Colorimetric Microarray Scanner
May 13, 2024 10:57 am | by Terra Universal Inc | Product Releases | CommentsTerra Universal's SpotWare Colorimetric Microarray Scanner allows digital microarray images to be scanned, analyzed and stored in a desktop computer.
Dogs Provide Information About Brain Tumor Development in Humans
May 13, 2024 10:53 am | by Uppsala University | News | CommentsBrain tumors in dogs are strikingly similar to their human tumor counterparts. In a recent study researchers have used genetic analyses in different dog breeds to identify genes that could have a role in the development of brain tumors in both dogs and human.
Early Life Stress Accelerates Maturation of Key Brain Region in Male Mice
May 13, 2024 10:48 am | by Brown University | News | CommentsA study in male mice exposed to stress shows that a particular region, the hippocampus, hits many developmental milestones early -- essentially maturing faster in response to stress.
New Study Suggests Rethink of Dementia Causes
May 13, 2024 10:37 am | by University of Adelaide | News | CommentsResearchers have developed a new theory for the causes of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, involving an out-of-control immune system.
Ingestible Origami Robot
May 13, 2024 10:23 am | by Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | News | CommentsIn experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound.
National Project to Harness Microbes for Health, Environment
May 13, 2024 10:18 am | by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsWe share our bodies and our surroundings with teeming communities of microbes that are crucial to the health of people and the planet, and now the Obama administration is beginning a major project to better understand those invisible ecosystems - even control them.
Breast Cancer Drug Reduces Seizures
May 13, 2024 10:07 am | by Northwestern University | News | CommentsA class of drug that inhibits estrogen production and is used to treat breast cancer has been found to quickly and effectively suppress dangerous brain seizures, according to a new study.
CDC Lab Suspended, Six Secret Enforcement Actions Taken Over Dangerous Germs
May 13, 2024 9:13 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory was suspended, and a total of six secret enforcement actions have been taken against others over a little more than a decade, due to mishandling of dangerous germs, according to a new investigation.
Scientists ID Genes Associated with Educational Attainment
May 12, 2024 11:02 am | by University of Southern California | News | CommentsAn international group of 253 scientists has conducted one of the largest genetic studies to date and identified 74 genetic variants that are associated with the years of formal education that an individual completes.
A Study Asks: Too Much Folic Acid a Cause of Autism?
May 12, 2024 10:53 am | by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsFor decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have been advised to take folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects. But a new study suggests it may be possible to get too much of a good thing - very high levels of the vitamin in mothers' blood at the time of childbirth was linked to higher risk of their children developing autism years later.
Brain Scans Find Protein a Marker of Alzheimer's Decline
May 12, 2024 10:45 am | by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsScientists are peeking inside living brains to watch for the first time as a toxic duo of plaques and tangles interact to drive Alzheimer's disease - and those tangles may predict early symptoms, a finding with implications for better treatments.
New Technology Detects Blood Clots with Simple In-home Test
May 12, 2024 10:40 am | by University of Cincinnati | News | CommentsFor millions of Americans at risk for blood clots, strokes and hypertension, routine lab tests to monitor blood-thinning medications can be frequent, costly and painful. But researchers are developing materials and technology for a simple in-home screening that could be a game changer for patients with several life-threatening conditions.
New Research Connects Genetic Variations to Schizophrenia
May 12, 2024 10:22 am | by Rachel Jonas, UCLA, The Conversation | News | CommentsWe know that changes in our genetic code can be associated with an increased risk for psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. But how can a genetic mutation lead to complex psychiatric symptoms such as vivid hallucinations, manic episodes and bizarre delusions?
An Enzyme Enigma Discovered in the Abyss
May 12, 2024 10:15 am | by University of Bristol | News | CommentsScientists have uncovered the secret of the 'Mona Lisa of chemical reactions' - in a bacterium that lives at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. It is hoped the discovery could lead to the development of new antibiotics and other medical treatments.
New Technique Enhances Nanomedicine by Making Organs Transparent
May 12, 2024 9:43 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | Videos | CommentsOne of the hurdles of realizing the promise of nanoparticles is that scientists can’t view where they go or how the nanoparticles interact with structures once they are inside of the body. A new technique seeks to overcome that challenge.
