Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers have catalogued 178 gene variants associated with major depression in one of the biggest genome-wide association studies ever conducted. The study looked at health records from several million people in the hope of developing a genetic test… Continue reading Massive genomic study uncovers trove of variants linked to depression
Lately, we’ve seen some exciting advances in the development of robots that can interact with objects in interesting ways, ranging from grippers that work like elephant trunks to coil around odd items to others that use electroadhesion to grasp fragile… Continue reading MIT’s Digger Finger robot can sense items buried beneath the surface
The Nintendo Switch may be portable, but its dock not so much. A new third party alternative, the OmniCentro, aims to solve that problem with a pocket-sized gizmo that fast-charges the battery and outputs the visuals to a display – upscaling the resolu… Continue reading Portable Nintendo Switch dock fast-charges and upscales to 4K
A new type of imaging technology has detected lung damage in patients suffering from the long-term effects of COVID-19. The weakened lung function was not visible on standard MRI or CT scans and its detection will help clinicians understand the persist… Continue reading New imaging tech finds hidden lung damage in long COVID patients
Some of the most devastating health effects of a stroke or heart attack are caused by oxygen deprivation in the brain. Now, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified an enzyme that may naturally protect the brain from oxygen d… Continue reading New potential drug target may protect brain against low oxygen damage
A compelling new proof of concept study from researchers at Northwestern University has demonstrated how certain types of protective gut bacteria can help negate the damaging side effects of toxic chemotherapy drugs on other beneficial bacteria. The re… Continue reading Certain gut bacteria found to reduce cancer drug side effects
The brain functions behind the feelings of fullness that stop us from reaching for another bite are highly complex, but by better understanding the intricacies of these systems scientists hope to uncover new treatments for conditions like obesity. Rese… Continue reading Brain circuit behind satiation offers new target for obesity treatment
Jupiter’s Icy moon Europa may have enough internal heat to trigger volcanic activity on the floor of its global ocean, according to the results of a new study. Despite being encased in a shell of water ice, Europa is considered to be one of the most pr… Continue reading Seafloor volcanoes may be supporting life on icy Europa
Imagine if in order to get apple juice, the whole tree had to be ground up, and then the juice had to be separated from everything else. Well, that’s kind of how things currently are with therapeutic plant extracts … but perhaps not for much longer, th… Continue reading Tiny harvester designed to draw chemicals straight from plant cells
For some time now, we’ve been hearing about scaffolding-like implants that encourage bone tissue or cartilage to grow back into areas where it’s missing. Now, scientists have developed a method for more quickly and easily 3D-printing such implants.Cont… Continue reading “Reverse” 3D printing used to produce bone-repairing scaffold implants