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In Patients with Long COVID, Immune Cells Don’t Follow the Rules Scientists at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco analyzed immune cells in people with and without long COVID, making significant discoveries that will help answer questions about what causes the condition and how to treat it Read at Gladstone.org
The technique, called Slide-tags, allows scientists to map the location of cells within tissues in standard single-cell experiments. Read at Broad Institute.
Stanford Medicine researchers find that ibogaine, a plant-based psychoactive compound, safely led to improvements in depression, anxiety and functioning among veterans with traumatic brain injuries. Read at Stanford Medicine News Center.
A new understanding of oobleck-like fluids contributes to smart material design. UChicago research on the science behind non-Newtonian fluids – which change viscosity under under stress among other properties – could lead to applications ranging from clump-free paint to wearable protective gear. Read at University of Chicago.