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Research Team Builds a Brain Model Neuron By Neuron

Posted in Science on 26th May, 2018
by Alex Muller

Researchers have developed a new technique that uses microscopic plates to guide where and how individual neurons grow, and showed that they can make functional connections between specific neurons.

UCLA engineer develops 3D printer that can create complex biological tissues

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2018
by Alex Muller

A UCLA bioengineer has developed a technique that uses a specially adapted 3D printer to build therapeutic biomaterials from multiple materials.

Antioxidant found to wind back the clock on blood vessel function by up to 20 years

Posted in Medicine on 21st May, 2018
by Alex Muller

Commercially available supplement can improve dilation of a subjects arteries by 42 percent in response to increased blood flow.

Magic mushroom treatment improves emotional face recognition in depressed patients

Posted in Medicine on 21st May, 2018
by Alex Muller

Psilocybin-based treatment can improve emotional processing in depressed patients.

Cannabidiol significantly reduces seizures in patients with severe form of epilepsy

Posted in Medicine on 20th May, 2018
by Alex Muller

In the new study comparing two doses of CBD to a placebo, the researchers reported a 41.9 percent reduction in 'drop seizures'