Million Euro Boost for Neuro Start-up to Address Mental Health Disorders with Flickering Light

08-Apr-2024 - When the Siegert group succeeded in rejuvenating mice brains in 2021, they already suspected the method’s non-invasive and non-pharmaceutical potential to treat mental health disorders. Through the Institute’s technology transfer program, xista innovation, they launched a MedTech company called ...

Airy cellulose from a 3D printer

A lot of potential applications in medicine

08-Apr-2024 - Ultra-light, thermally insulating and biodegradable: Cellulose-based aerogels are versatile. Empa researchers have succeeded in 3D printing the natural material into complex shapes that could one day serve as precision insulation in microelectronics or as personalized medical implants. At first ...

Attack and defence in the microverse

From harmless housemate to cunning kidnapper: Research team is shedding light on the regulatory mechanisms of small RNA molecules—which play a decisive role in viral infections of bacteria

08-Apr-2024 - Viruses need hosts. Whether it’s measles, the flu or coronavirus, viral pathogens cannot multiply or infect other organisms without the assistance of their hosts’ cellular infrastructure. However, humans are not the only ones affected by viruses: animals, plants and even microorganisms can all ...

Click, click, boom—150 new molecules within days instead of months

A new study calls accelerated SuFEx click chemistry “a robust platform for drug discovery”

08-Apr-2024 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) chemists have created a new collection of molecular compounds and begun testing them as potential leads in the search for new drugs. Among these molecules, they found several that show promise for development as antibiotics and cancer therapies. Sounds like a ...

New polymers show interaction with cells

A new development in biomedical research could open the door to a variety of new applications

05-Apr-2024 - Scientists* at the University of Bayreuth have found that certain polymers, called polyanions, can penetrate cells in a unique way without causing damage. The study, which was published in the journal "ACS Polymers Au", may help to transport active substances into cells in a more targeted ...

Implantable batteries can run on the body’s own oxygen

“From a new energy source to potential biotherapies, the prospects for this battery are exciting”

05-Apr-2024 - From pacemakers to neurostimulators, implantable medical devices rely on batteries to keep the heart on beat and dampen pain. But batteries eventually run low and require invasive surgeries to replace. To address these challenges, researchers in China devised an implantable battery that runs on ...

Precise localization of miniature robots and surgical instruments inside the body

What until recently sounded like science fiction is now well advanced in development: Nanorobots that move independently through the body

04-Apr-2024 - In the medicine of the future, tiny robots will navigate independently through tissue and medical instruments will indicate their position inside the body during surgery. Both require doctors to be able to localize and control the devices precisely and in real time. Until now, there has been no ...

Common household chemicals pose new threat to brain health

Research shows chemicals in countless household items harm specialized cells in the brain

03-Apr-2024 - A team of researchers from theCase Western Reserve University School of Medicinehas provided fresh insight into the dangers some common household chemicals pose to brain health. They suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to ...

Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Discovery of Unexpected Proviral Effect of Guanylate-Binding Protein 1 (GBP1)

02-Apr-2024 - A research team from the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut has gained important insights into the role of the human guanylate-binding protein 1 (GBP1) in hepatitis C virus infection. Their results show that GBP1 performs a previously unknown function, that of a proviral factor, during the HCV life cycle. ...

Pregabalin and gabapentin in combination with other drugs - a potentially lethal cocktail

02-Apr-2024 - The addictive nature of pregabalin is well known. Due to its relaxing and euphoric effects, pregabalin (as well as gabapentin) is increasingly being abused as a drug. According to a current UK evaluation, the number of pregabalin and gabapentin-related deaths has increased and a corresponding ...