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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-Oct-2025 04:11 ET (8-Oct-2025 08:11 GMT/UTC)
Molecular motors drive new non-invasive cancer therapies
Texas A&M UniversityResearchers are using molecular motors as a new tool for medical intervention to target and destroy cancer cells. These light-activated molecular motors are nanometer-sized machines that can apply mechanical forces from within cells to target and selectively disrupt cancerous activity.
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- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Funder
- Welch Foundation, Discovery Institute
3,000 lung transplants performed each year in US
American Thoracic SocietySwRI develops technology to deploy stabilized solar arrays, enabling spacecraft docking
Southwest Research InstituteUCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals rank among nation’s best for 2025-2026
University of California - San FranciscoA beginner’s question led to breakthrough
Kobe UniversityEvery year as the announcement of the Nobel Prize approaches, expectations for potential candidates rise. SAGAWA Masato, the inventor of the world’s strongest permanent magnet, the neodymium magnet, has been often mentioned. His invention is used in a wide range of products, including smartphones, air conditioners and electric vehicles, and is considered a key breakthrough for today’s IT society. How did the idea come about? What drove his research? In January 2025, we talked with Sagawa on the occasion of a lecture at his alma mater, Kobe University.
University of Rochester physician-scientist at the forefront of geriatric care
University of Rochester Medical Center- Journal
- JCO Global Oncology