IMAGE: Graphs of the vorticity during the cardiac cycle in a dog under various conditions. view more Credit: FIGURE ADAPTED FROM Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 316: H882-H888, 2019. Copyright © 2019 the American Physiological Society Japanese scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Teikyo University of Science, and Juntendo University have found…
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New research by neuroscientists from the University of Sussex shows that drinking only one pint of beer or large glass of wine is enough to significantly compromise a person’s sense of agency. Sense of agency is the feeling of being in control of our actions. It is an important aspect of human social behaviour, as…
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IMAGE: The BlooDe device performing platelet work analysis. view more Credit: © Université de Franche-Comté Various diseases can cause haemorrhages or thromboses, sometimes fatal, resulting in particular from complications during surgery. This may take the form of a dysfunction of the platelets (haemostasis), the blood cells the role of which is to plug the holes in…
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Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a novel behaviour of the blood vessels of the brain in zebrafish that may explain some forms of stroke in humans. The previously undescribed large structures are spherical and so have been termed kugeln (German for sphere) by the Sheffield team, who discovered them in collaboration with…
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IMAGE: Just over 7,000 Norwegian soldiers took part in the war in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2011. More than 4,000 of them participated in a study to find out how the… view more We usually think that trauma from war is related to the fact that soldiers have been under constant threat of death. New research…
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IMAGE: Dr. Shenoy Handiru is an associate research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation. view more Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. June 21, 2019. Each year, the New Jersey Health Foundation accepts applications for grants for research projects that demonstrate exciting potential to help scientists leverage their preliminary…
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For decades, University Distinguished Professor of Molecular Virology X.J. Meng and his lab at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine have studied hepatitis E virus (HEV), the causative agent of hepatitis E in humans. Now, with a new, five-year National Institutes of Health RO1 grant totaling nearly $2 million — Meng’s third successful competing renewal…
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(Philadelphia, PA) – By adulthood, the heart is no longer able to replenish injured or diseased cells. As a result, heart disease or an event like a heart attack can be disastrous, leading to massive cell death and permanent declines in function. A new study by scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at…
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IMAGE: Robert Magnusson view more Credit: UT Arlington A research team from The University of Texas at Arlington is working with the Army Research Laboratory to develop nanophotonic devices that could have applications in thermal imaging and resonant filtering. Robert Magnusson, an electrical engineering professor and the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics, is the…
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IMAGE: Leptin, the ‘satiety hormone’ made by adipose cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger. Opposed by the actions of the hormone ghrelin, the ‘hunger hormone.’ view more San Antonio, Texas (June 19, 2019) – The global obesity epidemic is so far-reaching it now has an overarching name: globesity. Texas Biomed Staff Scientist…
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