Viral relics show cancer’s ‘footprint’ on our evolution
Cancer has left its 'footprint' on our evolution, according to a study which examined how the relics of ancient viruses ...
Human platelets successfully generated using next-generation bioreactor
Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have developed a scalable, next-generation platelet bioreactor to generate fully functional human platelets ...
Stem cells aid muscle repair and strengthening after resistance exercise
A new study in mice reveals that mesenchymal (mezz-EN-chem-uhl) stem cells (MSCs) help rejuvenate skeletal muscle after resistance exercise. University ...
Epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders found
Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the brain’s prefrontal cortex and may ...
Scientists map one of most important proteins in life
Scientists reveal the structure of one of the most important and complicated proteins in cell division – a fundamental process ...
Clemson University bioengineering center lands $11 million for tissue research
Clemson University has been awarded $11 million to expand a bioengineering center that helps mentor junior faculty members as they ...
Artificial Lung
Researchers develop a compact artificial lung that could be worn in a fanny pack and received a $3.4 million federal ...
Scientists criticize Europe’s $1.6B brain project
Dozens of neuroscientists are protesting Europe's $1.6 billion attempt to recreate the functioning of the human brain on supercomputers, fearing ...
Rats Use Whiskers Almost as Humans Use Fingers
The way rats use their whiskers is more similar to how humans use their hands and fingers than previously thought, ...
Bioengineered red blood cells could carry precious therapeutic cargo
Whitehead Institute scientists have genetically and enzymatically modified red blood cells to carry a range of valuable payloads—from drugs, to ...
New reprogramming method makes better stem cells
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) ...
Researchers regrow corneas
Researchers have identified a way to enhance regrowth of human corneal tissue to restore vision, using a molecule known as ...
A step closer to bio-printing transplantable tissues and organs: Study
Researchers have made a giant leap towards the goal of 'bio-printing' transplantable tissues and organs for people affected by major ...
Muscle-powered bio-bots walk on command
Engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign demonstrated a class of walking “bio-bots” powered by muscle cells and controlled ...
Noninvasive brain control
Optogenetics, a technology that allows scientists to control brain activity by shining light on neurons, relies on light-sensitive proteins that ...
Seeing the inner workings of brain made easier by new technique
Last year Karl Deisseroth, a Stanford professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, announced a new way of ...
‘Trust hormone’ oxytocin helps old muscle work like new
UC Berkeley researchers have discovered that oxytocin — a hormone associated with maternal nurturing, social attachments, childbirth and sex — ...
Unexpected origin for important parts of the nervous system
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that a part of the nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, is formed ...
New computer program aims to teach itself everything about anything
In today’s digitally driven world, access to information appears limitless. But when you have something specific in mind that you ...
New insight into how brain regulates its blood flow
In a new study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association June 12, 2014, researchers at Columbia ...