Nanowires take on neuroscience

Article Abstract:

Nanotechnology is applied to neuroscientific studies, wherein microscopic silicon nanowires are used to detect, stimulate, and inhibit nerve signals along the axons and dendrites of mammalian neurons. The minute devices can be used to measure and manipulate the activity of individual neurons at specific locations, which could be further useful in diagnosing and treating various diseases of the brain and those throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems.

All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Silicon & Inorganic Compounds, Silicon compounds, Neurosciences

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Avian flu researchers make strides

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Research efforts are increased due to the fear of the Human H5N1 avian influenza virus that has spread beyond Southeast Asia to Turkey and Iraq, and would become more adapt to human and cause pandemic disease. The research revealed a new shape or motif on a viral protein that might allow H5N1 to bind to and disrupt the activity of certain proteins in human cells, which would help to design molecule inhibitors to block the key NS interaction.

Prevention, Development and progression, Avian influenza

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Researchers size up nanotechnology risks

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Nanotechnology, a growing field featuring tiny materials, may be poised to transform medicine with potential uses spanning all aspects of disease diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Researchers are working to assess the potential risks of nanotechnology to help avoid unwanted circumstances since the safety of nanomaterials in medicine or other applications is unknown.

Nanoparticles

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