PLOS Medicine study estimates ≥2.1m envenomings and 274k–513k deaths yearly—45% in sub‑Saharan Africa—using geostatistical models to fill data gaps.
Tag: Medicine
Optogenetics lets scientists control neurons with light. We read the Nobel-recognized work and what it means for brains, behavior, and future therapies.
Researchers in Milan directly coated mitochondria with a 2025 Nobel-recognized material and found the organelles still produced energy.
Food Chemistry study: figleaf gourd protease reduced IgE binding to peanut proteins; Ara h 2 and h 6 stayed reactive; not yet safe for allergy.
Magnetospirillum AMB‑1 extended C. elegans lifespan, but only with magnetosomes; iron buildup and lipid peroxidation fell, implicating ferroptosis pathways.
Nature Microbiology study shows AP2‑HS links fever, nutrient stress and DHA to gametocyte formation; deleting AP2‑HS abolishes viable gametocytes.
In mice, activating the mechanosensor GPR133 with AP503 increased bone strength in both healthy and osteoporotic-like animals by boosting builders and easing br
Label‑free optical metabolic imaging distinguished activated from resting immune cells in PBMCs with ~94% accuracy, in a Biophotonics Discovery study.
In mice, two psilocybin doses before cisplatin prevented hypersensitivity across six chemo rounds via 5-HT2A; human trials pending.
Japanese team uses cellulose magnetic beads to enrich N-glycopeptides from plasma, serum, and tissue, detects gastric cancer changes, and readies automation.