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The quest for effective therapeutics begins long before a drug reaches clinical trials. One of the cornerstones of this process is drug screening in animal models, which plays a pivotal role in evaluating the safety and efficacy of potential treatments. Animal models offer researchers valuable insights that cannot be obtained through in vitro studies alone, bridging the gap between laboratory ...
On August 26, 2019, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) announced that the results of an NIEHS-funded study show that graphene could provide alternatives to chemicals in insect repellant and protective clothing. The study, “Mosquito Bite Prevention through Graphene Barrier Layers,” was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...
When you look to the year ahead, what do you see? Ensia recently invited eight global thought leaders to share their thoughts. In this interview Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, responds to three questions: What will be the biggest challenge to address or opportunity to grasp in your field in 2017? Why? And what should we be doing ...
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Increased use of antidepressants has led to an increase in their detection in final treated wastewater effluents and receiving streams. Antidepressants are intended to modify human behavior by altering brain chemistry, and due to the high functional conservation of the receptor targets of antidepressant target receptors in vertebrates, aquatic organisms may be at risk. The antidepressant ...