Scientists have developed a way to see brain cells talk — to actually see neurons communicate in bright, vivid color.
Now we can see brain cells ‘talk’ and that will shed light on neurological diseases
Study raises the standard for measuring nerve cell death: Research improves screening of experimental therapies for neurodegenerative disease
Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have developed a new and improved method to judge the effectiveness of experimental therapies for
Chemistry professor develops contaminant detection technique for heparin: Research speeds up blood thinner sensing
In 2008, a contaminant eluded the quality safeguards in the pharmaceutical industry and infiltrated a large portion of the supply
First-of-its-kind Parkinson’s biomarker guidelines invigorates drive for treatments: Creating guidelines for discovering Parkinson’s biomarkers is key to developing treatments
Parkinson’s disease affects more than 4 million people worldwide, with numbers projected to double in the next few decades. With
Mechanism of fibrosis development discovered
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable lung disease of unknown origin with limited treatment options. Research suggests that the
Real-time foot-and-mouth strategy to better fight disease
Future outbreaks of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease can be combatted quickly and efficiently from early on — when authorities have minimal
New treatment for ultra-rare disease, alkaptonuria
A new study published in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, conducted by a Liverpool based research collaboration involving the University of
New system can identify drugs to target ‘undruggable’ enzymes critical in many diseases
A new drug discovery system allows scientists to specifically target members of an important family of enzymes, called phosphatases, which
Amyloid beta protein protects brain from herpes infection by entrapping viral particles: Chronic viral infection could induce overproduction of Alzheimer’s-disease-associated protein and cause damaging inflammation
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found the mechanism by which amyloid beta (A-beta) — the protein deposited into
Kissing bugs kiss their hiding spots goodbye, thanks to tiny radio transmitters: Advances in radio telemetry offer new tool for tracking vector of Chagas disease
With the continuing advance of technology, radio tracking devices keep getting smaller and smaller. And that’s bad news for stealthy