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A revolutionary electronic skin fabrication process brings us closer to a sixth 'magnetic perception' sense

Scientists have developed a novel electrochemical delamination process to create durable, flexible giant magnetoresistive sensors with enhanced sensitivity, paving the way for advanced wearable skin technologies.

13 Aug 2024

AI model predicts patient decline with near-perfect accuracy using facial expressions

Study develops a ConvLSTM model that accurately predicts patient deterioration based on facial expressions, achieving 99.89% accuracy, with potential to improve early detection in healthcare settings.

13 Aug 2024

ANU researchers develop cholesterol-based trojan horse method to target malaria parasites

More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but our bodies also need cholesterol to survive.

13 Aug 2024

Researchers discover a novel pathway to wake up dormant neural stem cells

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a novel pathway to wake up dormant neural stem cells, offering potential new therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, learning disabilities, and cerebral palsy.

13 Aug 2024

C-Path awards grant to UT Austin professor for groundbreaking antibiotic resistance research

Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) announced today that Kenneth Keiler, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a research grant for his innovative project titled "Inhibitors of the Gram-negative Cell Envelope Stress Response as Anti-Infectives and Antibiotics."

13 Aug 2024

Routine lab tests fail to identify reliable biomarkers for long COVID, study finds

Study found no reliable clinical biomarkers for diagnosing PASC (long COVID) from routine laboratory tests, despite minor differences in some measures between infected and non-infected individuals.

13 Aug 2024

New insights into lipid-induced senescence in dopaminergic neurons

A new research perspective was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 14 on July 19, 2024, entitled, "Lipid accumulation drives cellular senescence in dopaminergic neurons."

13 Aug 2024

Mrc1 protein identified as key to maintaining cell identity during division

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have found that a protein called Mrc1 plays a crucial role in ensuring that cells keep their identity as they divide and grow.

13 Aug 2024

Nanoparticles offer new hope for treating red meat allergies linked to tick bites

Nanoparticles delivered intravenously in mice can block the allergic reactions to red meat caused by the bite of the lone star tick, new research led by the University of Michigan shows.

13 Aug 2024

Personalized treatment strategies based on calcification status in breast cancer

Mammographic calcifications, a common feature of breast cancer, have remained enigmatic in terms of their molecular underpinnings and clinical implications, particularly in the hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative subtype.

13 Aug 2024

McGill discovery offers hope for targeted stem cell treatments

A new technique developed by McGill researchers for mechanically manipulating stem cells could lead to new stem cell treatments, which have yet to fulfill their therapeutic potential.

13 Aug 2024

Two studies uncover how immunotherapies work together to activate immune responses in melanoma

Two studies published in the latest issue of the journal Cell by University of Pittsburgh researchers uncover how immunotherapies targeting the immune checkpoints PD1 and LAG3 work together to activate immune responses.

13 Aug 2024

IU research sheds light on urea cycle defects and fatty liver disease

An Indiana University School of Medicine physician scientist is making strides in understanding the molecular origins of fatty liver disease, a leading cause of liver failure in the United States.

13 Aug 2024

Greater plant fat intake associated with lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality

Researchers determined the relationship between animal and dietary plant fat intake with mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other causes.

13 Aug 2024

Study suggests maternal adverse childhood experiences may become biologically embedded

Researchers investigated the transfer of biological embedding of life experience across generations by evaluating traumatic childhood experiences of mothers and epigenetic clocks in pregnant mothers and their newborn offspring.

13 Aug 2024

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

Professor Hiroki R. Ueda (RIKEN Center for Functional Biology, concurrently team lead), Dr. Kazuhiro Kon (at the time of the research, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University) and their colleagues at Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, have elucidated the importance of proper regulation of the activity of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing neurons, the major inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex, in the long, deep sleep (rebound sleep) that occurs after prolonged wakefulness.

13 Aug 2024

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A revolutionary electronic skin fabrication process brings us closer to a sixth 'magnetic perception' sense

AI model predicts patient decline with near-perfect accuracy using facial expressions

ANU researchers develop cholesterol-based trojan horse method to target malaria parasites

Researchers discover a novel pathway to wake up dormant neural stem cells

C-Path awards grant to UT Austin professor for groundbreaking antibiotic resistance research

Routine lab tests fail to identify reliable biomarkers for long COVID, study finds

New insights into lipid-induced senescence in dopaminergic neurons

Mrc1 protein identified as key to maintaining cell identity during division

Nanoparticles offer new hope for treating red meat allergies linked to tick bites

Personalized treatment strategies based on calcification status in breast cancer

McGill discovery offers hope for targeted stem cell treatments

Two studies uncover how immunotherapies work together to activate immune responses in melanoma

IU research sheds light on urea cycle defects and fatty liver disease

Greater plant fat intake associated with lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality

Study suggests maternal adverse childhood experiences may become biologically embedded

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

Innovative AI system uses tongue color to identify multiple health conditions

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

Prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 boosters yields best public health outcomes, study finds

Human dopamine transporter structure with cocaine revealed, unlocking addiction insights

Transforming Lab Workflows with Cell Culture Automation

Building Bridges to Scalable Allogeneic Cell Therapy

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