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New gene delivery vehicle shows promise for human brain gene therapy
In an important step toward more effective gene therapies for brain diseases, researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have engineered a gene-delivery vehicle that uses a human protein to efficiently cross ...
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Researchers develop theory on traveling waves of activity in the human brain
For the first time, researchers led by Professor Dr. Petra Ritter's team have succeeded in explaining the propagation of traveling waves of activity in the human brain using a computer simulation. Previous studies indicate ...
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Research explains new method to engineer immune cells that could treat multiple cancer patients
Immunotherapies have revolutionized cancer treatment by harnessing the body's own immune system to attack cancer cells and halt tumor growth. However, these therapies often need to be tailored to each individual patient, ...
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Miniaturized optical coherence tomography imaging probe takes pictures inside cerebral arteries
A large international team of micro-engineers, medical technologists, and neurosurgeons, has designed, built and tested a new type of probe that can be used to take pictures from inside arteries in the brain.
Researchers develop method to monitor patients with spinal muscular atrophy using sound waves
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a terrible disease in which a genetic mutation causes certain nerves responsible for sending signals to muscles to degenerate. This leads to muscles wasting away, and many patients have died ...
May 15, 2024
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New biomarker identified to diagnose Alzheimer's in asymptomatic stages
A study has identified a new biomarker for Alzheimer's disease in asymptomatic stages of the disease. The molecule is miR-519a-3p, a microRNA directly linked to the expression of the cellular prion protein (PrPC), which is ...
May 15, 2024
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Bluetooth tracking devices provide new view into care home quality
Wearable Bluetooth devices can shed light on the care that residents of care homes are receiving and which residents are most in need of social contact, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal ...
May 15, 2024
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Tumor tissue on a chip: New possibilities for cell therapies and personalized medicine
How do tumors react to a certain therapeutic approach? Knowing this before the start of a therapy would be of enormous value for people suffering from cancer as well as for the doctors treating them.
May 15, 2024
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Research collaboration develops lifesaving 'Ark' technology for chronic kidney disease patients
A new technology studied at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) Veterinary Medical Park is making giving dialysis to patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)—or complete kidney ...
May 15, 2024
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Can robot-inspired computer-assisted therapy benefit children with autism?
A new study published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning introduces a novel robot-inspired computer-assisted adaptive autism therapy (RoboCA3T) that leverages the natural affinity of children with autism spectrum ...
May 15, 2024
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How science is changing the game in sports
It's an open secret that the countries that win the most medals in the Olympics and Paralympics combine talent and technology.
May 15, 2024
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Brain–computer interface experiments first to decode words 'spoken' entirely in the brain in real time
A team of brain specialists at the California Institute of Technology has developed a brain–computer interface (BCI) approach to decode words "spoken" entirely in the brain by recording signals from individual neurons in ...
'MUSIC map' reveals some brain cells age faster and are more prevalent in Alzheimer's
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, ...
May 14, 2024
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New tool allows for gene suppression in mouse heart muscle cells using CRISPRi
An innovative tool for the targeted modification of gene activity in heart muscle cells could establish itself as a standard method for research into cardiovascular diseases.
May 14, 2024
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New research presents 'mini-brains' that could advance Alzheimer's treatment
Using an innovative new method, a University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher is building tiny pseudo-organs from stem cells to help diagnose and treat Alzheimer's.
May 14, 2024
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New cryopreservation procedure established to preserve fertility before cancer treatment
A woman's egg reserve is finite. Gonad-damaging therapies, such as certain chemotherapies, can therefore lead to infertility. One of the options for preserving fertility is the cryopreservation of ovarian tissue. This involves ...
May 14, 2024
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Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in laboratory studies
Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have found in pre-clinical studies that an experimental gene therapy for genital and oral herpes removed 90% or more of the infection and suppressed how much virus can be released from ...
May 13, 2024
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Peptide-based hydrogel shows promise for a wide range of tissue and organ repair
Combining biomedical finesse and nature-inspired engineering, a uOttawa-led team of scientists has created a jelly-like material that shows great potential for on-the-spot repair to a remarkable range of damaged organs and ...
May 13, 2024
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New molecule mimics the anti-clotting action of blood-sucking organisms
Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leeches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host. Now the key to that method has been harnessed by a team of Duke researchers as a potential ...
May 13, 2024
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New synthetic biomarker technology differentiates between prior Zika and dengue infections
A newly discovered Zika virus-specific synthetic molecule is capable of differentiating Zika-immune patient samples from samples of patients previously infected with the related dengue virus. The technology may lead to the ...
May 13, 2024
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