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The lack of a clinically viable method to track and direct cancer drugs to tumors is a big problem for targeted therapeutics. But a new ultrasonic method proposed by biomedical engineers from Qifa Zhou’s team at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles could enable acoustic control and real-time tracking of drug release within … Read more
With newly developed technology, medical personnel can manufacture a bandage with drug-delivery capabilities directly onto a wound. Electrospinning is a well-developed method for developing polymer fibers for a wide variety of applications. If biocompatible materials are used, the fibers produced can be used for biomedical applications. But electrospinning requires very high voltages, making direct deposition … Read more
At first sight it appears implausible that the directed, ordered, and complex development and functionality of the nervous system may share relevant features with such dysregulated, seemingly chaotic malignant brain tumors that we know as yet incurable malignant gliomas. But in the recent years it became evident that brain tumors recapitulate many steps of normal … Read more
Each time a newborn baby hiccups, it triggers a large wave of brain signals which could help the baby learn how to regulate their breathing, finds a new UCL-led study. The study, published in Clinical Neurophysiology, was based on brain scans of newborn infants. “The reasons for why we hiccup are not entirely clear, but there … Read more
Humans have evolved dynamic defense mechanisms against the viruses that seek to infect our bodies – proteins that specialize in identifying, capturing and destroying the genetic material that viruses try to sneak into our cells. A new study, scheduled to publish the week of Nov. 11 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, now reveals … Read more
New research from the University of East Anglia shows how the human body powers its emergency response to salmonella infection. A study, published today in the journal PNAS, reveals how blood stem cells respond in the first few hours following infection – by acquiring energy from bone marrow support cells. It is hoped that the findings … Read more
An important aspect of human memory is our ability to conjure specific moments from the vast array of experiences that have occurred in any given setting. For example, if asked to recommend a tourist itinerary for a city you have visited many times, your brain somehow enables you to selectively recall and distinguish specific memories … Read more
With November comes Movember, putting the spotlight on men’s health. UBC nursing professor John Oliffe has a few tips that can help ensure the success of men’s health programs. He recently led a study that reviewed community-based programs in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, U.K., the U.S. and other regions to see what worked and what didn’t. … Read more
Although breast cancer treatment has made great strides, around 5,000 Canadian women are still expected to succumb to the disease in 2019 alone. And it’s not the breast tumour that will kill them; it’s the spread of the cancer cells to other sites—a process called metastasis. Karla Williams, a professor in the faculty of pharmaceutical … Read more
The majority of exercise neuroscience studies (64 per cent) have not included female participants due to the frequently held belief that hormonal fluctuations – linked to menstrual cycles – may lead to inconsistent results and preclude adequate recommendations for exercise prescription. However, a new Western University study shows that exercise-related benefits to brain health and … Read more