by Iliyah | Jun 26, 2019 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email VKontakte For many years, Dr Matthew Boisen, Director of Diagnostics Development at Zalgen Labs, has focussed on trying to understand Lassa fever. Part of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium, his group’s...
by Iliyah | Jun 26, 2019 | Biology, Editor's Pick, Health and Medicine
Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email VKontakte Research into animal fear typically utilises laboratory techniques based on Pavlovian fear conditioning, but these approaches are limited. Professor Jeansok Kim, from the Department of Psychology,...
by Iliyah | Jun 25, 2019 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email VKontakte To accomplish even a simple goal, our brain must coordinate thousands of pieces of information, remember which parts are relevant, and ignore anything that is extraneous. Professor Mark D’Esposito...
by Iliyah | Jun 25, 2019 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email VKontakte The brain is the most mysterious organ in the human body – despite decades of research, we have just begun to scratch the surface in understanding how the brain works and how we can help it to heal...
by Iliyah | Jun 19, 2019 | Engineering and Tech, Health and Medicine, Physical Science
Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email VKontakte Two-dimensional transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided biopsy is the standard method for prostate cancer diagnosis. However, the technique is limited in one respect – it can be prone to sampling...
by Iliyah | May 30, 2019 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Our nervous system has such an important function in our body that neurons have their own bodyguards. Known as glial cells, they protect brain cells against injury and prevent damage. Dr Mary Logan and Dr Sean Speese, both based at the Jungers Center for Neuroscience...
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