Melatonin is often perceived as the hormone of sleep, yet its mechanisms and functions have much broader implications. Through a series of biological dynamics, melatonin is known to help the body maintain circadian rhythms, but research has also linked it to bone...
When appropriately studied and analysed, large sets of data help researchers to observe changes over time or across conditions and reach important scientific breakthroughs. This is also true for imaging and signal-related data, collected by scientists within a variety...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Magnesium is an essential metal ion for human health. However, its ability to act as a supplementary therapy against disease is a poorly understood area of science. Professor Michel L. Tremblay and his team at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, are looking to...
Scleroderma is a devastating multiorgan disease that affects approximately2.5 million people worldwide. While there is currently no cure forscleroderma, researchers have been investigating its biological mechanisms,as further knowledge could prompt the development of...
Heart diseases such as coronary heart disease (CHD) are the primary cause of death worldwide. Myocardial infarctions (MI), also known as heart attacks, are often a consequence of CHD that can have dangerous effects on the body functioning of affected individuals....