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'Better than graphene' material development may improve implantable technology

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Borophene, the atomically thin version of boron first synthesized in 2015, is more conductive, thinner, lighter, stronger and more flexible than graphene, the 2D version of carbon. Move over, graphene. There's a new, improved two-dimensional material in the lab.

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German Patient is 7th Person Probably Cured of HIV

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FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 -- A German man has become the seventh person to apparently be cured of HIV, researchers report.The 60-year-old man, referred to as the “next Berlin Patient,” was treated with a stem cell transplant in October 2015 for acute my.

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Climate scientists express their views on possible future climate scenarios in a new study

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A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2 degrees Celsius.

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Steady Rise in U.S. Cases of Tick-Borne Babesiosis Disease

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9, 2024 -- Cases of a tick-borne parasitic disease have steadily increased in recent years, a new study shows.Rates of babesiosis increased an average 9% a year in the United States between 2015 and 2022, researchers reported in. WEDNESDAY, Oct.

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Homeless Americans' Death Rate Rises on Hot Days

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15, 2024 -- As temperatures soar in some of America's hottest spots, death rates among local homeless people rise as well, new research shows.Data from 2015 through 2022 finds a big bump in deaths among unhoused people in Clark County. TUESDAY, Oct.

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This Flu Season Is Worst In A Decade

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far, there have been at least 29 million illnesses and 370,000 hospitalizations related to the flu -- the most since the 2015-2016 season, according to the. FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 -- The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade.So

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Feng Zhang awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Broad Institute

In 2023, the first CRISPR Cas9-based therapeutic, which is based on a design Zhang developed in 2015, was approved for clinical use to treat sickle cell disease. This and other molecular tools developed by Zhang have accelerated biomedical research worldwide. Lisa Yang and Hock E.