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NeuroscienceEnvironmental

Do nanoplastics cross the blood-brain barrier in adult humans?

A longitudinal cohort study pairing post-mortem brain tissue mass spectrometry with lifetime exposure questionnaires to quantify polystyrene and PET accumulation.

Requested by Priya N. Β· 2026-05-02

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Biology

Personalised phage cocktails vs. last-line antibiotics in ICU sepsis

Randomised pilot comparing rapid phage matching against carbapenem therapy for multidrug-resistant Klebsiella bloodstream infections.

Requested by Dr. Samir Attia Β· 2026-04-18

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ChemistryEnvironmental

Why do tandem perovskite cells degrade faster in humid coastal climates?

Field-deployed accelerated ageing rigs across six coastal sites with in-situ XRD to map halide segregation against salt aerosol load.

Requested by Wei L. Β· 2026-05-21

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Computation

Can language models reliably detect statistical errors in published papers?

Benchmark of automated reanalysis pipelines against a hand-audited corpus of 2,000 papers with known p-value inconsistencies.

Requested by Anon backer Β· 2026-06-03

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Neuroscience

Does deep-sleep glymphatic clearance predict early tau accumulation?

Overnight polysomnography plus serial tau-PET in cognitively normal adults aged 55-70 over three years.

Requested by Marta K. Β· 2026-03-27

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PhysicsEnvironmental

Muon tomography for mapping meltwater channels under alpine glaciers

Portable scintillator arrays placed in sub-glacial tunnels to image density variations without drilling.

Requested by Tomas R. Β· 2026-06-11

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ChemistryComputation

Engineering thermostable PETases that work at municipal recycling temperatures

Directed evolution plus MD-guided design targeting activity retention above 70 Β°C in mixed waste streams.

Requested by Grace O. Β· 2026-06-19

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