Pass Me the Insulin, I’m Glowing Again
New technology could allow for continuous blood glucose monitoring by checking if a patch of your skin is glowing or not. A paper published in this week describes a development that sounds like a...
View ArticleDad’s Bad Eating Habits Can Cause Metabolism Problems in Children
A recent study published in Nature reveals that a person’s risk of developing diabetes could be strongly influenced by their father’s bad eating habits back before he became a dad. Normally, we think...
View ArticleTrespassing Viruses Will Be Killed on Contact
It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time to start thinking about the flu! The flu is notoriously tricky to prevent with vaccines, partly because there are so many strains of influenza virus, and...
View ArticleBlood Vessel Growth Inhibitors Mediate Negative Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Doctors and researchers have observed an improvement in the survival rate of cancer patients when they are given a combination of a chemotherapeutic drug (cancer-killing drug) and an antiangiogenic...
View ArticleBlinged-Out Fat Blob Nanotrucks for Targeted Drug Delivery
Targeted drug delivery is a popular area of research that melds together the disciplines of chemistry, medicine, and materials. The basic idea is to develop ways to give a person a and somehow get that...
View ArticleChemistry of Morphine, Heroin, and Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
You’ve heard the warnings – don’t eat poppy seeds before taking a drug test. The seeds can trigger a false positive reading for opioids, making your potential employer think you could be a heroin...
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