New project receives $2.3 million to develop a database and AI model to identify therapeutic peptides

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A group of scientists led by Joseph Brown, assistant professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, has received $2.3 million USD in funding to develop a database and AI training model to identify peptides with therapeutic potential. Read Original...

Aged aircraft exhaust poses a rising threat to human health

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Fine particulate matter consists of tiny particles with diameters in the nanometer range. They are produced, for example, by fuel combustion, remain suspended in the air and can penetrate deep into the respiratory tract. Read Original...

Ebola vaccine triggers cross reactive T cells against Bundibugyo ebolavirus

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The ongoing Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second-largest Ebolavirus outbreak globally, with more than 6,000 confirmed cases and a mortality rate of 48 percent. Read Original...

Good ear for sound details accelerates foreign language pronunciation

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People who are better at noticing fine details in sound – known as auditory precision – can master the pronunciation of new languages faster and more accurately than other learners, a new study finds. Read Original...

Sex hormones dictate how skin stem cells renew themselves

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For a long time, differences between females and males were mainly associated with the reproductive organs. Yet organs that have nothing to do with reproduction, such as the skin, can also be shaped by sex. Read Original...