Promising active substance against hepatitis E identified
Around 70,000 people die each year from infections with the hepatitis E virus. There is currently neither a vaccine nor a specific drug against this virus. This could…
Blood pressure-lowering drug with a light switch
From off to on in fractions of a second – researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have investigated a light-switchable drug for high blood pressure: They observed…
Pediatric Investigation Study Evaluates the Efficacy of Tocilizumab with High-Dose Methylprednisolone for Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare but life-threatening pediatric neurologic disorder characterized by rapid progression and high mortality.
Direct nervous system link promises more natural leg prostheses
A research team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has, for the first time, successfully decoded leg movements directly from the remaining nerves in…
Brain’s Reward System May Be About Energy, Not Pleasure, Study Finds
A new study is challenging one of neuroscience’s most enduring ideas: that the brain’s reward system exists to make us feel good. Instead, researchers argue that it is…