Alzheimer’s Hopeful New Standard
Hollie Jinks
A new method for standardizing measurements diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Sweden.
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UCSB Researchers Develop New Means of Tissue Cartography
Rishika Kenkre
Two postdoctoral students from the University of California, Santa Barbara Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), Sebastian Streichan and Idse Heemskerk, have developed...
Blood Flow Measuring Patches Make Waves in Medical Field
Joanne Rhee
Staff Writer
Great advancements have been made in the medical world in recent years. Adding to the growing list of innovation is John Rodgers,...
Scientists Set Their Minds to Growing Miniature Brains
Joanne Rhee
Staff Writer
Illustration by Robert Perez, Staff illustrator
Scientists have successfully grown "mini brains" that may help cure cancer, autism and Alzheimer's. To do this, researchers...
Studies Compare Ants to Ketchup
Joanne Rhee
Staff Writer
Illustration by Robert Perez, Staff Illustrator
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology found that ants are simultaneously solid and liquid-like — similar...
Record Breaking U.S. Astronaut Improves Understanding of Human Reactions to Spaceflight
Hollie Jinks
Illustration by Allie Sullberg
On October 16, 2015, U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly began his 383 days in space and broke the record for the...
Scientists Embark on a New Project to Genetically Engineer Dogs
Joanne Rhee
Staff Writer
Illustration by Robert Perez
Researchers at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health in China have been working to genetically alter beagles. More specifically,...
Memories of Holocaust Survivors Help Map Gratitude in the Brain
Kristie Chairil
Staff Writer
Illustration by April Gau, Staff Illustrator
A recent study examining the effects of gratitude on the brain has been made possible with the...
Stanford Researchers Develop Artificial Skin that can Detect Pressure
Janani Ravikumar
Staff Writer
Stanford University chemical engineering professor Zhenan Bao and his research team have developed a plastic “skin” that can deliver sensory inputs to...
Researchers Find Differences in Genes in Homosexuals and Heterosexuals
Rishika Kenkre
New research suggests that the sexual orientation of a man can be found in his DNA markers.
Through the leadership of UCLA’s Tuck Ngun,...
