Rethinking the rabies vaccine
LA JOLLA—Rabies virus kills a shocking 59,000 people each year, many of them children. Some victims, especially kids, don't realize they've been exposed until it...
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UCI neuroscientists create maps of the brain after traumatic brain injury
Irvine, Calif., June 17, 2022 – Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes...
Dutch Research Council NWO Stevin Prize for expert on Parkinson’s disease Bas Bloem
Neurologist Bas Bloem of Radboud university medical center receives this year’s Stevin Prize of the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The Stevin Award is the highest...
Integrated tool allows better tracking of clinical trial metrics
Before new treatments can reach the clinic, they must be tested in clinical trials to see if they are safe and effective. Trials that do...
Researcher awarded $100,000 to identify potential fuel source on Mars
Associate professor Vincent Chevrier at the U of A Center for Space and Planetary Sciences was awarded $100,000 to study the stability and distribution of...
Neurons and glia collaborate to drive neural regeneration following brain injury
One of the most devastating aspects of stroke and traumatic brain injury is that the neurons we lose are never replaced. This means that depending...
HKUST researchers discover ‘hotspots’ of three-layered alternatively rotating circulation in South China Sea
A research team led by Prof. GAN Jianping, director of the Center for Ocean Research Hong Kong and Macau (CORE) at The Hong Kong University...
Exciting light emission and measuring temperature with ultrasound
Jena, Germany (17.06.2022) If mechanoluminescent materials are subjected to external mechanical stress, they emit visible or invisible light. Such excitation can occur due to bending...
Controlled synthesis of crystal flakes paves path for advanced future electronics
The third dimension may be responsible for preventing electronics from becoming thinner, tinier and more flexible, according to an international collaboration that developed a way to...
When it comes to ADHD and ASD, the eyes could reveal all
It’s often said that ‘the eyes tell it all’, but no matter what their outward expression, the eyes may also be able to signal neurodevelopmental...
Researchers use fluorine-doping method to construct catalysts with enhanced performance
As industry has developed over the past century, excess carbon dioxide emission had led to climate problems and greenhouse effects. Scientists are constantly working toward...
Training virtually can reduce psychosocial stress and anxiety
Previous research has described how virtual training produces acute cognitive and neural benefits. Building on those results, a new study suggests that a similar virtual...
Tenascin proteins inhibit regeneration of cell envelope
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have been studying the role of the two proteins tenascin C and tenascin R in multiple sclerosis. In this disease, cells...
New research to help address blood shortages in Ireland
Friday, 17 June 2022: A study by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has identified barriers and motivators to blood donation for people from...
Maike Sander named to lead the Max Delbrück Center
On November 1, 2022, Prof. Maike Sander will take the reins as Scientific Director and Chair of the Board of the Max Delbrück Center for...
