A new lab-on-chip technology enables the rapid and quantitative identification of malaria parasites in the blood for better and more accurate diagnosis in remote regions.
A “self-stirring” pill enhances drug bioavailability
Self-propelling microparticles enhance the dissolution of drugs in the stomach, achieving better bioavailability without the side effects of high dosing.
Faith Osier: “Throw yourself wholeheartedly into what you do”
With research groups spread over two continents, Osier is striving to eliminate malaria through her groundbreaking work in immunology, advocacy and awareness.
Lipid nanoparticles boost potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers enhance the immune response against the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 by presenting it on liposomes, providing a promising strategy for vaccine development targeting this domain.
Humans are not the first to repurpose CRISPR
A recent study discovers that CRISPR can be used for a number of different purposes by diverse biological entities, not just humans and bacteria.
The world faces an air pollution pandemic
Researchers say people’s lives are shortened by an average of nearly three years from different sources of air pollution
“You may not feel a little prick”
4D-printed microneedles may one day replace conventional hypodermics.
Confronting the Global Health Challenges of Climate Change
Protecting human health should be a priority in climate change mitigation efforts.
The Complex Enzymology Of mRNA Decapping
Single stranded RNAs with a free 5′ monophosphate end are susceptible to rapid degradation. Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) are stabilized by hairpin structures and by “hiding” their 5′ ends within complex protein structures.
Unconventional RNA-Binding Proteins Step into the Virus–Host Battlefront
Recent proteome‐wide approaches have greatly expanded the census of RNA‐binding proteins, discovering hundreds of proteins that interact with RNA through unconventional RBDs.