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Neuroengineers have created a tiny surgical implant that can electrically stimulate the brain and nervous system without using a battery or wired power supply. Source: Tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulator
Continue Reading →Researchers working in rural Kenya have identified the most productive breeding habitats for mosquitoes that spread a range of untreatable viruses. Their findings point to more effective health interventions that focus on the purpose of water-holding containers. Source: New approach to reducing spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Continue Reading →Loss of estrogen has an effect on muscles and leads to a decline in muscle mass. Physical activity in all of its forms may help maintain muscle mass in midlife. Source: Physical activity in all of its forms may help maintain muscle mass in midlife
Continue Reading →Telepresence robots help university students learning remotely to feel more a part of the class, new research suggests. Source: For university classrooms, are telepresence robots the next best thing to being there?
Continue Reading →Scientists have shown that pancreatic cancer metastasis — when tumor cells gain the deadly ability to migrate to new parts of the body — can be suppressed by inhibiting a protein called Slug that regulates cell movement. The study also revealed two druggable targets that interact with Slug and hold promise as treatments that may […]
Continue Reading →Virus DNA left on a hospital bed rail was found in nearly half of all sites sampled across a ward within 10 hours and persisted for at least five days, according to a new study in the United Kingdom. Source: Virus DNA spread across surfaces in hospital ward over 10 hours
Continue Reading →Taking prescription blood pressure medication helped even the frailest elderly patients live longer, according to a large study in Italy. While the improved survival benefit was found in all older people, the healthier older people survived longer than those with multiple medical conditions. Source: Blood pressure medications help even the frailest elderly people live longer
Continue Reading →A new system for delivering vaccines to children in low-income nations has taken a vital step forward, thanks to groundbreaking work. Source: Ground-breaking research makes childhood vaccines safe in all temperatures
Continue Reading →Persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finds a new UCL-led study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Source: Repetitive negative thinking linked to dementia risk
Continue Reading →Italian researchers have been able to identify the genetic basis of susceptibility to Covid-19 infection, and also to the possibility of contracting a more severe form of the disease. This has important implications for treatment and drug development. Source: New identification of genetic basis of COVID-19 susceptibility will aid treatment
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