The biggest obstacle to delivering insulin orally is ushering it through the stomach intact

"Today, ultrasound is mostly anatomical," says lead author of the study. "We want to bring it down to the molecular and cellular level."

Working with mouse models of colon and breast cancer, researchers demonstrated that when combined with chemotherapy, the nanoparticle reduced tumor growth substantially more than chemotherapy alone

No clear common signature seen across ten studies taken together

The findings show for the first time that morphine tolerance is due to an inflammatory response produced in the brain

Fed to lab mice, the particles appeared to be nontoxic and had significant therapeutic effects

This work resulted in the award of a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office protecting the use of the compound against various forms of cancer

In the study, 44 adults ranging in age from 40 to 85 (mean age: 62.6) with mild memory changes but no dementia underwent an experimental type of PET scan to measure the level of plaque and tangles in the brain

Since its emergence in the 1970s, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has given physicians a better look inside tissues, helping to diagnose maladies from brain tumors to internal bleeding to torn ligaments

The areas which were most improved by exercising were patients’ ability to understand social situations, their attention spans, and their ‘working memory’