Lineage tracing of direct astrocyte-to-neuron conversion for brain repair
Credit: Jinan University Regeneration of functional new neurons to repair injured human brain is a long-term unsolved problem up till ...
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A flash of light to identify tumors: the results of the VIBRA project of the Politecnico di Milano
Funded by ERC and just completed, the project uncovers the cellular mechanisms underlying various diseases thanks to a new optical ...
Peptides+antibiotic combination may result in a more effective treatment for leishmaniasis
Credit: UAB Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasites which are transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. ...
Body MRI reinterpretations plagued by discrepancies and errors
Secondary interpretations of body MR images at tertiary care centers identify high rate of discrepancies, with cognitive error types predominating, ...
Novel mechanical mechanism of metastatic cancer cells in substrates of different stiffness revealed
Credit: HKUST During metastasis, cancer cells actively interact with microenvironments of new tissues. How metastatic cancer cells respond to new ...
A new strategy for siRNA stabilization by an artificial cationic oligosaccharide
Credit: TMIMS RNA interference is a gene regulatory mechanism in which the expression of specific genes is downregulated by endogenous ...
NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
Credit: Credit: NIH/NIAID The National Institutes of Health has launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety ...
Gel instrumental in 3D bioprinting biological tissues
Credit: Ozbolat Lab at Penn State The eventual creation of replacement biological parts requires fully three-dimensional capabilities that two-dimensional and ...
A promising new tool in the fight against melanoma
An Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has revealed that a key blood marker of cancer could be used to select ...
Immunotherapy combo halts rare, stage 4 sarcoma in teen
John Theurer Cancer Center, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Center collaboration achieves remissionCredit: (Hackensack Meridian Health) October 15, 2020 - Nutley, NJ ...
New technology diagnoses sickle cell disease in record time
Credit: CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of ...
Sun receives $2.2 million from NIH for epigenetic study on arterial stiffness
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (October 15, 2020) - In humans, large arteries lose elasticity and thicken with age and other ...
RIT, URMC receive grant to study benefits of AI-enabled toilet seat technology
Project expected to enhance patient care toward decreased hospitalizations from heart failureCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT Toilet seats with high-tech sensors ...
Researchers develop framework to identify health impacts of self-driving vehicles
They identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affect healthCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Autonomous vehicles (AV) are the ...
Gladstone investigators receive 4D Nucleome award from the NIH
Benoit Bruneau and Katie Pollard study DNA folding to identify the genetic causes of congenital heart diseaseCredit: Photo: Gladstone Institutes ...
Study reveals most effective drugs for common type of neuropathic pain
Clinical study tested four different types of medications for efficacy, tolerability and adverse effectsCredit: Justin Kelley More than 20 million ...
UCI-led 4D Nucleome project receives $3 million from NIH
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - October 15, 2020 - The National Institutes of Health has awarded a ...
Remnants of ancient parasites could be shaping our response to coronavirus
Credit: Glenn Asakawa/CU Boulder Why are some people more resilient to viruses than others? The answer has eluded scientists for ...
All-terrain microrobot flips through a live colon
Credit: Purdue University video/Elizabeth Niedert and Chenghao Bi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A rectangular robot as tiny as a few ...
$1.6 Million grant to reverse urinary incontinence
Electrical stimulation of pelvic floor nerves may re-establish strengthCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is working to ...
