COPD is a group of conditions that have clear links to lung cancer. Smoking tobacco is the primary preventable risk…
Neurotechnology holds promise for chronic stroke patients
Personalized neurotechnology-aided rehabilitation of the arm could improve recovery in severe chronic stroke patients according to a new article.
Brain network evaluates robot likeability
Researchers have identified a network of brain regions that work together to determine if a robot is a worthy social…
More people born with a single lower heart chamber survive; but, face challenges
The Fontan procedure has saved the lives of many people born with only one ventricle, but their unique circulatory system…
New way to make cancer self-destruct
Researchers have identified a method that can make tumors grow too quickly and die from the stress.
Mutation discovery leads to precise treatment for child with severe lymphatic disorder
Faced with a preteen boy who had painful swelling and respiratory distress from a severe, deteriorating rare condition, researchers identified…
Scientists identify interactions that stabilize a neurodegeneration-associated protein
A team of researchers led by Nicolas Fawzi, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology…
A bacteria likely to reduce the cardiovascular risks of 1 in 2 people
Scientists conducted the first pilot study in humans to observe the impact of the bacteria Akkermansia. Results: the bacterium limits…
Protein clumps in ALS neurons provide potential target for new therapies
Researchers identified chemical compounds that prevent stress-induced clumping of TDP-43 protein in ALS motor neurons grown in the lab —…
Cancer cell’s ‘self eating’ tactic may be its weakness
Researchers reveal how pancreatic cancer cells adapt to the low energy environment of a tumor: by eating their own mitochondria!…