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'Miracle poison' can target a variety of different proteins

Researchers prove they can engineer proteins called proteases to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential new treatments for everything from neuro-regeneration to cytokine storm.

25 Feb 2021

Artificial network model describes entire movement planning in the brain

Every day we effortlessly make countless grasping movements. We take a key in our hand, open the front door by operating the door handle, then pull it closed from the outside and lock it with the key. What is a natural matter for us is based on a complex interaction of our eyes, different regions of the brain and ultimately our muscles in the arm and hand.

7 Dec 2020

Adaptive behavior of house sparrows provides evidence of social learning

House sparrows can be found on nearly every continent including North America, South America, Africa and Australia, where they are not native but an invasive species.

3 Sep 2020

Multi-corneal barrier-on-a-chip device could help improve ophthalmic drug development

Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences have developed a device that moves fluids over corneal cells similarly to the movement of tears over a blinking eye.

24 Mar 2020

Ultrathin crack-based strain sensors show promise in enhancing human touch

People rely on a highly tuned sense of touch to manipulate objects, but injuries to the skin and the simple act of wearing gloves can impair this ability.

18 Feb 2020

Novel melatonin receptor molecules potentially address circadian rhythm disturbances

Like breathing or blinking, behaviors regulated by our circadian rhythms, such as digestion and sleep-wake cycles, go unnoticed by most people.

10 Feb 2020

Plastic microfibers increase mortality and decrease reproductive success in sand crabs

Sand crabs, a key species in beach ecosystems, were found to have increased adult mortality and decreased reproductive success when exposed to plastic microfibers, according to a new Portland State University study.

17 Jan 2020

Missing a key protein in the brain can cause autism-like behaviors

Scientists at Rutgers University-Newark have discovered that when a key protein needed to generate new brain cells during prenatal and early childhood development is missing, part of the brain goes haywire - causing an imbalance in its circuitry that can lead to long-term cognitive and movement behaviors characteristic of autism spectrum disorder.

9 Jan 2020

New technique can rapidly image synaptic proteins at high resolution

Our brains contain millions of synapses -- the connections that transmit messages from neuron to neuron. Within these synapses are hundreds of different proteins, and dysfunction of these proteins can lead to conditions such as schizophrenia and autism.

26 Sep 2019

New blinking eye-on-a-chip can be used for disease modeling and drug testing

People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those conditions are severe enough, they may eventually develop dry eye disease.

5 Aug 2019

New electronic skin system may give robots, prosthetics exceptional sense of touch

Robots and prosthetic devices may soon have a sense of touch equivalent to, or better than, the human skin with the Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin, an artificial nervous system developed by a team of researchers at the National University of Singapore.

18 Jul 2019

Uncovering how tics are suppressed may provide insight to help people at risk for tic disorders

At least 20 percent of elementary school-age children develop tics such as excessive blinking, throat clearing or sniffing, but for most of those kids, the tics don't become a long-term problem.

27 Jun 2019

Children born into poorer backgrounds show key differences in early brain function, finds study

Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

2 Apr 2019

Scientists develop novel eye drop that reduces sight-threatening scarring to the eye surface

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a novel eye drop that rapidly reduces sight-threatening scarring to the surface of the eye.

21 Dec 2018

Novel approach could provide painless, efficient alternative for treating eye diseases

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore scientists have developed a 'contact lens' patch with microneedles that could provide a painless and efficient alternative to current methods of treating eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.

19 Nov 2018

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'Miracle poison' can target a variety of different proteins

Artificial network model describes entire movement planning in the brain

Adaptive behavior of house sparrows provides evidence of social learning

Multi-corneal barrier-on-a-chip device could help improve ophthalmic drug development

Ultrathin crack-based strain sensors show promise in enhancing human touch

Novel melatonin receptor molecules potentially address circadian rhythm disturbances

Plastic microfibers increase mortality and decrease reproductive success in sand crabs

Missing a key protein in the brain can cause autism-like behaviors

New technique can rapidly image synaptic proteins at high resolution

New blinking eye-on-a-chip can be used for disease modeling and drug testing

New electronic skin system may give robots, prosthetics exceptional sense of touch

Uncovering how tics are suppressed may provide insight to help people at risk for tic disorders

Children born into poorer backgrounds show key differences in early brain function, finds study

Scientists develop novel eye drop that reduces sight-threatening scarring to the eye surface

Novel approach could provide painless, efficient alternative for treating eye diseases

Dynamic and chaotic audiovisual editing inhibits spectator's blink rate, increases attention

Common glaucoma tests can underestimate severity of the condition

New eye-tracking glasses create more realistic experience for augmented reality enthusiasts

Researchers study effects of cardiac cycle in simple learning task

Both group and individual therapy can help children suffering from tics

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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