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Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead to New Diabetes Treatment
Posted in Medicine on 1st Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
In experiments, UNC and NC State researchers led by Zhen Gu, PhD, designed synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar.
High tech sleep mask to eliminate jet lag and control sleep schedule
Posted in Science on 31st Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
Jet lag, which occurs because your bodys clock is still synced to your original time zone, can cause fatigue and a general feeling of malaise.
New self-regulating nanoparticles could treat cancer
Posted in Medicine on 30th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
Intelligent nanoparticles which heat up to a temperature high enough to kill cancerous cells - but which then self-regulate and lose heat before they harm healthy tissue.
Using electrical signals to stimulate human brain and improve memory
Posted in Medicine on 29th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
People who received low-current electrical pulses showed a significant improvement in their ability to recognise specific faces and ignore similar ones.
Towards the Transformation of Scar Tissue to Muscle in the Aged Heart
Posted in Medicine on 28th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
The ability to transform one cell type directly into another has been demonstrated for many combinations of types in the laboratory.