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Quantum dots in brain could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases

Quantum dots may break up proteins in the brain that cause Parkinsons disease May C. Schiess, Roger Back, UT Medical School/Science Photo Library By Clare Wilson Tiny particles called quantum dots reduce symptoms in mice primed to develop a type of Parkinsons disease, and also block formation of the toxic protein clump...

The representatives of NAS participated in the Inaugural Forum for Childhood Pertussis (2018)

The Forum for Childhood Pertussis (2018) held its inaugural 2-day academic conference on 27th and 28th March 2018 in Yafeng International Hotel in Futian, Shenzhen, China Organised by the Shenzhen Pharmaceutical Association and Shenzhen Childrens Hospital, the conference was attended by recognized experts and speakers f...

Dual-action cancer-killing virus developed by Oxford scientists

The virus targets carcinomas, which are the most common type of cancer and start in cells in the skin or tissues that line or cover internal organs . A microscope image of a human colorectal adenocarcinoma showing the fibroblasts (brown) surrounding the cancer cells (blue), protecting them from the immune system (PA/Me...

Science on Mount Everest

Physicist, speaker, writer and adventurer Dr Melanie Windridge is attempting to climb Mount Everest this spring, and plans to carry out science communication from the highest place on earth. Why do you want to climb Mount Everest? I just think its fascinating. Its the highest point on the planet, so that makes it geogra...

VR Could Automate Psychiatric Care Delivery, Extending Help to Millions

By Tom Castles AUGUST 09, 2018 Photo courtesy of Daniel Freeman V irtual reality (VR) has been making a splash in psychiatry, and lending credence to an old colloquialism that my cantankerous, Korean-war-vet grandfather always used to drill into my head: Face your fears. Using VR, psychiatrists are empowering patients ...