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New wearable device provides immersive sensory feedback on the skin

A Northwestern University-led team of engineers has developed a new type of wearable device that stimulates skin to deliver various complex sensations.

6 Nov 2024

DEEPscope breaks barriers in deep-tissue brain imaging

Researchers at Cornell have unveiled an advanced imaging technology capable of unprecedented deep and wide-field visualization of brain activity at single-cell resolution.

6 Nov 2024

Study links nasal autoantibodies to COVID-19 severity prediction

A wide variety of COVID-19 symptoms exist, ranging from mild to severe, and while current strains of the virus generally cause milder symptoms, those with co-morbidities are still at an exponentially greater risk of severe disease.

6 Nov 2024

Multitarget stool DNA test shows promise for early colorectal cancer detection

A recent prospective cross-sectional study in Thailand demonstrates that multitarget stool DNA testing is highly sensitive and specific for detecting colorectal cancer (CRC) among Thai individuals.

6 Nov 2024

Nanoscale sensor detects lung cancer through breath chemistry

Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what's going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer.

6 Nov 2024

Researchers receive CAD 45 million to study new psychosis treatments

One out of 100 people will experience a psychotic episode in their lifetime, and these usually appear in late adolescence or early adulthood.

6 Nov 2024

Solascure and U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research collaborate for combat wound care

SOLASCURE Ltd ("SolasCure"), a biotechnology company developing a novel treatment to transform chronic wound care and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research ("USAISR"), today announced a research collaboration to evaluate SolasCure's investigational product, Aurase Wound Gel, as a means for managing combat wounds.

From SolasCure 6 Nov 2024

Mice tails play a key role in preventing falls and improving balance

Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. New research from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has shown that there's more to the humble mouse tail than previously assumed.

6 Nov 2024

Gene editing with CRISPR may introduce new defects

The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease.

6 Nov 2024

AI-powered MRI predicts outcomes in prostate cancer

Researchers determine whether artificial intelligence-based MRI data could predict prostate cancer patient outcomes.

6 Nov 2024

CHiTA assay identifies functional twister ribozymes

The "RNA world" hypothesis proposes that the earliest life on Earth may have been based on RNA - a single-stranded molecule similar in many ways to DNA - like some modern viruses. This is because, like DNA, RNA can carry genetic information, but, like a protein, it can also act as an enzyme, initiating or accelerating reactions.

5 Nov 2024

Targeted bacteriophages offer standardized and scalable GI therapy

In a new study, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been cultivating 'good viruses' from feces. The goal is to replace fecal capsules now being used in so-called fecal transplants. Their new technique has shown potential in studies with mice and the hope is that it will improve this life-saving treatment through standardization and pave its way toward mainstream medicine.

5 Nov 2024

Deciphering the mechanisms of immune response with probabilistic graphical networks

Over the past two decades, new technologies have helped scientists generate a vast amount of biological data. Large-scale experiments in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and cytometry can produce enormous quantities of data from a given cellular or multicellular system.

5 Nov 2024

Advances in neutropenia research could pave the way for better treatments

Neutropenia is a condition in which there are not enough neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, in the blood.

5 Nov 2024

Lead contamination in South Asian turmeric sparks urgent health concerns

The Biden administration's recently announced plan to replace all lead pipes in the U.S. is a reminder that the toxic metal remains a threat, even in a country that has largely banned its use.

5 Nov 2024

Consortium receives 10 million euros to study in vivo tissue mechanics

The European Research Council is funding a consortium consisting of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, ETH Zurich and TU Graz with a total of 10 million euros for developing new methods to determine the mechanical properties of living human tissue.

5 Nov 2024

Research unveils method for defibrillation using less energy

In a paper published this week in Chaos, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Sergio Arboleda University in Bogotá, Colombia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta used an electrophysiological computer model of the heart's electrical circuits to examine the effect of the applied voltage field in multiple fibrillation-defibrillation scenarios.

5 Nov 2024

UCD researcher wins European Research Council Synergy Grant for NanoX project

University College Dublin (UCD) researcher Dr Nicola Fletcher has received a coveted European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant for her groundbreaking project NanoX.

5 Nov 2024

New technology for visualizing AMPA receptors offers insights into psychiatric disorders

Even though psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are quite common, their diagnosis and treatment are challenging.

5 Nov 2024

Babies born to mothers with PCOS and obesity are smaller in size

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity are at a higher risk of giving birth to smaller babies in terms of birth weight, length, and head circumference, according to a recent study conducted at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

5 Nov 2024