Colored filter improves dyslexic children’s reading speed
Volunteers aged 9-10 with dyslexia took less time to read passages from children's books, possibly thanks to attenuated excitability of the cerebral cortex.
Cooperation under pressure: Lessons from the COVID-19 swab crisis
A major crisis that accompanied the rise of the pandemic was lack of availability of the nasopharyngeal swab -- necessary for testing for COVID-19,...
Establishment of the immortalized cell line derived from Okinawa rail (endangered species)
As part of the cellular conservation of endangered species, our group initiated a primary cell culture project aimed at preserving endangered avian species in...
Researchers develop new microneedle array combination vaccine delivery system
In parallel to their current work on a potential coronavirus vaccine, researchers have developed a new vaccine delivery system for vaccines using live or...
Sprayable gel could help the body fight off cancer after surgery
A research team has developed a spray gel embedded with immune-boosting drugs that could help lower the risk of cancer recurrence after surgery.
How immune cells help tumors escape body’s defenses
New findings reveal how immune cells turn off killer T cells, pointing to new drug targets that can improve the success of cancer immunotherapy.
In the Arctic, spring snowmelt triggers fresh CO2 production
Studies have shown the Arctic is warming roughly twice as fast as the rest of the world, and its soil holds twice the amount...
Researchers make asthma breakthrough
Researchers have made a breakthrough that may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers have uncovered a critical...
World’s thinnest, lightest signal amplifier enables bioinstrumentation with reduced noise
A research group succeeded in developing the world's thinnest and lightest differential amplifier for bioinstrumentation.
Land use change leads to increased flooding in Indonesia
While high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss are often associated with rapid land-use change in Indonesia, impacts on local water cycles have been...
