Cancer cells can turn on error-prone DNA copy pathways to adapt to cancer treatment, a breakthrough study published in the
Month: June 2020
Restoring vision by gene therapy
Humans rely dominantly on their eyesight. Losing vision means inability to read, recognize faces or find objects. Macular degeneration is
Exploring the nature of anomalous psychedelic experiences
Psychedelics are among the most intriguing and mysterious psychoactive substances, as they can radically alter people’s perceptions, cognitive processes and
Artificial intelligence enhances brain tumour diagnosis
A new machine learning approach classifies a common type of brain tumor into low or high grades with almost 98%
In a first, researchers use base editing to correct recessive genetic deafness and restore partial hearing to mice
When Wei Hsi (Ariel) Yeh was a young undergraduate student, one of her close friends went from normal hearing to
Heart patients avoided ERs as coronavirus hit, US study says
Emergency room visits in the U.S. for chest pain and heart attacks fell early this spring, according to a study
Tumors disrupt the immune system throughout the body
Cancer treatment has advanced with the advent of immunotherapies that, in some cancers, can overcome tumors’ ability to evade the
Hairy, lab-grown human skin cell model could advance hair loss research
A new, hair-sprouting dollop of human skin created in the lab might one day help prevent hair loss. Organoids are
Can I get COVID-19 through my eyes or ears?
Can I get COVID-19 through my eyes or ears? It’s possible through the eyes, but not likely through the ears.
Researchers find new way to detect blood clots
Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are working on an entirely new way to detect