A novel blood serum assay to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases
Synucleinopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases caused by the abnormal accumulation α-synuclein, a protein normally found in the brain and neurons. Incorrect folding of...
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Study finds distinct patterns of pre-existing brain health characteristics in stroke patients
University of Cincinnati researchers are presenting abstracts at the European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC) 2023, May 24-26 in Munich, Germany, including the results of the...
New moms and dads left unprepared for parenthood by government health ‘failures’, report warns
Expectant mothers and fathers are being failed by the UK Government’s “outdated” public health plans leaving them unprepared for parenthood, a new report has warned.Credit:...
UPR-induced ovarian cancer cell fusion: a mechanism favoring drug resistance?
“UPR modulation in combination with conventional chemotherapeutic drug treatments of ovarian cancer patients could represent an interesting therapeutic strategy ”Credit: 2023 Husein et al. “UPR...
Innovative endoscopic imaging system can detect multiple fluorescent tracers
For patients with solid cancers, endoscopic surgery is one of the primary treatment options to remove tumors. However, there is a high risk of cancer...
Life through rose-coloured glasses
Over thousands of years some animals have specialised to live in environments where the sun never shines: giant squid with eyes the size of volleyballs...
When the cell digests itself: How inherited neurodegenerative diseases develop
FRANKFURT. A tangle of pockets, tubes and sac-like membrane structures runs through the cells of humans, animals, plants and fungi: the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER...
First measurements of hypernuclei flow at RHIC
UPTON, NY—Physicists studying particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have published the first observation of directed flow of hypernuclei. These short-lived, rare nuclei contain...
Fractons as information storage: Not yet quite tangible, but close
Excitations in solids can also be represented mathematically as quasiparticles; for example, lattice vibrations that increase with temperature can be well described as phonons. Mathematically,...
Networks in the dog brain
A study on canine brain networks reveals that during mammalian brain evolution, the role of the cingulate cortex, a bilateral structure located deep in the...
Basis for skin and organ production: Researchers from Graz University of Technology revolutionize production of biocompatible microfibers
In biomedical technology, tissue engineering for the ex-vivo production of skin or organs is becoming increasingly important. This requires biocompatible microfibres with enclosed microcapsules of...
Emerging transmutation of quantum scars in photonic crystals
The study of wave chaos within optical microcavities provides a beautiful avenue to bridge classical and quantum physics. It falls into the branch of quantum...
A detailed map of Urban Heat Islands
Urban areas are where the majority of the world’s population lives, and they are also usually most affected by climate change. Heat waves and extreme...
How eating natto might help to distress
Health is wealth as the saying goes and new research now shows that it is possible to have a healthy, less stressed society through familiar...
‘Noise-cancelling’ qubits developed at UChicago to minimize errors in quantum computers
Despite their immense promise to solve new kinds of problems, today’s quantum computers are inherently prone to error. A small perturbation in their surrounding environment—...
