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Microfluidic molecular exchanger helps control therapeutic cell manufacturing
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Researchers have demonstrated an integrated technique for monitoring specific biomolecules - such as growth factors...
A new study indicates the possibility to monitor the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease by monitoring major brain antioxidant levels using noninvasive techniques
Credit: National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon, India Gurgaon, India -- October 12, 2018: In a breakthrough human study, anti-oxidant, glutathione...
Oscillations provide insights into the brain’s navigation system
The brain creates a map of our environment, which enables reliable spatial navigation. The Nobel Prize was awarded in 2014...
Rhode Island Hospital, Brown win grant to conduct trial of opioid addiction intervention
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers from Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital have been at the forefront of battling the opioid...
Scientists discovered genes that contribute to the ADHD development
Credit: Corominas et al., 2018, supplementary materials A team from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University together with foreign...
A new way to create molecules for drug development
Credit: Jeff Grabmeier COLUMBUS, Ohio - Chemists at The Ohio State University have developed a new and improved way to...
Effects of epilepsy on neural activity in mice fluctuate with reproductive cycle
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Mice with epilepsy have altered patterns of neuron activity in the...
Widespread errors in ‘proofreading’ cause inherited blindness
Mistakes in "proofreading" the genetic code of retinal cells is the cause of a form of inherited blindness, retinitis pigmentosa...
Study: No surge in illicit cigarettes after menthol ban
Contrary to the tobacco industry's assertions, there was no surge in illicit cigarettes after a 2015 ban on menthol cigarette...
Potential therapy for treatment-resistant hypothyroidism proves effective in lab study
A new "metal-coordinated" drug-delivery technology potentially could be used to supplement the standard therapy for hypothyroidism, which affects nearly 10...
E-cigarette additives increase inflammation and impair lung function, study finds
Rockville, Md. (October 11, 2018)--Flavoring and additive ingredients in e-cigarettes may increase inflammation and impair lung function, according to new...
Pitt/UPMC BCI researchers receive $8 million in NIH funding
Credit: Tim Betler, UPMC A team of University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers was recently awarded two grants from the...
Researchers discover brain cortex activity differences in children with arthrogryposis
Researchers from the Higher School of Economics and the Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics* have discovered that...
Scientists unexpectedly reprogram mature mouse neurons
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 11, 2018 - UT Southwestern researchers attempting to transform supporting brain cells into neurons...
Photoactive bacteria bait may help in fight against MRSA infections
Credit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/John Underwood) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of...
Researchers look beyond BMI to predict obesity-related disease risk
LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 11, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research and collaborating corporate and academic partners have found...
How teens with type 1 diabetes can guard their hearts
Credit: Stephanie M. McPherson BOSTON - (October 11, 2018) - People with type 1 diabetes are far more likely to...
Recent National Academies report puts research participants’ rights at risk, say law scholars
In a Policy Forum article appearing in the Oct. 12 issue of Science, leading bioethics and legal scholars sound the...
How a common drug causes liver failure
Credit: Chan et al., Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 2018 Acetaminophen is a common pain reliever found in every pharmacy. However,...
Fat: A new player expands our definition of diabetes
A new study by Australian researchers, out today, is challenging what we know about the causes of diabetes. The new...
