Engineered sensor reveals the brain’s hidden chemical conversations
Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to…
Probiotic supplementation restores beneficial gut bacteria in breastfed infants
In recent years, scientists have learned that key beneficial infant gut bacteria Bifidobacterium infantis are disappearing from infants…
Uterine fibroids linked to higher long-term heart disease risk in women
Long-term heart disease risk in women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women…
Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson’s extend major Parkinson’s drug trial initiative
Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson’s have renewed a funding agreement to support the International Linked Clinical Trials…
Virtual diet and exercise program shows promise in reducing lymphoma treatment side effects
Patients undergoing treatment for lymphoma often experience adverse side effects that can be so severe that they stop…
Cognitive blocks drive the brain’s advantage over AI
Artificial intelligence may write award-winning essays and diagnose disease with remarkable accuracy, but biological brains still hold the…
New skin-permeable polymer delivers insulin without needles
A breakthrough zwitterionic polymer slips through the skin’s toughest barriers, carrying insulin deep into tissue and normalizing blood…
Researchers use “zap-and-freeze” technique to watch hard-to-see brain cell communications
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a “zap-and-freeze” technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell communications…
Deep learning AI model identifies first-of-its-kind biomarker of chronic stress
Using a deep learning AI model, researchers identified the first-of-its-kind biomarker of chronic stress detectable through routine imaging,…
New signaling molecule drives development of tissue resident memory T cells
We owe a lot to tissue resident memory T cells (TRM). These specialized immune cells are among the…
New method can stop or reverse the decline of cellular energy production
Biomedical researchers at Texas A&M University may have discovered a way to stop or even reverse the decline…
Groundbreaking mouse cortex model opens new frontiers in neuroscience
Harnessing the muscle of one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, researchers have built one of the largest and…