A new device combining ultrasound and advanced imaging to provide crucial information for the safe delivery of drugs into the brain has been developed by University of Queensland researchers. The research is published in the Journal of Controlled Release.

A study led by scientists at King’s has revealed how the physical orientation of the heart inside the chest dramatically influences the electrical signals captured in an electrocardiogram (ECG)—a discovery that could pave the way for more personalized and accurate heart diagnostics.

Approximately 40% of the European population are allergic to pollen, and their symptoms cause an estimated loss of 100 million school and workdays every year.

There are few scientific methods more elegantly simple than “just sprinkle it on top.” Researchers at Tohoku University and Nagoya University developed a fluorescent probe that can quickly show synapses, the connection points between brain cells.