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Injectable nanodevices could provide effective treatment for drug-resistant glioblastoma
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (238+ words) “In laboratory and animal studies, this approach significantly reduced tumor growth and extended survival without detectable side effects, highlighting its potential as a precise and safe brain cancer therapy,” says Deblina Sarkar, associate professor and AT&T Career Development Chair…...
A burst of “pink noise” may lead to more restorative sleep
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (771+ words) During the day, waste products such as lactic acid and worn-out proteins build up in the brain. When we sleep at night, waves of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) help to wash away this waste, keeping the brain healthy. In a new…...
Atlas of the brain’s striatum could guide researchers to new drug treatments
1+ week, 4+ day ago (802+ words) A region of the brain called the striatum is critical for many cognitive and motor functions, including decision-making, control of movement, habit formation, and processing of reward. It also plays a role in addiction and is significantly affected by Huntington’s…...
Meteorite dust holds records of magnetism that may have helped form the sun
2+ week, 5+ day ago (801+ words) Around 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was little more than a giant ball of gas and dust. Over the next few million years, this “solar nebula” underwent a huge transformation, flattening into a disk of matter that then condensed…...
How the Toxoplasma parasite adapts to crowded conditions in host cells | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3+ week, 3+ day ago (387+ words) Toxoplasma gondii, or Toxoplasma, is a parasite that infects hundreds of millions of people around the world. Although cases are often mild, it can cause severe symptoms in in people with weakened immune systems, and in developing fetuses. It can…...
Cell-preservation technique could make CAR-T cell therapy more accessible
3+ week, 4+ day ago (764+ words) Immune cells that are engineered to attack cancer cells, known as CAR-T cells, are used to treat some types of blood cancer. However, only about 5 percent of hospitals in the United States have the ability to generate and deliver CAR-T…...
DNA shaper steers nervous system development
3+ week, 5+ day ago (565+ words) A functional nervous system depends on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. So as developing organisms build their nervous systems, their neurons must take on different forms and functions to fulfill their designated roles. That carefully orchestrated process gives…...
MIT engineers connect bacteria to create living transistors
3+ week, 5+ day ago (620+ words) MIT researchers have engineered bacteria that can function as transistors, allowing the team to create living “circuit boards” that can be printed onto a growth medium in a Petri dish. In electrical circuits, transistors function as switches that can turn…...