The NIH Toolbox V3 iPad App developed at Northwestern Medicine has the ability to measure specific aspects of cognitive, motor, sensory and emotional function in less than five minutes. The app is now available for doctors.

Opioid pain-relieving medicines are not more effective than a placebo in relieving acute back and neck pain and may even cause harm, according to a world-first trial led by the University of Sydney. The researchers say this is proof that treatment guidelines should be updated to advise against the use of opioids for this purpose.

Pain has been long recognized as one of evolution’s most reliable tools to detect the presence of harm and signal that something is wrong — an alert system that tells us to pause and pay attention to our bodies. But what if pain is more than just a mere alarm bell? What if pain is in itself a form of protection?

A new study published in the Cabi journal Human-Animal Interactions reveals that your lovable pet dog or cat may lead to you having more restless nights than those graced with long periods of peaceful sleep.

A new study has shown that stress activates the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants. The brain releases its own cannabinoid molecules to calm a person down when they are under stress, thus making it the body’s natural coping response to stress.

Postnova Analytics has launched the EAF2000 series which is a powerful 2D FFF system. The solution can be used either as a traditional Asymmetric Flow FFF or alternatively as a hybrid FFF system which makes use of both separation forces in the same channel simultaneously.

The enormous amount of data obtained by filming biological processes using a microscope has previously been an obstacle for analyses. Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now follow cell movement across time and space. The method could be very helpful for developing more effective cancer medications.

Researchers at MIT have developed a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in the form of an ultra-long fiber that could be woven into fabrics. The battery could enable a wide variety of wearable electronic devices, and might even be used to make 3D-printed batteries in virtually any shape.

The American Heart Association has updated a model through which one can predict the risk of heart disease by age 30 and also predict a person’s risk to heart failure, heart attack and stroke.

A new research project is being carried out at the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark. The project aims at developing less-carbon intensive foods while also ensuring a healthier marine environment.