Posts by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PFAS chemical exposure and high-fat diet drive prostate cancer development
Dietary fat synergizes with PFAS chemicals to promote prostate cancer development. …
Read Full ArticleDNA sensor quickly determines whether viruses are infectious
A new DNA sensor can directly detect the presence of a virus and whether it’s infectious. …
Read Full ArticleCocoa flavanols boost brain oxygenation and cognition in healthy adults
The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on cognitive tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand. …
Read Full ArticleExercise and nutrition regimen benefits physical, cognitive health
Study shows that a 12-week exercise and nutritrion intervention improved physical and cognitive performance. …
Read Full ArticlePortable point-of-care COVID-19 test could bypass the lab
A prototype point-of-care COVID-19 test can be read with a simple-to-use portable instrument and a smartphone in 30 minutes. …
Read Full ArticleSanitizing N95 respirator masks in an electric cooker
Study finds that 50 minutes of dry heat in an electric cooker, such as a rice cooker, decontaminated N95 respirators while maintaining their filtration efficiency and fit. …
Read Full ArticleDecoy receptor neutralizes coronavirus in cell cultures
A new study suggests that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be effectively neutralized with a decoy – an engineered, free-floating cell receptor protein. …
Read Full ArticleInexpensive, smartphone-based detector identifies pathogens in minutes
An inexpensive yet sensitive smartphone-based testing device for viral and bacterial pathogens takes about 30 minutes to complete …
Read Full ArticleNew CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
Scientists used a new CRISPR gene-editing technology to inactivate one of the genes responsible for an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. …
Read Full ArticleMicrobes in the human body may swap genes across tissue boundaries
Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than is typically seen in nature, and some of those genes appear to be traveling – independent of their microbial hosts …
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