Heparin derived from cattle is equivalent to heparin from pigs, study finds
MAYWOOD, IL – As demand for the widely used blood thinning drug heparin continues to grow, experts worry of possible shortages of the essential medication....
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Clean water-treatment option targets sporadic outbreaks
Credit: David Wendell A University of Cincinnati scientist has engineered an environmentally friendly technology to zap outbreak-causing viruses and bacteria from public drinking water. Environmental..
Neural membrane’s structural instability may trigger multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is one of the most devastating neurodegenerative diseases. It affects some 2.5 million people worldwide. It has no known cure. Credit: Tel Aviv...
Scientists find new path in brain to ease depression
CHICAGO — Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new pathway in the brain that can be manipulated to alleviate depression. The pathway offers a promising...
Stopping breast cancer metastasis in its tracks
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that combining genetic therapy with chemotherapy delivered to a primary tumor site is extremely effective in preventing breast...
Artificial intelligence could help farmers diagnose crop diseases
Pete McCloskey, member of the PlantVillage team, uses a GoPro camera in a Tanzanian cassava field to shoot video from which still images are pulled....
Human stem cells treat spinal cord injury side effects in mice
People with spinal cord injuries suffer from many complications in addition to paralysis and numbness. Some of these problems are caused by a lack of...
Minimalist shoes increase leg and foot muscles
In a recent study conducted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Harvard Medical School, running in minimalist shoes can increase leg and...
Key players responsible for learning and memory formation uncovered
Researchers from Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Duke University, and collaborators have identified a novel signaling system controlling neuronal plasticity. Two new studies uncover...
New imaging technique in Alzheimer’s disease opens up possibilities for new drug development
Tau PET is a new and promising imaging method for Alzheimer’s disease. A case study from Lund University in Sweden now confirms that tau PET...
How a fluctuating brain network may make us better thinkers
For the past 100 years, scientists have understood that different areas of the brain serve unique purposes. Only recently have they realized that the organization...
Rats have greater episodic memory than previously thought
Anyone who has ever spotted a familiar face at a party but been unable to place where or when they last met that person knows...
Early development reveals axolotl mysteries
In the amphibian world, the axolotl is the replacement-parts king. This is the axolotl, a remarkable model organism capable of complete limb and organ regeneration....
Zika infects neural cells related to skull formation, affecting their function
Cranial neural crest cells — which give rise to the bones and cartilage of the skull — are vulnerable to Zika virus, report Stanford University...
HIV cure hope thanks to collaboration
Researchers are hopeful of a cure for HIV after treating the first patient with a promising new treatment that could kill all traces of the...
