Light-activated Compound May Be of Help for Epileptics in Future
...ng a drug that stops brain activity// when a light shines on it. The unexpected result, reported online in Nature Neuroscience, turned several lights on in researchers' heads. "This is daydreaming at this point, but we might one day combine this drug with a small implanted light to stop seizures," says ...Nanoparticle Research Offers Hope of Artificial Retinas, Prostheses
...ced cultured neurons on the very top. When light shines on them, the mercury-tellurium nanoparticle film layers produce electrons, which then move up into the PDDA film layers and produce an upward-moving electrical current. "As you build up the layers of this, you get better capabilities to absorb photon...Industry-funded Breast Cancer Trials More Likely to Yield Positive Results
...ical medicine, but not breast cancer. “Our study shines a flashlight on the issue of the rising role and potential impact of the pharmaceutical industry on breast cancer research and highlights important questions that need to be addressed through further research,” said Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn, assistant ......upposed to change,” Bryner says. “The thing I hope shines through is that being a third year student is simultaneously more difficult and rewarding, and more exciting and exhausting, than I would have ever imagined.” Janani Krishnaswasmi also is a third-year medical student and blogger. She was immersed i...