Researchers are developing a multi-organ in vitro Human-on-a-Chip system to investigate the impact of opiate overdoses on the brain stem, kidneys, heart, skeletal muscles and liver. The research will also evaluate the acute and chronic effects of overdose treatments, such as naloxone (Narcan). Read the C&I article
A derivative of a natural flavonoid compound has reversed memory loss in a mouse genetically modified to mirror inherited Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Read the C&I article.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caught healthcare systems, politicians and many virologists on the hop. Yet some scientists are now warning about a newer threat. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Researchers have discovered how to activate brown fat in humans, which may pave the way to new treatments for Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Health and the economic situation remain top of everyone’s agenda while the Covid-19 pandemic seems to surge and retreat in countries around the world on an almost daily basis. In most cases, the news revolves around lost sales and jobs, and calls for government aid to ride out the storm.
A new Lux report: The digital transformation of chemicals and materials, has outlined use cases already in practice in facets of the industry and a vision for how digital technologies will reshape the chemicals and materials landscape in the coming decades. Read more in C&I magazine.
An ‘electronic skin’ device able to tell the difference between a soft stress ball and a hard plastic ball has been demonstrated by researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The device could help people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Fine tuning a familiar organic conducting polymer could help to improve communication between biomedical hardware and human tissues, researchers have discovered. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Scientists in the US have concluded that agricultural sulfur – and not coal-fired power stations – is now the most important source of the element to the environment, as large quantities are being added to farmland as fertilisers and pesticides (Nature Geoscience, doi: 10.1038/s41561-020-0620-3). Read the C&I article.