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For healthy hearing, timing matters: Neuroscientists use AI to explore real-world auditory processing
When sound waves reach the inner ear, neurons there pick up the vibrations and alert the brain. Encoded in their signals is a wealth of information that enables us to follow conversations, recognize familiar voices, appreciate music, and quickly locate a ringing phone or crying baby.
Researchers discover how cigarette smoke impairs critical lung immune cells
Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, which has severely hampered the development of effective treatments. Today (TBC) Australian researchers reveal how multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of immune cell found in the lungs.
Soft bioelectronic sensor implant conforms to body’s tissues, allowing brain monitoring through development
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and New York’s Columbia University have embedded transistors in a soft, conformable material to create a biocompatible sensor implant that monitors neurological functions through successive phases of a patient’s development.
Team reports on the blind spots in drug research funding
How much money does the public sector invest in the development of medicines? The Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) aims to shed light on this issue and uses antibiotics as an example. Without public subsidies and grants, there are no new products.
Yes, college students gain holiday weight too—but in the form of muscle, not fat
With the holidays behind us, many Americans are seeing the numbers on the scale go up a pound or two. In fact, data shows that many American midlife and older adults gain 1 to 1.5 pounds over the November through January holiday period. Though not harmful on its own, even a small amount of holiday weight gain in the form of fat can negatively affect health. People often fail to lose the extra weight, which leads to significant cumulative weight gain over the years and contributes to health concerns.
Saliva activates coagulation in patients with hemophilia A, study finds
A recent study led by MedUni Vienna provides new insights into the mechanisms of coagulation in people with hemophilia A, the most common form of hemophilia. The research team was able to show that saliva contains special vesicles that trigger rapid coagulation of the blood of hemophilic patients. The results, which were recently published in the journal Blood, contribute significantly to a better understanding of the disease.
Molecule shown to produce cognitive improvement in rodents with early Alzheimer’s disease
A University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) study proves that the WIN55.212-2 drug protects the brain and reverses the initial cognitive damage caused by dementia.
Study finds 85% of Mexican Americans with dementia unaware of diagnosis, outpacing overall rate
More than three-quarters of older adults with dementia may be unaware of their diagnosis, a University of Michigan study finds. That number is even higher—up to 85%—among Mexican Americans, who make up the largest share of the U.S. Hispanic and Latino population.
Stretchable microelectrode array enables non-invasive signal monitoring in organoids
A KAIST research team has developed a highly stretchable microelectrode array (sMEA) designed for non-invasive electrophysiological signal measurement of organoids. The team was led by Professor Hyunjoo J. Lee from the School of Electrical Engineering in collaboration with Dr. Mi-Young Son and Dr. Mi-Ok Lee at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB).