Syracuse University

Obesity

Weight-loss injectable could replace bariatric surgery knife

Bariatric surgery has proven successful at treating obesity and reversing diabetes, but it's not without risks. Working with rodents, researchers have found a way to harness benefits similar to those from surgery, but in the form of an injection.

New research suggests CBD may not reduce the sensation of pain but instead reduce feelings of unpleasantness associated with pain

Psychedelics

“Surprising” results from new CBD pain study

A new study presents results from one of the first placebo-controlled trials exploring the influence of CBD on sensations of acute pain. The mixed results suggest CBD may reduce feelings of unpleasantness, helping one tolerate pain more effectively.

Microalgae being grown in tubes, in a traditional liquid growth medium

Science

A majorly better way of growing microalgae?

Microalgae is a potentially valuable source of biofuel. Unfortunately, however, growing it on a large scale can be a rather fussy process. Syracuse University Ph.D. candidate Bendy Estime has set out to change that, by developing a new growth medium that makes cultivation and harvesting easier.

Pausing a bubble on a surface in a pool of liquid could improve our understanding of the boiling process

Science

Putting bubbles on hold to unlock secrets of boiling

It can obviously be proven false if you're willing to wait around long enough, but researchers have added some truth to the old adage that a watched pot never boils. They've managed to put a boiling bubble on pause to learn more about the way such bubbles form when water boils.