A wearable sensor to help ALS patients communicate
Researchers have designed a skin-like device that can measure small facial movements in patients who have lost the ability to speak.Credit: David Sadat CAMBRIDGE, MA...
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COVID-19: Dexamethasone discovery carries treatment implications
Credit: Courtesy Marcin Minor A new discovery about how the body transports dexamethasone, a drug that can increase the survival chances of patients with severe...
Comparing canine brains using 3D-endocast modelling
The shortening of the facial skeleton greatly influences the ratio of certain brain regions, primarily the olfactory bulb and the frontal lobe. These changes might...
Global MRI data offers hope for improving treatment of brain injuries
Building big datasets can make for more breakthroughs in treatmentCredit: Olsen et al., Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020 Traumatic brain injury is a major cause...
NIH award to fuse immunology and neuroscience research
Credit: Virginia Tech Gabriela Carrillo didn't always aspire to be a neuroscientist. It wasn't until she was providing in-home behavioral analysis therapy for children with...
Cicada-inspired waterproof surfaces closer to reality, researchers report
Credit: Wayne Boo, U.S. Geological Survey CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A multidisciplinary group that studies the physical and chemical properties of insect wings has demonstrated the...
RUDN University chemist suggested synthesizing bioactive substances using a copper catalyst
Credit: RUDN University A chemist from RUDN University used a copper catalyst in the click reaction of triazole synthesis. Triazoles are bioactive substances that are...
Turning streetwear into solar power plants
Ready-to-wear solar cellsCredit: EMPA Our hunger for energy is insatiable, it even continues to rise with the increasing supply of new electronic gadgets. What's more,...
Samara Polytech chemists designed portable analyzers
Universal devices will be used in industrial and medical diagnosticsCredit: @SamaraPolytech Despite their high accuracy, the majority of the existing instrumental laboratory methods are very...
Reviewing multiferroics for future, low-energy data storage
'Multi-ferroic' materials in low-energy data storageCredit: FLEET A new UNSW study comprehensively reviews the magnetic structure of the multiferroic material bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3 - BFO)....
Hazumi datasets for dialogue systems that recognize human sentiment released
Credit: Osaka University A group of researchers from Osaka University has released multimodal human-system dialogue corpora Hazumi on the Informatics Research Data Depository of the...
Enzyme biofactories to enhance cord blood transplants
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Heno Hwang A new way of producing an enzyme called fucosyltransferase VI (FTVI) in the lab could help enhance the therapeutic...
Researchers develop a simplified method to modify disease signaling with light
Credit: Michael Courtney Most diseases are caused by aberrant cell signaling processes and basic research in cell signaling is needed to identify targets for future...
UH Connor Integrative Health Network to study acupuncture in the ED with $2+ million grant
Study could lead to reduced utilization of opioids for painCredit: University Hospitals Jeffery Dusek, PhD, Director of Research at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Integrative Health...
How is gender diversity achieved in working life?
Credit: University of Bern The aim of the international "G-VERSITY - Achieving Gender Diversity" research project is not just to investigate the factors that depend...