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New research shines light on mysterious dynamics that define the interplay between nerves and muscle

New research co-led by a University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine professor is shedding light on some of the mysterious dynamics that define the interplay between nerves and muscle.

17 Feb 2022

New open-source software tool could accelerate genetic discoveries

Commercially viable biofuel crops are vital to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and a new tool developed by the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation should accelerate their development - as well as genetic editing advances overall.

17 Feb 2022

New METPlatform allows researchers to test drugs for possible use in brain metastases

It is estimated that about a quarter of cancer patients are at risk of brain metastases, a rate that is increasing especially among those who suffer relapses after having undergone different cancer treatments.

17 Feb 2022

NYU Langone Health awarded $8 million NIH grant to develop implantable device to study epileptic seizures

There are more than 3.4 million adults and children in the United States with active epilepsy, and about one million of those experience seizures that are unable to be controlled by medicine.

17 Feb 2022

Smartphone-based COVID-19 detection system

In this interview, we speak to Professor Michael Mahan about his latest research which aimed to bring low-cost, state-of-the-art diagnostics to resource-limited settings.

17 Feb 2022

Study shows how some cancer cells immobilize T cells

Our immune systems have the potential to find and destroy cancer cells. But cancer cells can be clever and develop tricks to evade the immune system.

16 Feb 2022

The emergence of infectious diseases from the "germ’s eye view”

The study highlighted that the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that human societies remain ill-prepared and susceptible to novel infectious diseases.

16 Feb 2022

Study to determine the best ways for supporting stroke patients' families

A new study has been designed to determine the best ways to support an entire family unit after a parent has a stroke.

15 Feb 2022

New project aims to improve the lives of stroke survivors with aphasia

A Queensland researcher will lead a new project aimed at improving the lives of people with aphasia, a debilitating condition that impacts one in three survivors of stroke.

15 Feb 2022

Government asks experts to inform the refresh of UK's Biological Security Strategy

The Government is today (Wednesday 16 February) asking for health and security experts to inform the refresh of the UK's Biological Security Strategy, which aims to protect the country from a range of biological threats, including emerging infectious diseases and potential misuse by hostile actors.

15 Feb 2022

Can N95 respirators be safely re-processed?

Can N95 respirators be safely re-processed? We speak to Christina Yen, an infectious diseases physician, to find out.

15 Feb 2022

OxDX raises £2.6M pre-seed funding to develop AI powered rapid diagnostic technology

OxDX has raised £2.6m in pre-seed funding for its AI powered diagnostic technology that can recognise and identify specific species and strains of viruses.

15 Feb 2022

Integrity Bio and LakePharma Become Curia

Companies Unite Under One Brand to Provide Seamless, Comprehensive Biologics Discovery, Development and Manufacturing Solutions

From Curia Global, Inc. 15 Feb 2022

Combining mandala coloring with cutting-edge computing could help achieve mindfulness

Combining centuries-old traditional mandala coloring with cutting-edge computing and brain sensing technologies could lead to new ways of helping people achieve mindfulness.

15 Feb 2022

Regulating inflammation in Alzheimer's disease using a nanocleaner

In this new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, authors Ting Lei, Zhihang Yang, Xue Xia, Yuxiu Chen, Xiaotong Yang, Rou Xie, Fan Tong, Xiaolin Wang, Huile Gao from Sichuan University, Chengdu, China and Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China discuss how nanocleaners can specifically penetrate the blood‒brain barrier at lesions to clean toxic proteins and regulate inflammation in Alzheimer's disease.

14 Feb 2022