01 – 07 August 2016
NIH Reveals Plan to Fund Human-Animal Chimeras
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has outlined a proposal to lift a ban on funding human-animal chimera research—with conditions. Find source
Seven facts on the GSK-Google bioelectronic medicines deal
Bioelectronic medicine is embryonic. But British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and US tech firm Alphabet see its potential. Find source
Cardiac complications from energy drinks?
The high levels of caffeine in energy drinks may lead to cardiac complications, suggests a case report by experts. The case adds to previous reports of adverse cardiovascular events related to consuming energy drinks. Find source
Brain's thirst circuit 'monitors the mouth'
A specific "thirst circuit" was rapidly activated by food and quietened by cooling down the animals' mouths.
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New silicon structures could make better biointerfaces
A team of researchers have engineered silicon particles one-fiftieth the width of a human hair, which could lead to "biointerface" systems designed to make nerve cells fire and heart cells beat. Find source
