Caterpillar Fungus Compound Gets a Nanoparticle Upgrade to Attack Breast Cancer
Researchers have shown that encapsulating the anticancer compound cordycepin in solid lipid nanoparticles enhances its stability, cellular uptake, and cytotoxic ...
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Coated Ferrite Nanoparticles Show Potent, Dose-Dependent Killing of Breast Cancer Cells
A team of researchers has synthesized polyacrylic acid-coated cobalt, nickel, and zinc ferrite nanocomposites and demonstrated dose-dependent cytotoxicity against MCF-7 ...
Wastewater Chemical Stress Pushes River Microbes to Emit More Greenhouse Gases
New research shows that mixtures of emerging contaminants in treated wastewater trigger a microbial defence–energy trade-off in receiving rivers that ...
Maidenhair Fern Extract Shows Potent Antiviral Activity Against Influenza A(H1N1)
A new in vitro study shows that an aqueous-alcoholic extract of Adiantum capillus-veneris L. strongly inhibits influenza A(H1N1) and synergizes ...
Bacterial Enzymes Turn Shrimp Shell Waste Into Valuable Chitinase at Scale
Egyptian researchers boosted bacterial chitinase production nearly threefold using shrimp shell waste as the sole nutrient source, yielding a skin-safe ...
Midlife Obesity May Quietly Disarm the Body’s Natural Killer Cells
New research in Aging Cell shows that natural killer cell numbers, maturation, and antitumor function decline during midlife obesity, particularly ...
Azo Compound Shows Promise Against Chagas and Leishmania Parasites
A synthetic azobenzenoid compound called CaCS2 shows broad-spectrum activity against Leishmania amazonensis and Trypanosoma cruzi with low human cell toxicity, ...
Sage Root Compounds Trigger Self-Destruction in Breast Cancer Cells
A diterpenoid-rich fraction prepared from the roots of the Turkish sage Salvia oligophylla induced programmed cell death in MCF-7 breast ...
Cold Plasma Makes Tiny Magnesium Particles That Kill Cervical Cancer Cells
Researchers used a cold helium plasma microjet to synthesize stable magnesium hydroxide nanoparticles that killed more than 80 percent of ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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