AUC-led study explores turning e-waste into materials for next-generation sensors

An international study led by The American University in Cairo (AUC) has found that electronic, industrial and plastic waste could serve as a valuable source of high-performance materials for next-generation sensors used in healthcare, environmental monitoring and food safety. The study, published in Nature Sensors, was led by Tamer Shoeib, Professor of Chemistry at AUC…

Newer Blood Thinners Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline in People with Both Atrial Fibrillation and Alzheimer’s

Older adults living with both atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer’s disease who took newer oral anticoagulants declined more slowly on a standard cognitive test than similar patients on warfarin or on no anticoagulant, according to a nationwide Swedish analysis published in the European Heart Journal. The difference was small in any single year. The annual decline…