Big data allows computer engineers to find genetic clues in humans
Big data: It's a term we read and hear about often, but is hard to grasp. Computer scientists at Washington University in St. Louis' School of Engineering & Applied Science tackled some big data...
View ArticleVeterinary researchers study retinal scans as early detection method for mad...
New research from Iowa State University shows that a fatal neurological disease in cows can be detected earlier by examining the animal's retinas.
View ArticleTraining pig skin cells for neural development
A pig's skin cells may hold the key to new treatments and cures for devastating human neurological diseases. Researchers from the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have discovered...
View ArticleNew techniques for reprogramming stem cells target neurological disease models
As scientists overcome the technical challenges in reprogramming stem cells to produce biologically precise models of human neurons, these emerging model systems will accelerate research on...
View ArticleNew technology looks into the eye and brings cells into focus
Eye doctors soon could use computing power to help them see individual cells in the back of a patient's eye, thanks to imaging technology developed by engineers at the University of Illinois. Such...
View ArticleFrench court upholds poisoning case against Monsanto
A French court on Thursday upheld a ruling in which US biotech giant Monsanto was found guilty of poisoning a farmer who says he suffered neurological damage after inhaling a weedkiller made by the...
View ArticleIn scientific first, researchers visualize proteins being born
For the first time, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have developed a technology allowing them to "see" single molecules of messenger RNA as they are translated into proteins in living...
View ArticleThe robots are coming – and they are here to help
As Europe's population ages, the number of people requiring rehabilitation following neurological diseases such as stroke is expected to rise. Specialist care from physiotherapists and occupational...
View ArticleTailored carbon could help treating neurological diseases
Tomi Laurila's research topic has many quirky names.
View ArticleAiling humpback whale stuck on New York sandbar euthanized
An ailing humpback whale that became grounded on a sandbar off New York has been euthanized.
View ArticleSecret phenotypes: Disease devils in invisible details
When a microscopic lab worm grows an eye-popping oddity, scientists locate the mutated gene that caused it. It's truly interesting. Yet, more important findings, medically relevant ones, may be hiding...
View ArticleViruses in the genome important for our brain
Over millions of years, retroviruses have been incorporated into human DNA, where they today make up almost 10 per cent of the total genome. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now...
View Article'Neuron-reading' nanowires could accelerate development of drugs for...
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed nanowires that can record the electrical activity of neurons in fine detail. The new nanowire technology could one day...
View ArticleNanomedicine opens door to precision medicine for brain tumors
Early phase Northwestern Medicine research has demonstrated a potential new therapeutic strategy for treating deadly glioblastoma brain tumors.
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