New treatment assembles cancer drug inside the body
Cancer drugs assembled inside the body on cancer cells should reduce harmful side effects to other tissue.
Feb 4
Cancer drugs assembled inside the body on cancer cells should reduce harmful side effects to other tissue.
Jan 27
New lab-grown retinal sheets almost ready for clinical trials
A new retinal transplant technique works by preventing bipolar cells from maturing in lab-grown retinal sheets.
Jan 17
The free-energy principle explains neural network behavior
Scientists show that the free-energy principle can explain how neural networks work.
Dec 17
Cassava engineered to produce healthier tapioca starch
Reducing the amount of starch branching enzymes in cassava plants made more resistant and thus healthier tapioca starch.
Dec 10
Diazoxide pills for Alzheimer’s disease?
Drug therapy with with diazoxide relieved symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of mice and improved memory.
Oct 8
Zebrafish imagine a danger-free future to avoid threats in virtual reality
By imaging the brain while zebrafish “swim” in virtual reality, scientists have learned that even fish can create internal models to predict future outcomes.
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