60-year-old drug can resensitize treatment-resistant brain cancer cells

Researchers have discovered that cerebrospinal fluid, the brain’s shock absorber, contributes to treatment resistance in people with brain cancer. But their study also identified a more-than-sixty-year-old antipsychotic medication that can be repurpose… Continue reading 60-year-old drug can resensitize treatment-resistant brain cancer cells

First look at a mechanism cancer cells use to resist chemotherapy

Researchers have, for the first time, observed a mechanism used by cancer cells to resist the effects of chemotherapy. The findings could be used to develop targeted drugs to help override it and make chemotherapy more effective.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading First look at a mechanism cancer cells use to resist chemotherapy

New quantum state boosts material’s conductivity by a billion percent

Scientists at Georgia Tech have discovered a new quantum state in a quirky material. In a phenomenon never before seen in anything else, the team found that applying a magnetic field increased the material’s electrical conductivity by a billion percent… Continue reading New quantum state boosts material’s conductivity by a billion percent

Compound causes self-destruction of drug-resistant malaria parasites

While improvements continue to be made in anti-malarial drugs and vaccines, the ability of the parasites that cause the disease to mutate and develop resistance to treatment is a chief concern for public health officials. Scientists have discovered a h… Continue reading Compound causes self-destruction of drug-resistant malaria parasites

New clues to origin of mysterious deadly antibiotic-resistant pathogen

A new study is offering clues to the origins of a deadly antibiotic-resistant fungal pathogen that mysteriously appeared in hospitals around the world 10 years ago. The study chronicles the discovery of the pathogen for the first time in a remote natur… Continue reading New clues to origin of mysterious deadly antibiotic-resistant pathogen

The new "superbugs": Cockroaches evolve resistance to pesticides they haven't even encountered

A cockroach feeds on an insecticide in the lab portion of new experiments at Purdue University

It’s bad enough that bacteria are quickly developing resistance to our best antibiotics – now it looks like another kind of bug will soon earn the “super” moniker. Cockroaches have been known to develop resistances to individual insecticides for decades, but new research has shown that they’re also able to rapidly develop cross-resistance, even to chemicals that they’ve never been directly exposed to.

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Repurposed Plastic Protects PCBs

An errant wire snipping across the wrong electrical pins spells the release of your magic smoke. Even if you are lucky, stray parts are the root of boundless malfunctions from disruptive to deadly. [TheRainHarvester] shares his trick for covering an Arduino Nano with some scrap plastic most of us have …read more

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