by Trinity College Dublin Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) have shed new light on aging processes in the brain. By linking the increased presence of specialized immune cells to conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury for the first time, they have unearthed a possible new...
by Massachusetts General Hospital [18F]3F4AP in human subjects. A Representative whole-body maximum intensity projections of a male and a female participant at different time points. B Representative brain images of a male and a female participant. C Averaged time-activity curves of selected organs. Credit: Pedro Brugarolas et al, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2022)....
Florida State University researchers have developed a promising strategy for producing therapeutic particles in stem cells that could help patients with neurological diseases such as stroke or multiple sclerosis. The technique developed by researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and FSU College of Medicine combines three-dimensional growing platforms with a wave motion. The research was published...
by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Image of specific RNAs (magenta) at the centrosome (green) in mouse cortex cells. The cell nucleus is labeled in blue. Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Giulia Antognolli Internationally renowned neurobiologist Magdalena Götz is pursuing important leads in her quest to elucidate the causes of neurological diseases. Together with...
Researchers have published the first proof-of-concept results from a years-long program to develop tiny, wireless devices that can treat neurological diseases or block pain. The nerve stimulators require no batteries and instead draw both their power and programming from a low-powered magnetic transmitter outside the body. “BECAUSE THE DEVICES ARE SO SMALL, WE CAN USE BLOOD VESSELS...
by Queen Mary, University of London Performance of repeat expansion detection using whole genome sequencing (A) Swim lane plot showing sizes of repeat expansions predicted by ExpansionHunter across 793 expansion calls. Each genome is represented by two points, one corresponding to each allele for each locus, with the exception of those on the X chromosome...
by Marcela Quintanilla Dieck, Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: CC0 Public Domain How brain cells communicate with one another remains largely cloaked in mystery, but a probe that records signals from neurons with unprecedented clarity and precision may help unlock those secrets, according to a study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and colleagues at...
by DGIST In vitro magnetic actuation of the Cellbots in a microfluidic channel. a) Fabricated microfluidic channel with loading chamber, micro-pillars, and tortuous route. b) Rolling motion of the Cellbots under a rotating magnetic field (scale bar = 50 μm). c) Magnetic pulling motion of the Cellbots under a magnetic field gradient (scale bar = 50...
by Lucien Wilkinson, Curtin University Credit: Curtin University A team of researchers led by Curtin University has discovered a new way to improve the absorption rate of medicinal cannabis when taken orally, which could potentially be used to treat neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and traumatic brain injuries in the future. Published in...
by Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT researchers have developed an “organs-on-a-chip” system that replicates interactions between the brain, liver, and colon. Credit: Martin Trapecar, MIT In many ways, our brain and our digestive tract are deeply connected. Feeling nervous may lead to physical pain in the stomach, while hunger signals from the gut make us feel irritable. Recent...
