Study shows that aging adults with mild cognitive impairment may have trouble learning new walking patterns
Jim Bowman spends hours in his workshop turning imperfect pieces of wood into art. He learned the art of woodturning as a child and picked the hobby back up in retirement. (more…)
The adhesive neck patch is the latest advance by UCLA bioengineers in speech technology for people with disabilities
People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who are recovering from laryngeal cancer surgeries, can often find it difficult or impossible to speak. That may soon change. (more…)
Written by: Myrtle Bautista
Today, more than ever, fostering compassion and understanding within the family unit can often be overlooked. The daily grind can push instilling empathy in our children to the bottom of our priority list. However, teaching essential values and traits not only contributes to their personal development. It also leads to a kinder, more empathetic society and equips them with the right qualities to ensure success in life. (more…)
University of Michigan researchers are celebrating their discovery of a new plant biochemistry and its unusual ability to form cyclic peptides—molecules that hold promise in pharmaceuticals as they can bind to challenging drug targets. (more…)
An der Universität Tübingen wurde erstmals der Wirkstoff Epifadin isoliert – Epifadin wird von bestimmten Bakterien in der Nase und auf der Haut des Menschen produziert, ist antibiotisch wirksam und der erste Vertreter einer bisher unbekannten Wirkstoffklasse. (more…)
Gute Nachrichten für alle, die im neuen Jahr mit dem Rauchen aufhören wollen: Innsbrucker Wissenschaftler:innen zeigen, dass zehnminütige schnelle Geh-Einheiten den Suchtdruck bei temporär abstinenten Raucher:innen reduzieren und ihr Wohlbefinden insgesamt verbessern. Die kürzlich publizierte Untersuchung vergleicht erstmals den Effekt von Indoor- und Outdooraktivität auf die Rauchentwöhnung. (more…)
Forschungsteam der Universität Tübingen dreht die Evolution einer bakterientötenden Stoffklasse mithilfe von Computertechnik zurück – Erkenntnisse für die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente (more…)
Technique developed at the University of Michigan provides a noninvasive alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of sound waves to break down tumors—a technique called histotripsy—in humans for liver treatment. (more…)
