Molding complex tissues using galliumPeer-Reviewed Publication Boston University When it comes to the human body, form and function work together. The shape and structure of our hands enable us to hold and manipulate things. Tiny air sacs in our lungs called alveoli allow for air exchange and help us breath in and out. And tree-like...
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Innovative technology may enable early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
News Release 16-Sep-2024 Breakthrough from Tel Aviv University: Peer-Reviewed PublicationTel-Aviv University image: Research team (Left to right) Prof. Uri Ashery and PhD candidate Ofir Sade. Credit: Tel Aviv University The researchers: “Our technology will enable the detection of initial signs of Parkinson’s at the cellular level up to 20 years before the first motor symptoms...
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Innovative 3D printing could improve treatment for cataracts and other eye conditions – biomed tech
by University of East Anglia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of East Anglia researchers have made an advance in ocular device technology with the introduction of a novel resin for 3D printing intraocular devices. This innovation has the potential to enhance the manufacture of eye implants universally used in cataract and refractive surgeries. An artificial...
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Renewed hope for treatment of pain and depression
by Luxembourg Institute of Health Researchers at the Department of Infection and Immunity of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) have developed LIH383, a novel molecule that binds to and blocks a previously unknown opioid receptor in the brain, thereby modulating the levels of opioid peptides produced in the central nervous system (CNS) and potentiating...
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Research into new treatments for rare genetic diseases
The University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M), Almirall, S.A. (ALM) and the MEDINA Foundation have launched a project to find new treatments for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and other genetic diseases caused by nonsense mutations. The project is partially-funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation’s Center for Industrial and Technological Development (CDTI). The TRIDs4DEB’s...
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LSD “off-switch” developed by psychedelic pharmaceutical company
By Rich Haridy Psychedelic pharmaceutical company MindMed has announced the development of a novel compound designed to stop the effects of an LSD experience. The compound is claimed to function as an “off-switch” for LSD, allowing clinicians a way to make psychedelic therapy sessions safer if patients become uncomfortable. The new announcement comes several weeks...
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Study paves way for better treatment of lingering concussion symptoms
by La Trobe University A La Trobe University study has lifted the lid on the debilitating effects of persistent post-concussion symptoms (PCS) felt by many—10% of concussion-sufferers—after a knock to the head. The results of the study, released in Neurosciencejournal, show that significant levels of fatigue and poorer brain function can persist for months, or even years, following concussion. Renowned concussion expert Professor Alan Pearce used...