Using auditory or tactile stimulation, Sensory Substitution Devices (SSDs) provide representations of visual information and…
Month: February 2014
In vitro innovation: Testing nanomedicine with blood cells on a microchip
Scientists have engineered a microchip coated with blood vessel cells to learn more about the…
Beating pain and painkillers: New mental intervention treatment
With nearly one-third of Americans suffering from chronic pain, prescription opioid painkillers have become the…
The case for tele-emergency services
New research supports the claim that tele-emergency services can successfully extend emergency care in rural…
Diamond defect boosts quantum technology
New research shows that a remarkable defect in synthetic diamond produced by chemical vapor deposition…
Primitive artificial cell turned into complex biological materials
Imagine starting from scratch with simple artificial microscopic building blocks and ending up with something…
Gene therapy may be possible cure for Hurler syndrome: Mouse Study
Researchers used blood platelets and bone marrow cells to deliver potentially curative gene therapy to…
Pain sensitivity may be influenced by lifestyle, environment, twin study suggests
Researchers have discovered that sensitivity to pain could be altered by a person’s lifestyle and…
Urinary tract infections: Immune cells need a second opinion
Bacterial urinary tract infections are a painful nuisance. Scientists have now decoded the way in…
Connection found in pathogenesis of neurological diseases, HIV
A new study published shows similarities in the pathogenesis of prion disease — misfolded proteins…