The obesity epidemic, a leading driver of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes, remains inadequately addressed by current pharmacological treatments. GLP-1 ag…
Nanoplastics are artificial polymers ranging from 1 µm to 1 nm. There has been a huge increase in nanoplastics due to the environmental degradation of microplastics via wind, water, and UV d…
Pressure ulcers, or pressure injuries (PIs) are localized areas of skin and/or underlying tissue decay that typically occur over bony prominences due to prolonged pressure or friction. These…
Francisco Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most predominant malignant brain cancer in adults without prognosis improvement in decades. Nevertheless, 83% of GBM cases have Telomerase Reverse Transcr…
Malicious deepfake media has been increasing steadily, with audio deepfakes posing an intensive cybersecurity and impersonation threat; multi -branch network machine -learning models have be…
Due to rising mortality caused by breast cancer, it is necessary to develop early diagnostic techniques for the rapid identification of multiple exosomes of cancer prior to metastasis. Tripl…
Numerous studies examined how individuals’ health behaviors affected lung cancer incidence and showed racial and regional inequalities in the United States. My study drew county-level risk f…
A calcium -crosslinked sodium alginate (NaAlg) nanocomposite xerogel was synthesized as a biodegradable sorbent for oil spill remediation. Due to the high surface energy of the base polymer,…
Access to clean water is one of our most basic human needs. In fact, unsafe water sources are responsible for over 1 million deaths annually. UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 targets “uni…
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder resulting from loss of dopamine - producing neurons in the substantia nigra. Motor symptoms include tremors, instability, and slowed…
Could a personalized, portable AI tutor transform education and improve outcomes for students in disadvantaged communities? Advancements in open -source large language models (LLMs), particu…
Rett syndrome is a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder caused by loss -of-function mutations in the MeCP2 gene. Gene therapy represents one of the most promising strategies for treating…
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) "forever chemicals" are common carcinogenic water pollutants, causing 382,000 global deaths annually. Over 600,000 military personnel are annually…
After the use of fertilizers on gardens and lawns near bodies of water, it is common for chemicals (phosphates) to make their way into local waterways. It is also common for these chemicals…
Nitric oxide sensing proteins (NosPs), have been studied as important signaling molecules in various organisms. Particularly in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, NosP plays a role in heme binding and…
Antibiotic resistance is an increasingly prevalent issue as bacteria adapt to the overprescription of antibiotics, making the treatment of bacterial infections more difficult. To combat this…
Drones are widely used in military and civilian applications, with VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) drones combining the vertical lift capability of multirotor helicopters with the horizo…
Speech production has long been the focus of neurolinguistics, where concepts are associated with their respective words, a process called word retrieval. Though defined, current research la…
Zooxanthellae, genus Symbiodinium, is the symbiotic microalgae that occupies coral tissue. Coral bleaching is the process in which the zooxanthellae is expelled from the host because of risi…
Achromatopsia is an inherited retinal degeneration disorder caused by a mutation in the CNGA3 (Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Channel Subunit Alpha 3) gene, affecting every 1 in 30,000 people. Muta…
Pulsejet engines offer an exciting avenue for research due to their simple design and unique combustion cycle. This study investigates how varying fuel compositions of propane and butane imp…
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects millions worldwide, impacting motor behavior through tremors, gait abnormalities, and motor learning deficits. Despite its prevalence, the underlying mechani…
The use of AI-powered applications to monitor online student activities has grown in K-12 schools across the U.S. Since November 2023, Lawrence Public Schools have adopted Gaggle, an AI - ba…
Pennsylvania, Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology; Madeleine Sleeman, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Microbiology Background: Lead remains a persistent environmental…
Due to the lack of minimally invasive and selective treatments for melanoma, the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) based on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) loaded with Protoporphyri…
Many factors during pregnancy can potentially impact in utero brain development and have long- term consequences. To identify modifiable factors during pregnancy that can promote early brain…
Generative design (GD) is a computational method for the exploration of optimized engineering structures based on machine learning. Although well suited for exploring designs with various ob…
Chronic neuroinflammation and the migration of macrophages to the blood -brain barrier (BBB) are significant characteristics of various neurological diseases. In this context, the adhesion o…
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are cylindrical carbon tubes capable of emitting fluorescence in the near -infrared region (NIR), which overlaps with the transparent window for imagi…
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an idiopathic pain disorder, classified by paroxysmal pain in the face. The spinal trigeminal tract extends into the spinal cord as far as the fourth cervical ve…