The invisible plastic threat you can finally see

A joint team from the University of Stuttgart in Germany and the University of Melbourne in Australia has developed a new method for the straightforward analysis of tiny nanoplastic particles in environmental samples. One needs only an ordinary optical microscope and a newly developed test strip — the optical sieve. The research results have now…

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Metformin’s secret brain pathway revealed after 60 years

Although metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do not have a complete picture of how it works. Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and international collaborators have discovered a previously unrecognized new player mediating clinically relevant effects of metformin: the brain. By uncovering…

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Don’t toss cannabis leaves. Scientists just found rare compounds inside

Analytical chemists from Stellenbosch University (SU) have provided the first evidence of a rare class of phenolics, called flavoalkaloids, in Cannabis leaves. Phenolic compounds, especially flavonoids, are well-known and sought after in the pharmaceutical industry because of their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic properties. The researchers identified 79 phenolic compounds in three strains of Cannabis grown…

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Stella McCartney names Tom Mendenhall its new CEO

Published September 8, 2025 Stella McCartney has new leadership with Tom Mendenhall, an experienced executive who’s been at Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford and Gucci, named as its new CEO. See catwalkStella McCartney – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight He takes over from Amandine Ohayon, who’s exiting her post after almost two years (she joined in late 2023). But she’ll…

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