A friend’s struggles with arthritis and the finger braces used to manage it inspired research by a Carnegie Mellon University student that could make it easier for patients to follow rehabilitation plans, speed up recovery times and…
Scientists have repaired a natural gateway into the brains of mice, allowing the clumps and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease to be swept away.
After just three drug injections, mice with certain genes that mimic Alzheimer’s showed…
Darwin Quiroz is exploring new frontiers in miniature lasers with major biomedical applications.
When Quiroz first started working with optics as an undergraduate, he was developing atomic magnetometers. That experience sparked a growing…
Sweden has diverged from several European peers in its autumn COVID-19 vaccination strategy, prompting criticism from medical experts and raising questions about the balance between public health and fiscal prudence.
As transmission rates remain…
Uncontrolled bleeding during surgery remains one of the deadliest medical emergencies. Injuries to internal organs such as the liver or spleen are especially dangerous because bleeding is difficult to control and often…
When we form a memory, brain cells need to deliver supplies to strengthen specific neural connections. A new study from MPFI and Weill Cornell Medicine has revealed how two cellular switches, Rab4 and Rab10, direct supplies to where…
Also known as the Orionids, the Orionid meteor shower is caused by debris from Halley’s Comet. As these bits of matter heat up and hurtle towards the Earth, they create and leave behind glowing streaks in the…