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Making kidney tests work for everyone
A 2022 regional study found that creatinine is an inadequate biomarker for kidney function in people in South…
How the latest materials are taking biosensors to the next level
A rendering of a bottlebrush elastomer and carbon-nanotube composite that researchers believe has potential use as a brain…
Climate and health needs are driving materials advances
DNA purification microchip.Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/SPL Much of the scientific discourse around climate change, at least in public-policy…
Reversing resistance to cancer immune therapy with antibodies that target GDF-15 protein
CLINICAL BRIEFINGS 11 December 2024 The protein GDF-15 is a potent immunosuppressor that is overexpressed in many solid…
Applied body-fluid analysis by wearable devices
Rizas, K. D. et al. Smartphone-based screening for atrial fibrillation: a pragmatic randomized clinical trial. Nat. Med. 28,…
Toxicity and costs of cancer treatment reduced by deferring CDK4/6 inhibitor use
CLINICAL BRIEFINGS 27 November 2024 The SONIA study shows that early use of inhibitors that target both CDK4…
How students and grandparents could solve the global mental-health crisis
A client (left) has a counselling session with a lay therapist on a Friendship Bench in Harare.Credit: Jekesai…
Squid-inspired jet devices deliver drugs without a need for needles
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 20 November 2024 Microjet delivery systems that are inspired by cephalopods’ propulsion methods enable the needle-free…
Swallowable injections: the octopus-inspired pill that delivers drugs with a jet
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03824-1 Can jets of drugs from pressurized capsules replace needles? Source link
Health of people who are displaced in their own countries is a neglected global crisis
By the end of 2023, there were around 43 million refugees globally. But many more — roughly 68…