How light triggers brain activity
Optogenetics uses light to control brain processes. It is based on light-controlled proteins such as channelrhodopsin-2, an ion channel that opens when it’s exposed to […]
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Simple and fast method for radiolabelling antibodies against breast cancer
Radioactive antibodies that target cancer cells are used for medical diagnostics with PET imaging or for targeted radioimmunotherapy. Researchers from the University of Zurich have […]
Read moreAtrial fibrillation is now the leading cause of cardiovascular hospitalisation
Atrial fibrillation has overtaken heart failure and heart attacks as the leading cause of cardiovascular hospitalisation, a South Australian study has found. Researchers analysed data […]
Read moreOverlooked molecular machine in cell nucleus may hold key to treating aggressive leukemia
Many individuals forced to fight an exceptionally aggressive form of the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML) don’t survive more than five years. The only […]
Read moreAfter family’s health scare: ‘We had to do this together’
At his annual medical visit three years ago, John Lavaki told his doctor he sometimes felt short of breath going up and down the stairs. […]
Read moreTwo-wave US flu season is now the longest in a decade
Three months ago, this flu season was shaping up to be short and mild in the U.S. But a surprising second viral wave has made […]
Read moreTwo studies explore whether time of day can affect the body’s response to exercise
Two papers appearing April 18 in the journal Cell Metabolism confirm that the circadian clock is an important factor in how the body responds to […]
Read moreExperimental antiplatelet compound for acute stroke shows promise
An experimental antiplatelet compound inhibited clot formation without increasing bleeding, a common and potentially dangerous side effect of current anticlotting therapies, according to new phase […]
Read moreTriple negative breast cancers can adopt reversible state that is resistant to chemotherapy
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells can develop resistance to frontline, or […]
Read moreFundamentally new MRI method developed to measure brain function in milliseconds
The speed of the human brain is remarkable—in a fraction of a second, neurons are activated, propagating thoughts and reactions to stimuli. But the speed […]
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