Multiregional brain on a chip
Credit: Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard University Harvard University researchers have developed a multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the br..
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Researchers test first drug to prevent the onset of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
Credit: IDIBELL IDIBELL Researchers of the Neuro-Oncology Unit of Bellvitge University Hospital – Catalan Institute of Oncology, led by Dr. Jordi Bruna, have successfully tested...
Tracking mosquitoes with your cellphone
Credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service It’s a sound that can keep even the weariest among us from falling asleep: the high-pitched whine of a mosquito....
A ‘strand’ of DNA as never before
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski In a carefully designed polymer, researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have imprinted...
Research reveals insight into how lung cancer spreads
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A cellular component known as the Golgi apparatus may play a role in how lung cancer metastasizes, according to researchers...
OPTIMISTIC study: Advance care planning in nursing homes challenging…
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The goal of advance care planning is to ensure that the health care an individual receives...
Pediatric physician-scientists struggle for funding
Credit: Matt Miller/Washington University For young physician-scientists, obtaining research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can be a springboard to significant contributions to...
Study advances potential test to sort out precancerous pancreatic…
In a "look-back" analysis of data stored on 130 patients with pancreatic cysts, scientists at Johns Hopkins have used gene-based tests and a fixed set...
Kids’ hands may be a source of significant nicotine exposure
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI – Children may carry significant levels of nicotine on their hands just by coming into contact with items or surfaces contaminated...
Infant MRIs show autism linked to increased cerebrospinal fluid
Credit: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (UNC-Chapel Hill) CHAPEL HILL, NC – A national research network led by UNC School of Medicine's Joseph Piven, MD,...
The accidental discovery of LSD (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 11, 2017 — Bicycle Day on April 19 honors not the two-wheeled mode of transportation, but the colorful...
Novel small antibody fragment: A valuable tool in crystallography
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Antibodies are a powerful weapon system in defending our body against invaders such as bacteria and viruses. Each antibody consists...
First photoactive drug for pain treatments
Credit: UB A team of the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona has participated in the design of the first light-activated drug -the...
Study finds recipes with hand-washing, temperature reminders improve…
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — Kansas State University researchers have discovered the secret ingredient to improving kitchen food safety: include hand-washing reminders and...
New way to detect human-animal diseases tested in lemurs
IMAGE: A diademed sifaka lemur perches on a tree trunk with her infant in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar. Researchers are using RNA sequencing to identify...
