A ground-breaking new study led by researchers from the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH)
Month: December 2018
Wireless ‘pacemaker for the brain’ treatment for neurological disorders
A new neurostimulator developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, can listen to and stimulate electric current in
How brain cells filter information in group
When we perceive the world around us, certain objects appear to be more noticeable than others, depending on what we
Chemotherapy may spread breast cancer
Breast cancer develops from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of
The immune system’s fountain of youth
If only we could keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisdom of our years.
Christmas and new year food are bad for your cholesterol
A Researchers say this could be because they indulged in fatty foods like brandy butter, cream and Stilton over the
Type 2 diabetes may cause erectile dysfunction
A genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be a cause of erectile dysfunction ED, other risk factors are; older
When tatoo remover goes wrong
There is no licensing regime or specific legislation dealing with the use of lasers for the removal of tattoos. The
Losing neurons can sometimes not be that bad
IMAGE: Neurons in red are the unfit neurons that will be killed for the better functioning of the whole brain, marked
Cell size and cell-cycle states play key decision-making role in HIV
IMAGE: These are members of the research team (right to left): Bioengineering seniors Erin Tevonian and Melina Megaridis, Post-doctoral fellow Kathrin
