Brown U. to receive up to $19M to engineer next-generation brain-computer interface
Credit: Nurmikko lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a grant of up to $19 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),...
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Noninvasive intranasal method shows prevention of neurologic effect from metabolic disease
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 10, 2017--Researchers have successfully used a noninvasive intranasal approach to deliver the gene for the...
Miami project presents data demonstrating therapeutic potential of SRK-015 in SCI
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10, 2017 - The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,...
Malaria drug protects fetuses from Zika infection
Credit: Bin Cao Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain damage and sometimes death. Studying...
Study finds ‘sexism’ in sexual assault research, but this time men are the target
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sexism is alive and well in sexual assault research, but this time men are the target. A new study conducted by...
On-site ecstasy pill-testing services may reduce user risks at concerts and raves
Johns Hopkins scientists report that data collected over five years by volunteers who tested pills free of charge at music festivals and raves across the...
Disruptive technology for the treatment of hemophilia
An international team of hematologists including Guy Young, MD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has found that in patients with hemophilia A with inhibitors, a...
Researchers hope new biomarkers will lead to sports pitch-side test for brain injury
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury. The team, led by Professor Antonio Belli,...
Patients whose emergency surgery is delayed are at higher risk of death
Delays for emergency surgery were associated with a higher risk of death for patients in hospital -- and higher costs -- yet these delays were...
The Ottawa hospital emergency surgery study
Credit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are tackling the often-overlooked issue of delayed emergency surgeries. Emergency surgeries...
Study reveals an elevated cancer risk in Holocaust survivors
A new study indicates that survivors of the Holocaust have experienced a small but consistent increase in the risk of developing cancer. Published early online...
Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 - Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually obvious today, crude oil can...
Why strength depends on more than muscle
Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln A recent study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has given new meaning to the concept of brain power...
New force measurement platform provides window to study cardiovascular disease
Credit: Credit: Abinash Padhi, STEP Lab, Virginia Tech Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. When the largest artery...
Detailed structure of the sweat gland revealed
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - The basic structure of human sweat glands consists of a coiled secretory region deep in the skin and then...
