The human brain is a fortress. The blood-brain barrier, a selective shield of tightly packed cells, keeps out toxins and infections. However this essential barrier also makes it incredibly difficult ...

Scientists have found a way to use tiny bubbles and ultrasound to deliver medicine directly into cells, which could help ...

Also, the vented safeTIPCAP limits the risk of blood contact while helping you expel air bubbles from the sample. The cap seals the sample entirely to prevent contact with patient blood ...

Microbubbles, which are smaller than red blood cells, are stabilized by a coating of fat molecules. When exposed to ultrasound at the target site, these bubbles temporarily create tiny pores in the ...

"When we got the diagnosis and prognosis we weren't going to accept what we'd been told. We've got to keep trying and ...

Dear C.S.: Urine protein is indeed the concern we have when a person notices foamy urine. However, before getting too worried, it's important to recognize that normal urine does make bubbles. There ...

ETH Zurich researchers have investigated how tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into ... The aim is to overcome the blood–brain barrier, which normally only allows certain nutrients and oxygen ...