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News The technique makes it possible to study motor neurons of the human central nervous system in the lab ... Contributed Author: Washington University in St. Louis

News Now researchers have developed a new may to monitor it ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The problem with existing microfluidic devices is that the cells don't last long within them. Devices typically lend themselves to brief experiments of several days ... Contributed Author: Michigan Medicine - Univer...

News The new device exploits recent advances in microfabrication and microfluidic techniques that also opens-up a range of possibilities for biomedical research ... Contributed Author: Phys.org

News The construction principle of the fiber is quite simple. An ordered array of carbon nanotubes was continuously wrapped around a polymeric core ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Implantables

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Combination targeted adjuvant therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib doubles relapse-free survival in patients with stage III BRAF-mutant melanoma, according to late-breaking resul...

(Lund University) In a new study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers investigated the risk factors for blood clots, i.e. venous thromboembolism (VTE). The results show a strong correlation between height and VTE ...

(Baylor College of Medicine) The discovery of a mechanism by which normal brain cells regulate the expression of the NFIA gene, which is important for both normal brain development and brain tumor growth, might one day h...

(New York University) This is the first nationally representative study in which current use of synthetic cannabinoids is examined. In this study, we found that 3 percent of high school seniors reported current use, and ...

(University of Oxford) It has traditionally been thought that in mammals only mothers are able to influence the sex of their offspring.But a new study in wild mice led by Dr Aurelio Malo of Oxford University's Department...

(Emory Health Sciences) Solenopsins, the main toxic components of fire ant venom, chemically resemble ceramides, which are lipid-like molecules essential for maintaining for the barrier function of the skin. Solenopsin a...

(Georgetown University Medical Center) Georgetown's Center for Global Health Science and Security welcomes back to campus Beth Cameron, former senior director for global health security and biodefense in the Obama admini...

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Immunotherapy with the checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab may be a better option than standard treatments for patients whose head and neck cancer has spread, or recurred after an i...

(Instituto de Medicina Molecular) A group of researchers at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) Lisboa has revealed the mechanism by which cellular nuclei reach their position within muscle cells. This discovery, now p...

(New York University) Two reports published in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship reveal important insights on emergency preparedness, recovery, and resilience from nurses working at NYU Langone Health's main hospital du...

(American Geriatrics Society) The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today offered a ringing endorsement of the Geriatrics Workforce and Caregiver Enhancement Act (H.R. 3713), a proposal for programs addressing the shorta...

(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) Within Manhattan's diverse population, the autoimmune disease lupus affects Hispanic and Asian women more frequently than white women, according to a new study led by investi...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) commonly have emotional difficulties -- a persistent problem with limited treatment options. New approaches to treatment for emotional deficits after TBI...

(University of Maryland Medical Center) Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine find that a new, collaborative treatment model for seriously ill heart patients with breathing difficulties results in ...

(Scripps Research Institute) Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found a new approach to the 'reprogramming' of ordinary adult cells into stem cells.

(Aarhus University) In the future heart surgeons will have access to a new type of 3-D visualization of the cardiac conduction system. This technique could provide improved safety for patients and improve surgical outcom...

(University of Kent) Research carried out at the University of Kent has the potential to influence the future search for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that are linked to a family of protein molecules known as '...