Particle beam therapy, a form of radiotherapy that involves using beams of positively charged particles rather than X-rays, is becoming…
High throughput method to produce and screen engineered antimicrobial lanthipeptides
Nature has provided us with lots of antimicrobials. However, given the rapid increase of antimicrobial resistance, there is a need…
How the brain finds meaning in metaphor
Whether you bend a rod or bend the rules, the brain processes the word ‘bend’ similarly, with the sensory motor…
Older women benefit significantly when screened with 3D mammography
Mammography remains an effective method for breast cancer screening in women ages 65 and older, with the addition of a…
Bariatric embolization shows promise in treatment of obesity
Bariatric embolization, a new, minimally invasive treatment for obesity produces weight loss and reduces appetite for up to one year,…
Alzheimer’s diagnosis, management improved by brain scans
A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a form of brain imaging that detects Alzheimer’s-related ‘plaques’ significantly influenced clinical management…
New approach to repairing damaged peripheral nervous system
A new understanding of cell migration may eventually help in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases — and even allow children…
Dopamine conducts prefrontal cortex ensembles
New research in rodents reveals for the first time how dopamine changes the function of the brain’s prefrontal cortex. Researchers…
New Bombali ebolavirus found in Kenyan bat
Researchers have identified Bombali ebolavirus in an Angolan free-tailed bat captured in the Taita Hills, southeast Kenya. No ebolaviruses have…
How RNA PoII maintains accurate transcription
Scientists have recently uncovered the mechanisms of how RNA polymerase II performs intrinsic cleavage reaction to proofread RNA transcriptions, shedding…