Understanding Obesity One Adipocyte At A Time
As the rate of obesity and overweight increases worldwide at an alarming rate, the quest goes on to find new therapeutics targeting obesity-associated disorders, including…
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Can A Baby’s Birth Size Tell Us Something About The Late-Life Risk For Dementia And Cognitive Impairment?
There is evidence for long-lasting negative effects of adverse birth characteristics such as low birth weight, short birth length, small head circumference, preterm birth, and…
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What Is Preventing Electrohydrodynamic Drying Technology From Being Applied Industrially, And What Can We Do About It?
Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) drying is basically a highly efficient way to convectively dry materials. Its unique trait is that airflow is produced locally by corona discharge…
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How Do We Make Sense Of -omic Datasets? A Strategy Integrating Gene Perturbation And Computational Analysis May Help
Neurological disorders remain one of the last frontiers of medicine. Available treatments are few; of those that exist, most only mitigate symptoms and do nothing…
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“Ambidextrous” Tri-Peptides And Potential Biological Applications
When it comes to the choice “left or right,” nature likes to stick to one. For instance, proteins are all “left-handed” — they’re made of…
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Examining Hippocampal Volume In Older Adults With Depression
The overall prevalence of depression among the older population is around 7% and, hence, is a major health issue. Depression may be associated with global…
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The Role Of Schwann Cells In Nerve Regeneration
In Canada, approximately 3% of all traumatic injuries result in peripheral nerve damage resulting in many patients suffering from lifelong sensorimotor impairments. In severe cases,…
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Photoexcited Electrons On A Nanochip: Dynamic Electro-Optical Spectroscopy
Electrochemical and optical detections are widely applied in biochemical sensing. Traditionally, electrochemical sensing happens on electrodes, and optical sensing happens on materials with spectral effects….
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Sickle Cell Disease Is More Complex Than Previously Thought: A Psychosomatic Component May Exist
Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of inherited blood disorders whose cause is strictly genetic. People who suffer from one of these disorders…
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Intelligent Image-Based Cell Sorting And Beyond
Cells have been the building block of all organisms on Earth ever since they presumably emerged more than 3.5 billion years ago. Scientists have invented…
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Placebo Personalities: Fact, Fake, Fiction, Or A Bit Of Everything?
“Do placebo responders exist?” This is a question raised by many and answered by few (1). Are those who respond with symptom improvement after placebo…
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