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Researchers report potential new treatment to stop Alzheimer's disease

Last March, researchers at UCLA reported the development of a molecular compound called CLR01 that prevented toxic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from binding together and killing the brain's neurons.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Biomedical engineer uses optical tweezers to understand how disease takes hold

At the intersection of engineering, physics, biology and medicine, Elliot Botvinick uses laser technology to study the molecular activity of diseases. Specifically, he utilizes optical tweezers, which let ...

Medical research created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0