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Unique region of the brain's cortex used when visually navigating an area by foot

Using vision to efficiently move through an area by foot uses a unique region of the brain's cortex, according to a small study funded by the National Eye Institute.

16 Mar 2023

Experts receive funding to analyze individualized hemodialysis as a dynamic treatment

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently awarded researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine $10.2 million to study the effectiveness of an individualized model of hemodialysis, a procedure in which the blood is cleaned by a dialysis machine. The project is a collaboration between the School of Medicine, the Renal Research Institute and other health care systems across the country.

10 Mar 2023

Gaining deep insights into mezcal worms

Mezcal is a distilled alcohol made from the boiled and fermented sap of agave plants. Most mezcal beverages -; including all brands of tequila -; are sold as pure distillates, but a few have an added stowaway bottled inside: worms.

10 Mar 2023

Lieber Institute awarded $1 million grant to foster racial diversity across neuroscience

The Lieber Institute for Brain Development has received a $1 million, two-year grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support the work of the African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) to promote racial equity throughout the field of neuroscience.

28 Feb 2023

Study provides new insight into the brain circuits involved in opioid addiction

The ongoing opioid epidemic continues to take a heavy toll on American communities, with more than 80,000 opioid-related deaths reported in 2021, according to the National Institutes of Health.

23 Feb 2023

MIT engineers develop new procedure to 3D print a soft, flexible replica of patient's heart

No two hearts beat alike. The size and shape of the the heart can vary from one person to the next. These differences can be particularly pronounced for people living with heart disease, as their hearts and major vessels work harder to overcome any compromised function.

23 Feb 2023

Non-nutritive sweeteners do not increase blood glucose and other endocrine responses, study shows

New research conducted by a team of scientists at the University of Toronto has shown that non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) do not increase blood glucose and other endocrine responses.

22 Feb 2023

Revealing a novel form of ferroptosis that may be implicated in diseases caused by acute injury

This study is led by Dr. Anjian Xu (Beijing Clinical Research Institute, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University), Dr. Min Cong (Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University) and Dr. Junying Ding (Beijing Key Laboratory of Basic Research with Traditional Chinese Medicine on Infectious Diseases, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University).

20 Feb 2023

LLNL set off to develop vaccines to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus

People afflicted with autoimmune diseases may someday receive help through treatments now under development by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) licensee and its' collaborations with two major pharmaceutical companies.

19 Feb 2023

Inhibiting astrocyte hyperactivity can reverse cognitive deficits associated with social deprivation

Here is an important reason to stay in touch with friends and family: social isolation causes memory and learning deficits and other behavioral changes.

15 Feb 2023

New ways to diagnose learning and memory disorders

By showing Welles's movie "Touch of Evil" to mice, Chinmay Purandare, PhD, and Prof. Mayank Mehta of UCLA have uncovered surprising and important new insights about how neurons form memories. The discovery points to new ways to diagnose Alzheimer's and other learning and memory impairments, while also improving artificial intelligence.

15 Feb 2023

Blastocystis can promote or disrupt gut health, study finds

The gut microbiota contains trillions of bacteria that can promote health or cause disease under different conditions.

14 Feb 2023

Study explains why cancers stop responding to kinase inhibitors and come back stronger

More than 70 FDA-approved cancer drugs are kinase inhibitors, which work by blocking kinases-;enzymes that add phosphate groups to molecules in the cell-;and preventing the chemical activity necessary for signaling and growth in cancer cells.

14 Feb 2023

Study reveals the mechanisms that prevent effective cancer cell death

Cancer is a disease driven by gene mutations. These mutated genes in cancer fall into two major categories: tumor suppressors and oncogenes. Mutations in tumor suppressor genes can allow tumors to grow unchecked – a case of no brakes – while mutations in oncogenes can activate cell proliferation, pushing the gas pedal all the way to the floor.

14 Feb 2023

Long-term deep meditation may have a beneficial effect on gut microbiota, study suggests

Regular deep meditation, practised for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physical and mental ill health, finds a small comparative study published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

30 Jan 2023

Instant noise reduction for pneumatic equipment

Offering excellent sound attenuation properties, new Vyon® porous plastic silencers from Porvair Sciences directly fit into the exhaust port of pneumatic equipment ensuring the noise from air escaping to the atmosphere is reduced to a safe decibel level.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 9 Nov 2022

Combined spacing and retrieval practice helps to better remember information

Whether you're trying to ace a test or pick up a new hobby, Iowa State Psychology Professor Shana Carpenter says combining two strategies – spacing and retrieval practice – is key to success.

21 Oct 2022

Optimised microplate for cannabis sample processing

Porvair Sciences has developed a 2 ml 96-well microplate whose design is optimised for labs processing cannabis samples for analysis of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD).

From Porvair Sciences Limited 29 Jul 2022

Microplate optimised for magnetic bead separations

Porvair Sciences has introduced a 96-well deep well microplate designed for labs using magnetic beads for nucleic acid purification, clean up and protein purifications.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 15 Jul 2022

Dotmatics supports Umicore Corporate R&D in processing of experimental data

Dotmatics, a leader in R&D scientific software connecting science, data, and decision-making, today announced it has been selected by Umicore Corporate Research and Development, which is part of global materials technology and recycling company Umicore, as informatics partner for its Corporate R&D (CRD) digitalization project.

From Dotmatics 18 May 2022

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Unique region of the brain's cortex used when visually navigating an area by foot

Experts receive funding to analyze individualized hemodialysis as a dynamic treatment

Gaining deep insights into mezcal worms

Lieber Institute awarded $1 million grant to foster racial diversity across neuroscience

Study provides new insight into the brain circuits involved in opioid addiction

MIT engineers develop new procedure to 3D print a soft, flexible replica of patient's heart

Non-nutritive sweeteners do not increase blood glucose and other endocrine responses, study shows

Revealing a novel form of ferroptosis that may be implicated in diseases caused by acute injury

LLNL set off to develop vaccines to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus

Inhibiting astrocyte hyperactivity can reverse cognitive deficits associated with social deprivation

New ways to diagnose learning and memory disorders

Blastocystis can promote or disrupt gut health, study finds

Study explains why cancers stop responding to kinase inhibitors and come back stronger

Study reveals the mechanisms that prevent effective cancer cell death

Long-term deep meditation may have a beneficial effect on gut microbiota, study suggests

Instant noise reduction for pneumatic equipment

Combined spacing and retrieval practice helps to better remember information

Optimised microplate for cannabis sample processing

Microplate optimised for magnetic bead separations

Dotmatics supports Umicore Corporate R&D in processing of experimental data

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