From individual neuron models to cutting-edge control approaches, the evolution of computer methods for deep brain simulation (DBS) can lead to personalized DBS therapy.
Regulating Gene Expression: DNA Provides a Twist
DNA conformation can regulate gene expression, as discussed by Olga Zaytseva and Leonie Quinn in a review in BioEssays.
How Did the Complex Nervous Systems of Animals Evolve?
Genomics, and molecular and cellular biology have recently revealed fundamental similarities between embryonic nervous system development in echinoderms and vertebrate neural development, suggesting a common origin for the nervous systems of all animals.
Robust Electronic Skin
Robust electronic skin by utilizing supramolecular chemistry to produce a tough, self-healing elastic material.
Launching: Medical Devices & Sensors
A new international journal covering innovations in the science & engineering that underlie medical devices and medical sensors now accepting submissions.
Evaporation of a Nerve Agent from Various Matrices
Nerve agents take various forms, including in powder and gas forms, but they tend to be liquids. Researchers look at how long nerve agents tend to stick around on various surface types.
Most Read – Featuring Placenta-on-a-Chip, Hierarchical Scaffolds and Hydrogel-Based Drug Delivery
Advanced Healthcare Materials papers you have downloaded and read the most last month.
Cover Art – Therapeutic Nucleic Acids, Antibody Validation and Human Tissue Models
Latest Advanced Healthcare Materials covers.
Let’s Play Proteins! Microarrays of 3D Assembled Peptide Structures
A method to create arrays of branched peptide assemblies as a surrogate for protein arrays is developed.
Lipid-based Films for Biomedical Applications [Video]
Cecilia Leal from the University of Illinois and co-workers summarize the current research on lipid-based films for biomedical applications and provide new insight into multilayered hybrid lipid–polymer films for substrate-mediated drug delivery.