Bacteriophage therapy may ease severity of alcoholic hepatitis
NIH-funded study in mice merits further investigation as a potential treatment A specific strain of a common bacteria found in most people with alcoholic hepatitis … Read more
How digital ‘twins’ are guiding the future of maintenance and manufacturing
by Tom Cassauwers As our world becomes more digitalised and connected, we can actually make a virtual copy of it. And such replicas are now … Read more
Plastic Pearls
Synthetic fossils adjoin the coastline. Fallen into dirty piles they wait to be shucked clean of sand, and mud, and debris. Flowing like tallow beneath … Read more
Are autonomous and/or electric vehicles the answer?
So, I spotted this Nov. 14, 2019 “StreetsBlog USA” headline “Prominent Democratic presidential candidates have all put forward plans for clean energy, limiting drilling and … Read more
Pulsed Yamanaka Factors Set Back Epigenic Age
(without going all the way back to the (or causing cancer) In a column last month, I posed the question whether the methylation clocks of … Read more
Researchers Halt Spread of Breast Cancer by Blocking Metastasis-Promoting Enzyme
In a breakthrough with important implications for the future of immunotherapy for breast cancer, UC San Francisco scientists have found that blocking the activity of … Read more
Researchers Create and Stabilize Pure Polymeric Nitrogen for the First Time
Scientists have long theorized that the energy stored in the atomic bonds of nitrogen could one day be a source of clean energy. But coaxing … Read more
What felled the great Assyrian Empire?
The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt — the largest empire of its time — collapsed after more than … Read more
Study uses old friends to predict new enemies
About 450 nonnative, plant-eating insect species live in North American forests. While most are harmless, a handful wreak havoc on their new environment, and their … Read more
Yale study: Doctors give electronic health records an ‘F’
The transition to electronic health records (EHRs) was supposed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for doctors and patients alike — but these … Read more
Researchers identify seven types of fake news, aiding better detection
To help people spot fake news, or create technology that can automatically detect misleading content, scholars first need to know exactly what fake news is, … Read more
