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A wound dressing that kills bacteria
To combat bacterial wound infections, researchers have developed cellulose membranes equipped with antimicrobial peptides.
Covalent inhibitors of Rho proteins suppress cancer cell invasion
A research team highlights a new strategy in anti-cancer drug development.
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Nanotechnology is poised to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of patients with type 1 diabetes.
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Endometriosis is a chronic, painful condition that affects millions of women worldwide. Now, a new nanoplatform offers hope for early diagnosis and effective ablation of endometriosis.
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A research team combats antibiotic-resistant superbugs by administering antibiotics together with metformin.
A new deep-learning architecture for drug discovery
Convolutional neural networks provide stronger predictive performances for pharmacological assays compared to traditional machine learning models.
Tracking and analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mutations
Understanding changes to the spike protein’s structure is critical to the development of an effective vaccine.
Screw cancer: Microneedle sticks it to cancer tissue
Scientists are finding safer ways to keep drug-loaded microrobots attached to cancer tissue.
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