AACR: Life-preserver Microbubbles Float Tumor Cells for Analysis
April 18, 2024 9:14 am | by University of Colorado | News | CommentsA study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2016 demonstrates the use of gas microbubbles to selectively attach to and float circulating tumor cells from blood samples, allowing analysis of the isolated cells.
Medical Pot Activists Fear Epilepsy Drug Could Undercut Them
April 18, 2024 8:58 am | by Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press | News | CommentsAn experimental epilepsy drug made from cannabis plants grown in England is complicating the medical marijuana debate in hospitals and statehouses.
Pipettor Provides Fast Liquid Handling with Small Footprint
April 15, 2024 10:09 am | by Terra Universal, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsHudson Robotics’ SOLO Automated Pipettor gives users fast and convenient liquid handling with a small footprint. The pipettor can interface with robot-loading systems, or be used as a manual unit.
Implantable Device Targets Pancreatic Cancer
April 15, 2024 10:05 am | by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | News | CommentsPancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, in part because it is very difficult for chemotherapy drugs to reach the pancreas, which is located deep within the abdomen. To help overcome that obstacle, researchers have now developed a small, implantable device that delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumors.
How the Brain Consolidates Memory During Deep Sleep
April 15, 2024 10:00 am | by University of California Riverside | News | CommentsNeuroscientists provide for the first time a mechanistic explanation for how deep sleep (also called slow-wave sleep) may be promoting the consolidation of recent memories.
Troubles Mount for Theranos, Feds Threaten Sanctions
April 15, 2024 9:55 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsScientific and regulatory troubles continue to mount for Theranos, the much-touted blood-testing startup. A letter from federal regulators is now threatening to strip away the company’s ability to run its two laboratories, according to the latest update in The Wall Street Journal.
Memory Suppressor Gene Identified
April 15, 2024 9:54 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsResearchers identified a gene that suppresses memory in the brain cells of fruit flies, and the findings could provide targets for potential new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Computers in Your Clothes? A Milestone for Wearable Electronics
April 15, 2024 9:52 am | by Ohio State University | News | CommentsA new advance toward the design of functional textiles could lead to workout clothes that monitor your fitness level, a bandage that tells your doctor how well the tissue beneath it is healing -- or even a flexible fabric cap that senses activity in the brain.
Helpless Vs. Resilient Stress Response: How Brains Differ
April 15, 2024 9:33 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsStress is a part of daily life, however it seems some people are better able to deal with pressures while others fall into despair. A new animal study suggests differences in brain activity account for why some are resilient and others may succumb to stress-induced depression.
Study: Brain Implant Lets Paralyzed Man Regain Use of Hand
April 14, 2024 10:08 am | by Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsA paralyzed 24-year-old man has regained some use of his right hand, controlling it with signals relayed from electronic sensors in his brain.
CDC: Zika Definitely Causes Severe Birth Defects
April 14, 2024 10:05 am | by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsConfirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects.
Antibiotic Resistance Genes Increasing
April 14, 2024 10:02 am | by Michigan State University | News | CommentsAround the world, antibiotic use and resistance is increasing while the discovery of new antibiotics has nearly halted. New research finds this troubling trend is exacerbated by concentrated animal feeding operations.
Fast Food May Expose Consumers to Harmful Chemicals
April 14, 2024 9:57 am | by George Washington University | News | CommentsPeople who reported consuming more fast food in a national survey were exposed to higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals known as phthalates, according to a new study.
Maple Syrup Protects Neurons and Young Minds
April 14, 2024 9:51 am | by University of Montreal | News | CommentsNew research in animal models shows syrup could prevent the development of ALS.
LSD Experience Tracked for First Time by Modern Neuroimaging
April 14, 2024 9:32 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsWhether it’s seeing with closed eyes, the dissolution of the ego, or the regression to an infant-like brain state, LSD has been giving intrepid psychonauts trips to inner space since the mid-20th century. But the synthetic drug has essentially not been studied since it became a recreational favorite in the 1960s.
