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Study provides evidence that antidepressant use in pregnancy affects child's brain development

A new study explored synapse maturation in the PFC of mice when exposed to 5-HT, shedding light on the link between the chemical and future behavioral changes.

19 Feb 2024

New research may explain why premature lungs are sensitive to stress

Many premature infants need mechanical ventilation to breathe. However, prolonged ventilation can lead to problems like respiratory diseases or ventilation-induced injury.

12 Feb 2024

New drug targets key mechanism in ALS, protects motor neurons

A new pharmacological inhibitor can intervene in a central cell death mechanism that is responsible for the death of motor neurons and hence important for the progression of the motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

8 Feb 2024

New research facility at the University of Surrey could soon unlock the secrets of diseases

A new research facility at the University of Surrey could soon help society better understand various diseases or even help scientists trace nanoplastics through the bodies and cells of humans and animals.

5 Feb 2024

Rice University's new WaTER Institute aims to address water-related challenges

Forty-three million Americans lack access to municipal water, and 1 in 10 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water. Rice University's new WaTER Institute, launched today, aims to address this and other complex water-related challenges.

5 Feb 2024

Hamamatsu introduces the New FDSS-GX: the highest-performance kinetic plate imager in the FDSS series

Hamamatsu Photonics announces the release of a new high-speed kinetic plate imager, the FDSS-GX.

From Hamamatsu Photonics Europe 5 Feb 2024

Enterprise Therapeutics closes £26 million ($33.1 million) Series B follow-on financing

Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd (Enterprise), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapies to improve the lives of patients suffering from respiratory disease, today announced that it has closed a £26 million ($33.1 million USD) Series B follow-on financing round, led by Panakes Partners.

From Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd 31 Jan 2024

New drug kills tumor cells by triggering a deadly calcium storm

Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentrations. A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium influx into the cell.

30 Jan 2024

Study reveals how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus during cell invasion

Because viruses have to hijack someone else's cell to replicate, they've gotten very good at it-;inventing all sorts of tricks.

25 Jan 2024

Study provides new insights into aging process of the human mind

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons - nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working memory - is disrupted with aging and that this can begin in middle age.

22 Jan 2024

Spider venom molecule meets benchmarks to treat heart attack and stroke

A spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Queensland team has met critical benchmarks towards becoming a treatment for heart attack and stroke.

16 Jan 2024

Metrohm helps pharma to bring their USP methods up to date

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From Metrohm Middle East FZC 15 Jan 2024

UC San Diego develops revolutionary neural implant for deep brain recordings

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a neural implant that provides information about activity deep inside the brain while sitting on its surface.

11 Jan 2024

Protein linked to neurodegeneration turns out to be crucial for healthy brain function

Researchers have discovered that a protein called phosphorylated α-synuclein, which is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, is also involved in the normal processes of how neurons communicate with each other in a healthy brain.

9 Jan 2024

Scientists unveil the hidden respiratory mechanisms of gut bacteria

Study explores the use of respiratory electron acceptors by diverse gut bacteria, revealing a novel type of anaerobic respiration linked to the gut metabolome and microbial energy metabolism.

8 Jan 2024

Epilepsy drug may alleviate joint degeneration associated with osteoarthritis

A new study in Nature described Nav1.7 as a key regulatory molecule in cartilage cells and reported the effectiveness of Nav1.7 blockade in reducing pain and slowing progression in OA.

5 Jan 2024

Study reveals similarity between the memory processing of AI models and the brain's hippocampus

An interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers from the Center for Cognition and Sociality and the Data Science Group within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) revealed a striking similarity between the memory processing of artificial intelligence (AI) models and the hippocampus of the human brain.

18 Dec 2023