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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IMAGE: Reason, Co-founder and CEO of Repair Biotechnologies; Founder and writer of Fight Aging!, to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel, Switzerland view more Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, June 21, 2019 – Today Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence,…
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IMAGE: The dramatic differences in pressure that occur in the heart influence muscle development, causing cardiomyocytes to have to adapt to their environment. The picture shows human cardiomyocytes that were derived… view more Credit: Sebastian Diecke, MDC An international team of researchers are seeking to explore the heart at a depth that was previously impossible. They…
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IMAGE: Diagram of how forces affect a water tower. Water tower at Olcott Beach, NY, by Ad Meskens; image was modified by Joshua S. Cetron and used under the Creative Commons… view more Credit: Water tower at Olcott Beach, NY, by Ad Meskens; image was modified by Joshua S. Cetron and used under the Creative Commons…
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IMAGE: Trevor Royce, MD, MS, MPH, is the corresponding author of a perspective in the Journal of the American Medical Associate that highlights the potential impact of unregulated pharmacy benefit manager… view more Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — Efforts to control health care costs in the United States often focus on…
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More than three decades ago, scientists discovered that a chemical found in a synthetic opioid, MPTP, induced the onset of a form of Parkinson’s disease. In a new study led by scientists from the School of Veterinary Medicine, researchers found that an enzyme in the body can metabolize compounds formed in the brain from alkaloids…
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Eating a plant-based diet may be an effective treatment for Crohn’s disease, according to a case study published in the journal Nutrients. The case study followed a man in his late 20s who had been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease after experiencing fatigue, bloating, episodic severe abdominal pain, nausea, and occasional ulcers for several years. His…
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IMAGE: From edible to irresistible: Creating virtual taste realities with light. view more Credit: Diogo Matias, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown The fly hasn’t eaten for an entire day and it’s starving. Finally, it finds a pile of edible gelatinous goo. It begins eating when suddenly a green light appears, and the food, which was far…
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