Diabetes drug shows potential as disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s disease

A drug commonly used to treat diabetes may have disease-modifying potential to treat Parkinson's disease, a…

Cognitive hearing aid filters out the noise

Brain activity to determine whether a subject is conversing with a specific speaker would be very…

Improving students’ academic performance — there’s an app for that

A mobile learning app that uses game elements such as leaderboards and digital badges may have…

Sense of smell deficits are common, linked to malnutrition in patients with kidney disease

A study has found that deficits in the sense of smell are important contributors to the…

Bioprinted veins reveal new drug diffusion details

A new advance now offers the ability to construct vascularized tissue and mimic in vivo drug…

Dual-surface graphene electrode splits water into hydrogen and oxygen

Scientists have turned laser-induced graphene into a two-sided electrocatalyst that efficiently splits water into oxygen and…

Too much information can be a good thing

When does a person receive too much health information? What's the best way for health providers…

Aggressive breast cancers may contribute to racial survival disparities

Young black women are more likely to have a type of breast cancer that does not…

New stimuli responsive smart hydrogels open door to future material biology and biomedical applications

Hydrogels, also known as soft matter in the medical world, are leading materials for biomedical applications…

Mangroves vital for environmental decontamination

Mangrove trees, particularly their leaf litter, filter copper out of soil and water in Indonesia.