Thinking ‘out-of-the-box’ may build a better brain and prevent dementia
Credit: Florida Atlantic University More than 5 million Americans today are affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). If nothing is done...
Fresh blood for damaged tissues via alginate hydrogels
(Boston) - Ischemia is a serious medical condition in which the flow of blood and delivery of oxygen to tissues...
Discovering what makes organelles connect could help understand neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Images acquired by Ginam Cho. Inside every cell is a complex infrastructure of organelles carrying out different functions. Organelles...
Bone marrow concentrate improves joint transplants
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health Biologic joint restoration using donor tissue instead of traditional metal and plastic may...
Click beetles inspire design of self-righting robots
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Robots perform many tasks that humans can't or don't want to...
Holograms for molecules
Credit: ETH Zurich / Andreas Frutiger Much can be detected in blood or urine: viral illnesses, metabolic disorders or autoimmune...
Neuro Kinetics awarded patents for eye testing and I-PAS virtual reality for medical diagnostics
(Neuro Kinetics, Inc.) Among three new US patents awarded to Neuro Kinetics is protection for its I-PAS design, a highly...
Scientists discover genes are controlled by ‘nano footballs’
Research at the University of York has revealed that genes are controlled by 'nano footballs' - structures that look like...
Study examines legacies of rainforest burning in British Columbia
Analyses of temperate rain forests located on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada suggest that for centuries, humans have...
Creating brain cells to detect Tourette’s
Scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick used a genetic engineering technique for the first time to create brain cells from the...
UC research shows ticks are even tougher and nastier than you thought
Credit: Jay Yocis/UC Creative Services Ticks are nasty little survivors, outlasting even dinosaurs as they resist drought, tolerate cold and...
Group project? Taking turns, working with friends may improve grades
It has become an almost essential element of academic life, from college lecture halls to elementary classrooms: the group assignment....
Climate insurance is rarely well thought out in agriculture
Credit: UFZ / André Künzelmann Internationally subsidised agricultural insurance is intended to protect farmers in developing countries from the effects...
High-fidelity recording of molecular geometry with DNA ‘nanoscopy’
(BOSTON) -- Researchers are constantly expanding their arsenal of methods to decipher the spatial organization of biological structures. Using microscopes,...
Child abuse affects brain wiring
For the first time, researchers have been able to see changes in the neural structures in specific areas of the...
UNH receives NIH grant to advance its biomedical research to the bedside
DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire has been awarded a five-year, $10 million National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
The rat race is over: New livestock model for stroke could speed discovery
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker Athens, Ga. - It is well-known in the medical field that the pig brain shares certain...
Geophysical investigation aims revealing how vegetation responds to climate change
Credit: Daniel Antônio / Agencia FAPESP In early August 2017, a team of scientists from the University of São Paulo...
With extra sugar, leaves get fat too
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Eat too much without exercising and you'll probably put on a few pounds. As it...
Discovered: Gene associated with schizophrenia risk regulates early brain development
Credit: Yingwei Mao lab, Penn State University University Park, PA -- A gene associated with the risk of schizophrenia regulates...
