Biomedical technology

Programmable hydrogels could herald a new era in wound care

Hydrogels are engineered materials that absorb and retain water and are currently used in various medical treatments, including dressing wounds. The problem with current hydrogels is that they adhere indiscriminately to all ...

Neuroscience

Using ion beams to improve brain microscopy

Improving the way scientists can see the microscopic structures of the brain can improve our understanding of a host of brain diseases, like Alzheimer's or multiple sclerosis. Studying these diseases is challenging and has ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers start to find clues on the trail of long COVID

Tens of millions of people across the world are thought to suffer from long COVID, but four years after the pandemic was declared this elusive condition still cannot be tested for—let alone treated.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Stress found to influence brain and psyche via immune system

Chronic stress has far-reaching consequences for our bodies. For example, many stress-related psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, are associated with changes in the immune system. However, the underlying mechanisms ...

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