Mon.Aug 19, 2024

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Using AI to find the polymers of the future

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Finding the next groundbreaking polymer is always a challenge, but now researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to shape and transform the future of the field.

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Six Signs It’s Time to Master Big Data Management

Smart Data Collective

You are going to need to know how to use big data wisely if you want to be successful in business.

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Taming Parkinson's disease with intelligent brain pacemakers

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Two new studies are pointing the way toward round-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson's disease through an implanted device that can treat movement problems during the day and insomnia at night.

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New York City reports the year’s first human cases of West Nile virus

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported the year’s first human cases of West Nile virus, in four city residents, on Monday. One person was diagnosed with West Nile fever and three others were hospitalized with West Nile neuroinvasive disease — a rare and serious condition — beginning in late July, the Health Department said.

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New insights on how bird flu crosses the species barrier

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the avian influenza virus's polymerase when it interacts with a human protein essential for the virus to replicate within the cell. The structure of this replication complex provides important information about the mutations that avian influenza polymerase must undergo to adapt to mammals, including humans.

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What We Know About Coffee and Parkinson’s Disease

Evidence Based Living

Across the globe, more than 10 million people suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disorder that leads to unintended and uncontrollable movements such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. Scientists are working to better understand the mechanisms involved in Parkinson’s disease.

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How to Fight the High Cost of Dental Stigma

Black Health Matters

It doesn’t take a ton of doom-scrolling before encountering smile shaming, a name for the social stigma faced by those with visible dental health issues. Memes and skits that shame people for less than stellar oral health are frequently posted on social media. The premise of the jokes is to label the person with a missing or chipped tooth as lazy, ignorant, unattractive, and untrustworthy.

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Urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The design of streets and layout of buildings have an impact on a city's resilience in the face of increasingly severe floods brought on by climate change. Researchers look at buildings and other urban structures as physicists consider elements in complex material systems. With this insight, the researchers have developed a new approach to urban flood modelling and found their results helpful in analyzing city-to-city variations in flood risk globally.

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World Humanitarian Day 2024: Five women leaders on how to stay safe in a humanitarian crisis

Care

As we mark World Humanitarian Day on Monday August 19, CARE is putting the spotlight on women leaders who are bringing needed relief to people facing crises.

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Searching old stem cells that stay young forever

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The sea anemone Nematostella vectensis is potentially immortal. Using molecular genetic methods, developmental biologists have now identified possible candidates for multipotent stem cells in the sea anemone for the first time. These stem cells are regulated by evolutionary highly conserved genes.

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Morphable materials: Researchers coax nanoparticles to reconfigure themselves

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A view into how nanoscale building blocks can rearrange into different organized structures on command is now possible with an approach that combines an electron microscope, a small sample holder with microscopic channels, and computer simulations, according to a new study.

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