by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 28, 2021 | Medicine & Healthcare, RESEARCH FEATURES
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms have the potential to bring substantial advances in the fields of research exploring complex diseases and trying to identify effective treatments. Dr Benjamin Haibe-Kains, working at The Princess Margaret...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 28, 2021 | Medicine & Healthcare, RESEARCH FEATURES
Recent research in medical imaging found that tools based on terahertz (THz) frequency illumination could help map the distribution and movement of water near the surface of body tissues. Dr Warren Grundfest and Dr Zachary Taylor, at The UCLA Henry Samueli School of...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 28, 2021 | Behavioural Sciences, Psychology & Psychiatry, RESEARCH FEATURES
Exposure to violence during childhood or at later stages of life can result in severe trauma, mental health issues, and in some instances, appetitive aggression, an acquired fascination by or pleasure in violence. Under the leadership of Prof Dr Thomas Elbert, Dr...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 28, 2021 | Medicine & Healthcare, RESEARCH FEATURES
Due to their similarities with other types of white blood cells, microglia, a type of glia within the central nervous system (CNS), have been regarded simply as cells with immune functions by scientists for a very long time. However, recent technological advancements...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 28, 2021 | Medicine & Healthcare, RESEARCH FEATURES
The biological underpinnings of human mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge, processing information and understanding experiences, have been substantially investigated throughout the years. Prof Christian Beste, working at University Hospital Carl Gustav...
