Researchers are turning to zebrafish to unlock the secrets of place cells, which play a crucial role in forming mental
Month: September 2024
Communication helps parent relationships with new college students but has limits
When young adults first go off to college, more communication with parents generally leads to better relationships, but parents should
Targeted cancer therapies: Getting radioactive atoms to accumulate in tumors
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men worldwide, following lung cancer. In the United States alone, nearly
Children’s behavioral problems are linked to higher hair cortisol levels
Cortisol is the hormone secreted by the body to respond to stressful situations, so measuring the concentration of cortisol in
Hundreds of new cancer driver genes predicted by algorithm
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered hundreds of potential new cancer driver genes. The findings, published
Can’t stop belching? Dietary habits or disease could be the reason
Belching is a common bodily function, but when it escalates to a level that interferes with daily life, it is
Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips–literally
A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers at
Insulin cells don’t need to team up
Our glycaemic balance is based on the ability of the pancreatic beta cells to detect glucose and secrete insulin to
Epigenetic changes reprogram astrocytes into brain stem cells
Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost
Novel immunotherapy improves recovery from spinal cord injury
Severe injuries to the spinal cord damage nerve cells, disrupt communication with the brain and rest of the body, and