The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa infected more than 28,000 people and killed over 11,000. Many Ebola survivors report
Month: March 2019
Blunting pain’s emotional component
Chronic pain involves more than just hurting. People suffering from pain often experience sadness, depression and lethargy. That’s one reason
Potential cystic fibrosis treatment uses ‘molecular prosthetic’ for missing lung protein
An approved drug normally used to treat fungal infections could also do the job of a protein channel that is
Reducing the burden of tuberculosis treatment
Tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases: One-third of the world’s population is infected with TB, and more
Danger of vitamin B12 deficiency
Using roundworms, one of Earth’s simplest animals, Rice University bioscientists have found the first direct link between a diet with
New insight into gestational diabetes
The team discovered that the placentas of women treated with the drugs didn’t exhibit DNA alterations associated with type 2
Nano-bot can probe inside human cells
University of Toronto Engineering researchers have built a set of magnetic ‘tweezers’ that can position a nano-scale bead inside a
Inactive ingredients in pills and capsules may cause allergic, adverse reactions
A new study led by a team of investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has
Speedy ‘slingshot’ cell movement observed for the first time
By slingshotting themselves forward, human cells can travel more than five times faster than previously documented. University of Michigan researchers
Neurofeedback gets you back in the zone
Our state of arousal — being fearful, agitated, or calm — can significantly affect our ability to make optimal decisions,
