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Friday, April 18, 2025

Stroke survivors may be saddled with an invisible disability known as spatial neglect – but a simple treatment offers significant improvement

An elderly woman holding on to a cane looks out a window.

_More than half of stroke survivors do not receive rehabilitation ^[1] after the first days of advanced stroke care. Instead of living for months or years with visible or hidden disabilities, stroke survivors can take advantage of new techniques of advanced rehabilitation to improve their function and freedom.

One condition, called spatial neglect ^[2] – in which a person’s three-dimensional reality and spatial movements are...

DIY kits may see million more cervical-cancer tests

One million more women would have life-saving checks if the NHS adopted self-testing, researchers estimate....

Research shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer

Researchers have identified a new way to make opioids safer, increasing the pain-relieving properties of opioids while decreasing unwanted side effects through the spinal inhibition of a Heat shock protein 90 isoform.

A new addition to the CRISPR toolbox: Teaching the gene scissors to detect RNA

CRISPR-Cas systems, defense systems in bacteria, have become a plentiful source of technologies for molecular diagnostics. Researchers have now expanded this extensive toolbox further. Their novel method, called PUMA, enables the detection of RNA with Cas12 nucleases, which naturally target DNA. PUMA promises a wide range of applications and high accuracy.

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