Researchers produce extremely conductive hydrogel for medical applications On 2021-03-21 Due to their tissue-like mechanical properties, hydrogels are being increasingly used for biomedical applications; a well-known example are soft contact […]
Multiple Sclerosis Causes On 2021-02-01 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease caused by damage to the nerve fibres in the central nervous system. This damage […]
Fibromyalgia Explained On 2021-01-31 Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by musculoskeletal pain all over the body. Widespread pain is often accompanied with fatigue, sleep […]
COVID-19: Extreme brain damage even in mild cases, Naturopathy, naturopathic specialist portal On 2020-07-22 How dangerous COVID-19 for the brain? The Coronavirus can be triggered as late extreme damage to the brain and Central […]
Closing the gap: Two-tier mechanism for epithelial barrier On 2019-09-01 Epithelia are cell sheets that act as a barrier to protect our body from the external environment. Epithelial barrier is […]
Creation of new brain cells plays an underappreciated role in Alzheimer’s disease On 2019-09-01 Much of the research on the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease focuses on amyloid beta (Aß), a protein that accumulates […]
Parenting stress may affect mother’s and child’s ability to tune in to each other On 2019-08-29 A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has revealed the effects of the stress of parenting in […]
Tissue model reveals role of blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s On 2019-08-12 Beta-amyloid plaques, the protein aggregates that form in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, disrupt many brain functions and can kill […]
ALS research reveals new treatment approach On 2019-05-24 On June 2, 1941, at the age of 37, baseball player Lou Gehrig succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a […]
Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later On 2019-05-22 Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the brains of newborn mice, increasing their preference for the drug […]