MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: A HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTO OF (FROM LEFT) DRS. BABAK BABAN, JOHN MORGAN AND HESAM KHODADADI. CREDIT: KIM RATLIFF, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHER A two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two proteins key to reducing the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s...
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS IMAGE: Images show myelinated axons in biomaterial scaffolds eight weeks after injection into the injured cord of a mouse. Scaffolds were fabricated from hyaluronic acid (HA) with a regular network of cell-scale macropores and loaded with gene therapy vectors encoding for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), to promote axonal survival and regeneration....
TERASAKI INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION IMAGE: IONTRONIC PRESSURE SENSORS OFFER LOW-VOLTAGE, LOW-POWER PRESSURE SENSING. ITS MICROPYRAMIDAL STRUCTURES INCREASE SENSITIVITY. CREDIT: KHADEMHOSSEINI LAB (LOS ANGELES) – Recent advances in technology have opened many possibilities for using wearable and implantable sensors to monitor various indicators of patient health. Wearable pressure sensors are designed to respond to very...
TELLMED STRATEGIES PORTOLA VALLEY, CA, March 9, 2021 — Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the U.S., today announced the publication of new data finding that five herbal medicines had potent activity compared to commonly-used antibiotics in test tubes against Babesia duncani, a malaria-like parasite found on the West Coast of...
CENTER FOR GENOMIC REGULATION IMAGE: MIREIA SEUMA (LEFT), FIRST AUTHOR OF THE STUDY AND RESEARCHER AT IBEC NEXT TO BENEDETTA BOLOGNESI (RIGHT), ONE OF THE LEAD AUTHORS OF THE STUDY AND JUNIOR GROUP LEADER AT IBEC. CREDIT: THE INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING OF CATALONIA, IBEC A study published in the journal eLife made all the possible mutations in...
by Columbia University Irving Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study of the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 predicts that current vaccines and certain monoclonal antibodies may be less effective at neutralizing these variants and that the new variants raise the specter that reinfections could be more likely. The study was published...
by Medical University of South Carolina Hippocampal slices of an uninjured brain (top) or a brain three months after TBI (bottom). There is an increase in astrocytes (green) following a brain injury. Credit: Dr. Stephen Tomlinson of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of disability and a risk factor...
by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign In their work, psychology professors Sanda Dolcos, left, and Florin Dolcos focus on the factors that contribute to, and strengthen, emotional resilience and well-being. Credit: L. Brian Stauffer A six-week training program designed to strengthen resilience against emotional distress in military veterans was associated with positive changes in brain function...
Propolis is a resin that bees create. It contains a mixture of bee saliva, beeswax, and substances from plants and trees. Propolis may have some health benefits for humans, but more large-scale studies are necessary. Bees use propolis, or “bee glue,” as a sealant. Historically, humans have used it topically or as an oral supplement....
by University of Washington University of Washington researchers have developed a new skill for a smart speaker that acts as a contactless monitor for both regular and irregular heartbeats. The team’s smart speaker prototype, shown here, compares signals from its multiple microphones (visible through the holes of this box) to identify the elusive heartbeat signal. Credit: Mark Stone/University...
