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Reprogramming Neurons to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on May 17, 2018May 6, 2025 by Nathan Gock

The story is all too familiar: promising effects are shown in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease – providing hope for patients,…

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    Smart pill bottle caps to protect curious kids

    Posted on May 14, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

    There’s no shelf too high or a bottle too tight that can kill a child’s curiosity. For all the cushioned furniture corners and safety…

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      Friends to Foes: When a Symbiont Becomes a Parasite

      Posted on May 2, 2018March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

      We’ve all heard that rising global temperatures are bad for the environment. Typically, this is framed in terms of rising sea levels and…

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        One man’s waste soot is another man’s rechargeable battery

        Posted on May 2, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are important in our lives as we use them frequently in our smartphones, laptops, tablets, power tools,…

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          Effects of HIV and alcoholism or hepatitis C on the brain

          Posted on April 26, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

          As the medications for HIV have gotten more effective, people are living longer with HIV. However, as people living with HIV get older, they…

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            Are Pink Salmon the Key to Better Fish Farming?

            Posted on April 25, 2018October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

            In the aquaculture industry, one of the most important and most costly parts of raising fish, especially carnivorous fish, is providing them…

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              Getting Rid of Graffiti with a Two-Wavelength Laser

              Posted on April 16, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

              Graffiti on the Berlin Wall may have become a symbol of freedom, but many heritage structures around the world are in grave danger of being…

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                Washing lettuce might not remove all the germs

                Posted on April 10, 2018October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

                One of the first steps of any recipe is to wash your produce. In today’s global food system, fruits and vegetables make a lot of stops…

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                  Satellite Technology Can Help Keep an Eye on Global Fishing

                  Posted on April 9, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  If you live in a developed country and eat seafood, there’s a very good chance that the fish on your plate was caught by a commercial…

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                    Does stopping and then re-starting HIV treatment harm the patient?

                    Posted on March 21, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    Caroline, our resident HIV expert, updates us on some new knowledge about what happens when HIV positive patients stop and restart their…

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