ANN ARBOR — Millions of Americans hear ringing in their ears—a condition called tinnitus—and new research shows an experimental device could help quiet the phantom sounds by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain. (more…)
UCLA researchers are able to turn on and off the genetic defect that causes the disease
Friedreich’s ataxia is an inherited disease that causes damage to the nervous system and a loss of coordination that typically progresses to muscle weakness. It can begin causing symptoms in childhood or early adulthood and, over time, it can also lead to vision loss and diabetes. (more…)
New studies from MU researchers provide evidence that video game technology can help health care providers discover injury risk and track rehabilitation progress among athletes, patients
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Motion-based lab technology can help physical therapists, clinicians and athletic trainers analyze how we move—it also is very expensive. Some motion labs can cost upward of $100,000. Now, a team of University of Missouri researchers is finding that the depth camera often associated with video game systems can provide a variety of health care providers with objective information to improve patient care. (more…)
Many women struggling to have a baby turn to in-vitro fertilization to improve their chances, and then face further uncertainty and anxiety when confronted with the decision of whether to use frozen or fresh embryos. A new study by a researcher at Yale School of Public Health and co-authors in China finds an insignificant difference in live birth rates between the two methods. (more…)
AUSTIN, Texas — Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a method for rapidly screening hundreds of thousands of potential drugs for fighting infections, an innovation that holds promise for combating the growing scourge of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The method involves engineering bacteria to produce and test molecules that are potentially toxic to themselves. (more…)
Tübinger Neurowissenschaftler erforschen mit transkranieller Magnetstimulation das Zusammenspiel von Nervenzellen in Gehirn und Rückenmark
Schon eine einzelne Handbewegung erfordert ein fein abgestimmtes Zusammenspiel der Nervenzellen: Damit das entsprechende Signal aus dem Gehirn im Rückenmark und dann im Muskel ankommt, müssen unterschiedliche neuronale Netzwerke einen gemeinsamen Rhythmus finden. Diesen komplexen Vorgang haben der Neurochirurg Professor Alireza Gharabaghi und sein Team in einer Studie an der Universität Tübingen aufgeschlüsselt. (more…)
By combining the use of drug-carrying nanoparticles with an organ-preserving machine, Yale researchers have developed a procedure that could help improve long-term outcomes for transplant recipients. (more…)
Infants within 2 miles of fracking sites more likely to have low birth weight
From North Dakota to Texas to Pennsylvania, hydraulic fracturing has transformed many places in America into energy powerhouses. But while some see the new energy boom as benefiting the local economy, others fear the potential health and environmental consequences. As U.S. and international policymakers grapple with whether the benefits of allowing hydraulic fracturing outweigh the costs, new evidence sheds light on a clear cost: an increase in the probability of poorer health for babies born near these sites. (more…)
