Platelets are cells which circulate in the bloodstream and help form blood clots to stop bleeding and promote healing when a person is injured. However,
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Neuroinnovations
Brain pathways of aversion identified.
Memorising and predicting aversive events are a critical function of neural circuits which support survival and emotional well-being. There is much interest in how the
Synthetic Biology
Synthetic platelet ‘decoys’ outsmart both clots and cancer.
Platelets are cells which circulate in the bloodstream and help form blood clots to stop bleeding and promote healing when a person is injured. However,
Manual Body Regulation
Genetically-engineered olfactory cells successfully bypass the BBB to kill brain cancer tumours.
Olfactory neurons are cells in the nasal cavity which perceive odors, passing the information along to the brain, and have the ability to regenerate. They
Nanotechnology
Augmented injection gives mammals night vision.
Vision is essential for humans, with mammals able to detect visible light between 400 and 700 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum. In mammalian photoreceptor cells,
The Top 10 Healthinnovations of 2018.
Welcome to the Top 10 Healthinnovations of 2018, the fifth-year in this highly popular series. This is where the most exciting discoveries, verification, validation and
Nextgen wearable technology can measure single molecules from a nanolitre of blood in real-time.
A wearable that can monitor the health of a person through the exchange of information via internet without requiring human intervention is the next evolution
Study provides proof-of-concept for the oral delivery of nanoparticles.
It is known that oral administration is a preferred method of drug delivery, and that formulation into nanoparticles can improve drug stability in the harsh gastrointestinal
Precision Genetics And Epigenetics
Living artificial life constructed using human DNA.
Synthetic biology is quickly moving towards a future in which genomes can be written to design, with researchers using this discipline to better define the
CRISPR used to develop first biosynthetic dual-core cell computer.
In biology, cells sense and process many environmental inputs. These inputs are then processed to produce outputs, such as development, differentiation, or immune responses modulated
IMMUNOLOGY
Synthetic platelet ‘decoys’ outsmart both clots and cancer.
Platelets are cells which circulate in the bloodstream and help form blood clots to stop bleeding and promote healing when a person is injured. However,
InnovateCancer
Synthetic platelet ‘decoys’ outsmart both clots and cancer.
Platelets are cells which circulate in the bloodstream and help form blood clots to stop bleeding and promote healing when a person is injured. However,
Cardiology
New type of immune cell discovered which is crucial to heart valve formation.
It is known that the human heart has four valves, thin membranes which open and close to control blood flow through the heart and the
