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How your gut microbiome is linked to depression and anxiety
Gut microbiota, gut flora, or microbiome are the microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals. While some bacteria are associated with disease, others are particularly important for many aspects of health and mental health.
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Readdressing the balance: Exploring research trends in carbon dioxide sequestration
Learn more about carbon capture, storage, and reduction in our landscape view of this emerging research with unique insights.
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The scientific trends of cannabinoid research
While legal concerns may dissuade researchers from pursuing cannabinoid research, initial studies suggest potential therapeutic benefits. Read more.
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The regulatory environment for lithium-ion battery recycling
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are commonly used in a variety of consumer products, including cellular phones, laptop computers, and more recently, electric and hybrid vehicles.
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Lithium-ion battery recycling: Overview of techniques and trends
As the production and usage of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has increased exponentially, their manufacturing and disposal have become subjects of political and environmental concerns.
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The next growth wave: lithium-ion battery recycling technologies
CAS enables views into past journal and patent publications for lithium-ion battery recycling, including processes, emerging trends, and global challenges.
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Bioorthogonal chemistry: exploring the importance of sugars in the cell
Learn about bioorthogonal chemistry and its applications, how it helped move the field of glycobiology forward, and what opportunities lie ahead.
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Omicron variant accelerates need for more diverse COVID-19 vaccine strategy
Omicron's significant evolution from the original COVID-19 virus raises concerns about reinfection and vaccine evasion. This variant could potentially bypass existing immunity, threatening global pandemic recovery efforts. Explore the potential societal and economic impacts of this new challenge.
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Are psychedelics next to treat depression and PTSD?
Recent clinical trials show that psychedelics, when properly controlled, could be used to treat PTSD and other mental health disorders. Learn more.
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Exploring machine learning in chemistry: trends and opportunities
Learn about the growth and barriers of artificial intelligence (AI) and learning algorithms within the field of chemistry.
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COVID-19 vaccine boosters: what does the research show?
With recent mRNA booster recommendations, many ask if they should get a COVID-19 booster and what the science shows? This blog explains the science of boosters, reviews current recommendations, and examines recent research.
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Lipid Nanoparticles – Key Players in Cancer Treatment
Learn more about the applications of lipid nanoparticles in cancer therapy, their therapeutic benefits, and their future within nanomedicine.
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Tackling the global vaccine distribution challenge
Newly developed microfluidic fabrication technology addresses the clinical need for scalable, precise, and reproducible solutions for vaccine production.
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Weak bonds – the hidden power within combustible chemicals
To mark the anniversary of the industrial accident and explosion in Beirut, this CAS Insight focuses on the role of ammonium nitrate and how weak bonds in certain chemicals can lead to instability and explosions.
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Exploring knowledge graphs for COVID-19 drug discovery
The methodology behind CAS knowledge graphs enhances potential drug identification for COVID-19 treatment and other diseases.
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Knowledge graph-based approaches to drug repurposing for COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has motivated researchers across the globe to find effective drugs and therapeutics for treating the disease.
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The science behind performance-enhancing drugs
Learn more about what performance-enhancing drugs are, how they are detected, and the future development of non-targeted detection methods.
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Inteligencia artificial en química: tendencias actuales y direcciones futuras
En los últimos años, la aplicación de la IA a la química ha crecido rápidamente. Si bien ha habido mucha publicidad sobre la IA utilizada de esta manera, no ha habido muchos análisis en profundidad sobre su uso y desarrollo en el campo de la química.
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The research landscape and advancement of lipid nanoparticles
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have emerged as promising vehicles to deliver a variety of therapeutics in the pharmaceutical industry. Liposomal drugs, based on an earlier version of LNPs, have already been approved and applied to medical practice.
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A review of the global efforts on COVID-19 vaccine development
This report reviews Covid-19 vaccine research, compares the underlying technologies, the use of adjuvants and delivery systems in their application, and provides a perspective on their future direction.
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Safety in numbers: Connecting the community to improve lab safety
The Pistoia Alliance Chemical Safety Library (CSL) is an open-access database providing access to hazardous reaction information crowd-sourced from academic, industry, and government institutions around the world. Developed and hosted by CAS, the CSL supports laboratory safety.
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Can plastic eating super-enzymes solve our destructive plastic problem?
An overview of research on how microbial enzymes can break down plastics, which could otherwise take hundreds of years to degrade.
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Ammonium nitrate safety
This in-depth CAS Insights Report discusses the chemical properties of ammonium nitrate, its hazards and safety rules, and provides a useful resource for those involved in the handling and storage of this compound.
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Building A Foundation For Profitable Digital Transformation in Sci-Tech R&D
Artificial Intelligence may be hot right now, but the smart money is investing in data. See how CAS solutions can help.
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QSAR machine learning models and their applications for identifying potential COVID-19 therapeutics
To identify potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics, CAS scientists are building machine-learning predictive models to identify novel drug candidates for the viral targets 3 chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro) and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp).
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