Archive: 17/07/2013
Accelerated search identifies drug targets for neurodegenerative disease
(Medical Xpress)—Like Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease, spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease caused when a toxic protein accumulates inside nerve ...
Jul 17, 2013
Astronomy technology used for early detection of age-related macular degeneration
(Phys.org) —Engineers used to designing state of the art instruments for ground and space based telescopes are now applying their expertise to the development of a diagnostic test for the developed world's most common form ...
Jul 17, 2013
Nano drug crosses blood-brain tumor barrier, targets brain tumor cells and blood vessels
(Phys.org) —An experimental drug in early development for aggressive brain tumors can cross the blood-brain tumor barrier and kill tumor cells and block the growth of tumor blood vessels, according to a recent study led ...
Jul 17, 2013
Researchers devise method for growing 3-D heart tissue
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at MIT and Charles Stark Draper Laboratory have developed a method of growing living 3-D tissue using a modified version of a machine normally used to build integrated circuits. In their paper ...
Jul 17, 2013
Information in brain cells' electrical activity combines memory, environment, and state of mind
(Medical Xpress)—The information carried by the electrical activity of neurons is a mixture of stored memories, environmental circumstances, and current state of mind, scientists have found in a study of laboratory rats. ...
Jul 17, 2013