Hepatitis C virus replication
While effective combination therapies have recently been developed, HCV can evolve to become resistant to these antiviral drugs, potentially resulting in treatment failures. Resistance is particularly important for one class
Heroin’s use rising, costing society more than $51 billion
Made from morphine, heroin is an opiate commonly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. According to the World Drug Report 2016 from the U.N. Office on Drugs
Lost ecosystem found buried in mud of southern California coastal waters
These brachiopods and scallops had thrived along a section of coast stretching approximately 250 miles from San Diego to Santa Barbara for at least 4,000 years. But they had died
World’s first success in asymmetric borylation of ketones
Optically active organoboron compounds are essential ingredients for medicines and functional materials such as liquid crystals. In particular, because compounds with an oxygen atom existing very close to a boron
Distinct wiring mode found in chandelier cells
Researchers from Hiroki Taniguchi’s lab at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) published a study in eNeuro in May 2017 showing for the first time that a unique
Simulations pinpoint atomic-level defects in solar cell nanostructures
Understanding materials with specific functions, such as those used in solar cells, and engineering ways to improve their properties pose many of the same challenges. In the ongoing effort to
Smiling during victory could hurt future chances of cooperation
In a winning scenario, smiling can decrease your odds of success against the same opponent in subsequent matches, according to new research presented by the USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Retina may be sensitive gauge of blast-wave pressure injury
There is a lack of validated biomarkers, as well as limited understanding of the underlying mechanisms of retinal injury due to blast exposure. Currently, diagnosis and measurement of progression of
Infants born preterm may lack key lung cells later in life
The research, published in the April issue of the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, focuses on alveolar type II cells, which help to rebuild lung tissue after
Experimental drug BIA 10-2474 deactivates proteins in human nerve cells
The researchers, led by Mario van der Stelt (Leiden Institute of Chemistry) and Steven Kushner (Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC), defined the action profile of BIA 10-2474, an experimental drug
Wind turbines: The strength test
Wind turbines should be environmentally friendly, highly efficient, cost-effective, and able to function reliably for at least 20 years. However, as turbines become increasingly powerful, the demands on the components
Why microplastic debris may be the next big threat to our seas
Environmental and marine science specialists call it “marine debris,” which, simply put, means anything in the ocean that wasn’t put there by nature. Recently, though, a new type of trash
Space-traveling flatworms help scientists enhance understanding of regenerative health
Researchers led by the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University sought to determine how microgravity and micro-geomagnetic fields would affect the growth and regeneration of planarian flatworms (D. japonica) and
