South Korean team uses brain oxidant to activate Alzheimer's prodrug

KAIST researchers created a prodrug activated by hydrogen peroxide in diseased brains, reducing oxidative stress and amyloid ...

Dementia-causing substance turns into a therapeutic 'switch' with new Alzheimer's drug strategy

A substance that worsens dementia has become a "switch" that initiates treatment. KAIST researchers have developed a new ...

An iron-driven chain reaction may trigger mass death of harmful algae blooms

Over recent decades, harmful algal blooms have become increasingly common. These blooms often consist of bacteria called "cyanobacteria" in freshwater ecosystems. They can produce debilitating toxins, ...

Education to Reflecting Pool woes, readers speak out in Letters to Editor

Readers share perspectives on Florida's education ranking, mosquito control, national politics, and more.
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Scientists made tiny diving suits for cyborg cockroaches. They can breathe underwater for 3 hours

A cyborg cockroach in a tiny diving suit sounds like a gag. In a Singapore lab, it just moved underwater for hours.
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UV-driven hydrogen radicals broke down forever chemicals with no added solvents

Researchers at Aarhus University have shown that intense ultraviolet light alone can break apart per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

American Olympic canoeist indicted for alleged vandalism of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

WASHINGTON — Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to an incident at the ...

Scientists just gave remote-controlled cockroaches tiny underwater suits, and the insects kept walking for up to 3 hours because the oxygen trick could help search fl…

Researchers have developed underwater suits for cyborg cockroaches, enabling them to assist in search-and-rescue operations ...