Bacteria-produced leather is already an eco-friendly alternative to its cow-derived counterpart, but it could soon be even eco-friendlier. Scientists have derived a method of getting the microbes to color the stuff themselves, eliminating the need for toxic dyes.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Imperial College, Bacteria, cellulose, Textile, Genetic engineering
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Self-dying bacterial black leather paves the way for greener textiles
Posted by ArielTechGeek 38 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Peptide breakthrough paves way for oral treatment of disease
Posted by ArielTechGeek 135 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Peptide therapeutics have revolutionized the treatment of disease, but their characteristics typically restrict them to administration by injection. Now, researchers have succeeded in creating an oral peptide, which has the potential to usher in a new era in drug development.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: peptide, Disease, Drug delivery, EPFL
Gut bacteria linked to Parkinson's, paves way for targeted treatment
Posted by ArielTechGeek 370 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A new study has found that a species of gut bacteria cause the destructive nerve cell ‘clumps’ that are a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. The discovery opens the door to the development of targeted treatments for this debilitating disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Parkinson's Disease, Gut Bacteria, University of Helsinki, Microbiome, Bacteria
Brain circuit breakthrough paves way for opioid addiction treatments
Posted by ArielTechGeek 444 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are now the main drivers of fatal overdoses in the US, yet current treatment of the addiction is haphazard and often prohibitive. But new research has uncovered a neurological mechanism that could lead to targeted and more effective medical responses.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Drugs, Addiction, Neuroscience
Molecule linking memories with emotion paves way for anxiety treatments
Posted by ArielTechGeek 661 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Associating positive or negative emotions to specific memories is core to our survival, allowing us to avoid dangers or seek out beneficial things. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute have identified a specific molecule that seems to drive the assignment of emotion to memories, which could lead to new treatments for anxiety and depression.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Neurosc
First-of-a-kind blood test paves way for early Parkinson's diagnosis
Posted by ArielTechGeek 717 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
With no way of completely curing the condition, earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease can have profound impacts on treatment options and a patient's quality of life. Scientists are making inroads when it comes to picking up the tell-tale signs of the disease's onset, and a new first-of-a-kind study has demonstrated how these might be revealed through an inexpensive blood test that has shown a
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