Using a substrain of E. coli MG 1655 and nanoscale red blood cell membranes, researchers created tiny biohybrid swimmers that could personalize drug delivery to treat tumors AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS WASHINGTON, April 7, 2020 — Tiny biohybrid robots on the micrometer scale can swim through the body and deliver drugs to tumors or provide...
Lighting color and intensity affects sleep at nursing home. The science of lighting is about more than brightness, efficiency, and cost. Just ask anyone with seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, how gray skies and short days can affect their mood. It turns out that light—the right kind of light, at the right intensity, at the...
Sponsored Content by Cytosurge AGApr 1 2020 In the early drug development process, the safety and potential applications of a drug are determined by understanding its interaction with the cell: how the drug behaves inside the cell, what concentration induces cytotoxicity or how fast the drug is cleared. However, in most of the in vitro...
by Shinshu University Dr. Ogita successfully cultured FP. Credit: Shinshu University Research findings suggest gut microbes can effect allergic immune responses. Tasuku Ogita who has recently joined Shinshu University is an expert on teas and their effects on gut bacteria. In this study, his team looked at green tea and the abundance of Flavonifractor plautii...
by Lund University Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become nerve cells, which were then transplanted into the rats’ brains. The study has now been published in the research journal PNAS. “Six months after the transplantation, we...
by Centenary Institute Scientists at the Centenary Institute have reported a new strategy to battle melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, responsible for approximately 1,700 deaths in Australia each year. Using drugs to inhibit two separate proteins, the researchers found that they could effectively kill melanoma cells by inducing apoptosis (the process of...
by Nancy Bazilchuk, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Tiny iron oxide nanoparticles coated with silica may seem like an unlikely player in enabling Norway to fight the coronavirus outbreak. But it turns out these particles, when coated with silica, have a strong affinity for RNA, the genetic material inside the virus that causes COVID-19....
by Wiley Adults with irritable bowel syndrome experienced fewer gastrointestinal symptoms after they participated in a mindfulness program meant to reduce stress. Results of the study are published in Neurogastroenterology & Motility. In the study, 53 women and 15 men with irritable bowel syndrome participated in an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction class. Most participants experienced...
by Wiley Acne is caused by chronic inflammation and is often treated with antibiotics. A recent analysis published in Dermatologic Therapy indicates that probiotics may be an effective alternative. The analysis examined the results of all relevant published studies on the use of probiotics in creams or oral medications for treating acne. The results suggest...
Using a substrain of E. coli MG 1655 and nanoscale red blood cell membranes, researchers created tiny biohybrid swimmers that could personalize drug delivery to treat tumors AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS WASHINGTON, April 7, 2020 — Tiny biohybrid robots on the micrometer scale can swim through the body and deliver drugs to tumors or provide...
