URI’s new neuro-learning center to boost brain education
University of Rhode Island students and faculty members in multiple health disciplines will soon have access to state-of-the-art neuroscientific technology to enhance classroom lessons and...
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Pennington Biomedical postdoctoral researcher Flori Corpodean selected for prestigious Resident Research Award
BATON ROUGE – Dr. Florina Corpodean, a postdoctoral researcher and surgical research fellow at Pennington Biomedical, was named as the 2024 Resident Research Award recipient by...
Gentle x-ray imaging of small living specimens
X-ray imaging visualizes hidden structures and processes in living cells and organisms. The radiation that consists of highly energy-rich electromagnetic waves, however, has an ionizing...
Scientists in Germany develop a new analytical method, which enables improved insight into (mRNA) nanoparticles and similar pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical products
Messenger RNA (mRNA) nanomedicines, a ground-breaking technology that has led to the development of the first approved COVID-19 vaccine, was recently recognised by the Nobel...
Study uncovers major hidden human-driven bird extinctions
Humans have wiped out around 1,400 bird species – twice as many as previously thought – with major implications for the ongoing biodiversity crisis, a...
Promising new treatment for a common hereditary nerve disease
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop a genome-editing technique that reduces disease-causing proteins and related issues in cells from a patient with...
Snowflakes swirling in turbulent air as they fall through a laser light sheet. Credit: Singh et al.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2023 – A winter wonderland calls to mind piles of fluffy, glistening snow. But to reach the ground, snowflakes are swept into...
Moderation surpasses excess
Kyoto, Japan -- Down syndrome, a congenital disorder stemming from abnormal cell division and differentiation, is most common in newborns fated to neurodevelopmental delays and...
Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders
Kyoto, Japan – December 2023Credit: credit: Kalyani B. Karunakaran/WPI-ASHBi Kyoto, Japan – December 2023 Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide,...
Ali Khademhosseini named as 2023 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
(LOS ANGELES) – December 18, 2023 - The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., Director and CEO of the Terasaki Institute...
AI in medical research: promise and challenges
In an editorial, Monica M. Bertagnolli assesses the promise of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to study and improve health. The editorial was written...
A blueprint for equitable, ethical AI research
Artificial intelligence (AI) has huge potential to advance the field of health and medicine, but the nation must be prepared to responsibly harness the power...
Chilean researchers pledge for transformative change to tackle climate action
Addressing climate change has become a central issue in Chile’s public policy. As part of that debate, Dr. Maisa Rojas, researcher in Atmospheric Physics, who...
New strategy reveals ‘full chemical complexity’ of quantum decoherence
In quantum mechanics, particles can exist in multiple states at the same time, defying the logic of everyday experiences. This property, known as quantum superposition,...
Team led by UMASS Amherst discovers how to sabotage antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’
Antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” that can defeat efforts to kill them are an urgent public health crisis, and according to the Centers for Disease Control, more than...
