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A groundbreaking digital brain–spine bridge empowers tetraplegic patient to walk naturally after spinal cord injury

Researchers developed a groundbreaking wireless digital bridge that helped a chronic tetraplegia patient to walk.

26 May 2023

The most important meal of the day: daily breakfast consumption patterns in European adolescents

A recent study published in Nutrients examined daily breakfast consumption (DBC) patterns in adolescents from 23 European countries.

26 May 2023

The effects of alcohol taxation, minimum unit pricing, and restricted temporal availability on overall alcohol consumption

Researchers estimate the impact of three main alcohol control policies on alcohol consumption levels.

26 May 2023

The potential clinical benefit of the Multabody platform as a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2

The potential clinical benefit of the Multabody platform as a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2.

26 May 2023

Associations between exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19

Researchers explored associations between prolonged exposure to air pollution and severe coronavirus disease 2019.

26 May 2023

How do the outcomes of viral coinfections vary across host species?

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers investigated the outcomes of coinfections of two viruses — Drosophila C Virus (DCV) and Cricket Paralysis Virus (CrPV) in 25 inbred lines of Drosophila melanogaster and 47 other host species belonging to the Drosophilidae family.

26 May 2023

Tumors in distant organs remotely reprogram the liver

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, according to a study from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

25 May 2023

Antiviral drugs may be a new treatment strategy in the fight against Candida auris

Antiviral drugs can make antifungals work again.

25 May 2023

New review unravels phthalates’ role in heart disease

Researchers review existing data on the impact of phthalate exposure on cardiovascular health.

25 May 2023

OpenAI's ChatGPT shows promise as a fertility advisor, despite limitations

Researchers use fertility as a domain to test ChatGPT’s performance and assess its usage as a clinical tool.

25 May 2023

Nonhuman primate study helps explain how stem cell transplantation can kill HIV virus

New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant.

25 May 2023

Biological abnormality makes some infants vulnerable to sudden death

Sudden infant death syndrome is a case where the death of an apparently healthy infant before their first birthday remains unexplained even after thorough investigation. Death generally seems to occur when infants are sleeping.

25 May 2023

Placebo effect in technical applications increases risk-taking behavior

Human augmentation technologies refer to technological aids that enhance human abilities. They include things like exoskeletons, but also augmented reality headsets.

25 May 2023

UQ neuroscientists uncover how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in schizophrenia

Neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have uncovered how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in schizophrenia, using new technology.

25 May 2023

First-in-human nanoparticle HIV vaccine induces broad and publicly targeted helper T cell responses

Researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Scripps Research in La Jolla, California, IAVI and other collaborating institutions have characterized robust T-cell responses in volunteers participating in the IAVI G001 Phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety and immune response of a self-assembling nanoparticle HIV vaccine.

25 May 2023

The first thousand days of development

Study provides a bird's-eye view of the significant moments of the first thousand days of life.

25 May 2023

Manipulating a signaling protein to slow down muscular dystrophy

A team of researchers at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy is reporting that by manipulating TAK1, a signaling protein that plays an important role in development of the immune system, they can slow down disease progression and improve muscle function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

25 May 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic: what was its impact on child mental health prevalence in the US?

Assessing whether the COVID-19 pandemic increased the incidence of any mental health.

25 May 2023

$Is prediabetes associated with increased fracture risk among midlife women?$

Is prediabetes associated with increased fracture risk among midlife women?

Studying the correlation between prediabetes before the menopause and increased fracture risk.

25 May 2023

Exploring the long-term risk of major adverse cardiovascular events following ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack

The risk of major adverse cardiovascular events following transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke.

25 May 2023

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A groundbreaking digital brain–spine bridge empowers tetraplegic patient to walk naturally after spinal cord injury

The most important meal of the day: daily breakfast consumption patterns in European adolescents

The effects of alcohol taxation, minimum unit pricing, and restricted temporal availability on overall alcohol consumption

The potential clinical benefit of the Multabody platform as a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2

Associations between exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19

How do the outcomes of viral coinfections vary across host species?

Tumors in distant organs remotely reprogram the liver

Antiviral drugs may be a new treatment strategy in the fight against Candida auris

New review unravels phthalates’ role in heart disease

OpenAI's ChatGPT shows promise as a fertility advisor, despite limitations

Nonhuman primate study helps explain how stem cell transplantation can kill HIV virus

Biological abnormality makes some infants vulnerable to sudden death

Placebo effect in technical applications increases risk-taking behavior

UQ neuroscientists uncover how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in schizophrenia

First-in-human nanoparticle HIV vaccine induces broad and publicly targeted helper T cell responses

The first thousand days of development

Manipulating a signaling protein to slow down muscular dystrophy

The COVID-19 pandemic: what was its impact on child mental health prevalence in the US?

Is prediabetes associated with increased fracture risk among midlife women?

Exploring the long-term risk of major adverse cardiovascular events following ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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