Study shows that the Basophil Activation Test is best biomarker for predicting allergic reactions

byKing's College LondonReceiver operator characteristic curve for the best biomarkers of (A) severity and (B) threshold of allergic reactions to baked egg during challenges. Credit:All

Breakthroughs January 05,2024

Study shows that the Basophil Activation Test is best biomarker for predicting allergic reactions

byKing's College LondonReceiver operator characteristic curve for the best biomarkers of (A) severity and (B) threshold of allergic reactions to baked egg during challenges. Credit:All

Breakthroughs January 05,2024

Moving muscle fibers with magnets 'programs' how they align within tissue

byCell PressSkeletal muscle tissue. Credit: University of Michigan Medical SchoolStimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within ti

Breakthroughs January 05,2024

Moving muscle fibers with magnets 'programs' how they align within tissue

byCell PressSkeletal muscle tissue. Credit: University of Michigan Medical SchoolStimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within ti

Breakthroughs January 05,2024

Researchers induce brain activation using infrared light-controlled drugs

by Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainStudying the brain remains one of the most challenging endeavors in neuroscience. Researchers have explored various

Drug Discovery January 05,2024

Researchers induce brain activation using infrared light-controlled drugs

by Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainStudying the brain remains one of the most challenging endeavors in neuroscience. Researchers have explored various

Drug Discovery January 05,2024

New findings pave the way for hearing loss therapies

byUniversity of BaselFluorescence microscopic image of a murine cochlea: the hair cells are marked in green, the cell skeleton in red and the cell nuclei with genetic material in blue. Credit: M

Otorhinolaryngology January 05,2024

New findings pave the way for hearing loss therapies

byUniversity of BaselFluorescence microscopic image of a murine cochlea: the hair cells are marked in green, the cell skeleton in red and the cell nuclei with genetic material in blue. Credit: M

Otorhinolaryngology January 05,2024

New methodology to study the intricacies of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaImages of amyloid aggregate plaques in brain tissue of a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease incubated with the antibody used in the study. On the left, im

Neurology January 05,2024

New methodology to study the intricacies of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaImages of amyloid aggregate plaques in brain tissue of a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease incubated with the antibody used in the study. On the left, im

Neurology January 05,2024

Cranial remolding: Study shows baby helmets yield high success rate

by Valerie Goodwin,University of MichiganCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Michigan MedicineOn average, about 450 infants are fit with a cranial remolding orthosis, also known as a helmet, each year at Unive

Pediatrics January 05,2024

Cranial remolding: Study shows baby helmets yield high success rate

by Valerie Goodwin,University of MichiganCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Michigan MedicineOn average, about 450 infants are fit with a cranial remolding orthosis, also known as a helmet, each year at Unive

Pediatrics January 05,2024

Advances and challenges in gene therapy for rare diseases

by Kathryn Ryan,Mary Ann Liebert, IncThis stylistic diagram shows a gene in relation to the double helix structure of DNA and to a chromosome (right). The chromosome is X-shaped because it is di

Breakthroughs January 05,2024

Advances and challenges in gene therapy for rare diseases

by Kathryn Ryan,Mary Ann Liebert, IncThis stylistic diagram shows a gene in relation to the double helix structure of DNA and to a chromosome (right). The chromosome is X-shaped because it is di

Breakthroughs January 05,2024

Research team devises an implantable wireless cardiac pacemaker

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressThe implantable microtubular pacemaker for wireless pacing. (A) Multilayered circuit film for the microtubular pacemaker includes the following layers, arrange

Cardiovascular Diseases January 05,2024

Research team devises an implantable wireless cardiac pacemaker

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressThe implantable microtubular pacemaker for wireless pacing. (A) Multilayered circuit film for the microtubular pacemaker includes the following layers, arrange

Cardiovascular Diseases January 05,2024

'Super melanin' heals skin injuries from sunburn, chemical burns

byNorthwestern UniversityThe synthetic melanin is being applied to inflamed skin. Just under the surface of the skin are green free radicals, also known as ROS, or "reactive oxygen species.

Dermatology January 05,2024

'Super melanin' heals skin injuries from sunburn, chemical burns

byNorthwestern UniversityThe synthetic melanin is being applied to inflamed skin. Just under the surface of the skin are green free radicals, also known as ROS, or "reactive oxygen species.

Dermatology January 05,2024

Medical AI tool gets human thumbs-up in first study

by Jim W. Harper,University of FloridaDevelop a clinical generative large language model, GatorTronGPT, for biomedical natural language processing, clinical text generation, and health care text

Technology & AI January 05,2024

Medical AI tool gets human thumbs-up in first study

by Jim W. Harper,University of FloridaDevelop a clinical generative large language model, GatorTronGPT, for biomedical natural language processing, clinical text generation, and health care text

Technology & AI January 05,2024