MSU lands $1.8 million NIH grant to improve brain implants
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University has landed a $1.8 million National Institutes for Health R01 grant to improve brain...
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Live cell imaging: ‘Green Glifons’ for real-time monitoring of glucose metabolism
Innovative biosensors open up new possibilities to probe animal and human cellsCredit: American Chemical Society A collaborative study between Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)...
Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles
Physicians develop new method Tightly focused laser beams can act as optical "tweezers" to trap and manipulate tiny objects, from glass particles to living cells....
A new accurate computational method designed to enhance drug target stability
Credit: Petr Popov et al./Current Opinion in Structural Biology Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Skolkovo Institute of Science and...
The mystery of touch and how we feel about it
Credit: Yoshihiro Tanaka Ph.D., Associate Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Touch is one of five basic senses, yet the mechanism of tactile sensations remains...
Low-loss, all-fiber system for strong and efficient coupling between distant atoms
A step closer to realizing distributed quantum computersCredit: Aoki Laboratory, Waseda University A team of scientists from Waseda University, the Japan Science and Technology Agency,...
Researchers discovered a new targetable vulnerability in breast cancer cells
Credit: M Varjosalo & Lehti Group Uncontrolled growth of cancer arises from the imbalanced regulation of cell division and programmed cell death. To stimulate the...
Home-based tools can help assess dementia risk and progression
Technologies may save time, money and make it easier for more people to participate in needed clinical trials Clinical trials to develop new therapeutic and...
Call for unis and others to consider women juggling research/childcare
Female academics caring for children can pay a high price thanks to the impact on their research output and ability to network.Credit: QUT Marketing &...
Chronic kidney disease of undetermined causes, described originally in Central America and Sri Lanka
A new study suggests that it could be a common disorder in other rural communities in tropical and subtropical countriesCredit: Nandhu Khumar / Unsplash Chronic...
Major step towards individual cancer immunotherapy
Cells belonging to the body's own immune system can help fight tumours. For several years now, this has allowed oncologists to use medications known as...
World first 3D printed feet
Innovative training steps up treatment for diabeticsCredit: University of South Australia It's gory, sticky and undoubtedly on the nose, but a blend of icing sugar,...
Fungal disease threatens hundreds of amphibian species worldwide
Global-scale analysis of losses due to chytrid fungus paints a grim picture: 500 species declines, 90 of which have already been lostCredit: Jonathan E. Kolby,...
New way of optical visualization of nano objects proposed
A paper appeared in Nanoscale in March 2019Credit: Kazan Federal University High-resolution optical microscopy methods promise breakthroughs in materials science, biology, and medicine. Today, their...
Seven young scientists to receive President of Russia grants for 2019/2020
Competition results have been announced The winners are as follows: Ramil Nasibullin, Associate Professor, Department of the Theory of Functions and Approximations - for his...
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