BIOENGINEERING
Fasting plasma glucose and insulin are determinants of dietary weight loss success
San Diego, CA and Copenhagen, Denmark, June 11, 2017 – Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, together with colleagues from...
Yawning — why is it so contagious and why should it matter?
Feeling tired? Even if we aren’t tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of...
Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets muscle....
Biosensors will be inexpensive, do more, go everywhere
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services When it comes to biometric sensors, human skin isn't an ally. It's an obstacle....
Lunatic fringe gene plays key role in the renewable brain
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The discovery that the brain can generate new cells – about 700 new neurons each...
Decoding hidden dreams
The brain connects sensory information from the environment to our subjective experiences, resulting in our perceptions, emotions, and memories. However,...
Grant to Regenstrief and IU supports study of dental treatment…
IMAGE: Thankam Thyvalikakath is an associate professor and director of the Dental Informatics Core of the Indiana University School of...
Researchers implicate suspect in heart disease linked to diabetes
Credit: Clemmons Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – People with diabetes are at high risk of developing...
OPTIMISTIC study: Advance care planning in nursing homes challenging but critical
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The goal of advance care planning is to ensure that the...
Workplace stress can take a toll on your brain surgeon, too
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III/Keck Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES – When it comes to workplace stress, even doctors aren't immune...
South highest, Northeast lowest for child auto fatalities
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – May 23, 2017 – The number of motor vehicle fatalities involving children under...
Workplace stress can take a toll on your brain surgeon, too
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III/Keck Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES – When it comes to workplace stress, even doctors aren't immune...
New oral diabetes drug shows promise in phase 3 trial for patients with type 1 diabetes
Satish Garg, MD, professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at the University of Colorado...
Umea University researchers help Europe fight spread of Zika virus
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden help assess the risk that Zika will spread to Europe by describing the transmission...
‘Mysterious’ non-protein-coding RNAs play important roles…
Credit: Laboratory of Shelley Berger, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA -In cells, DNA is transcribed into...
A new system to detect spinal deformity
Credit: Images: Hokkaido University/Noa Co., Ltd. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a symmetry-recognition system for the surface of the human...
Nagoya medical researchers propose new disease category of skin disorders
Credit: Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan – Dry scaly skin, blistering, rashes. Many people will experience some kind of skin problem...
Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move…
Credit: Leuthardt lab Stroke patients who learned to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over their...
UTA researchers focus on pain management in older adults
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are focusing their attention on pain management in older adults,...
Mini-intestine grown in a test tube for nutritional research
This news release is available in German. Research efforts on the intestine have increased in recent years. Owing to its...
