by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres In the cell culture experiment: Disrupted motor neurons of ALS patients are stimulated with magnetic pulses (coil top left) and regain their original performance. Motor neurons in healthy individuals send signals to the skeletal muscles. ALS, however, is currently an incurable, neurodegenerative disease in which motor neurons are severely...
By Nick Lavars, November 29, 2020 Scientists have discovered a molecule that can mimic some of the effects of exercise on muscle health, with a little help from weak magnetic fields With an eye to improving quality of life for the elderly and frail, scientists at the National University of Singapore have discovered a molecule...
OCTOBER 31ST, 2019 MEDGADGET EDITORS MEDICINE, NANOMEDICINE While there has been a great deal of work on a variety of micro- and nanoparticles that can deliver drugs and other therapies within the body, compared with bacteria they’re extremely rudimentary in how they can move within the body. Most are simply carried along by the blood...
Scientists have designed a hydrogel loaded with magnetic particles and laboratory-grown neurons. By applying magnetic force, the researchers were able to reduce the pain signaling of the neurons. In the United States, chronic pain is “the most common cause of long-term disability.” When applied to neurons, a magnetic field can reduce the cells’ pain signals,...
