Autistic and non-autistic brain differences isolated for first time
The functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains have been isolated for the first time, following the development of a ...
First stem cell-based approach to treat type 2 diabetes
A combination of human stem cell transplantation and antidiabetic drugs proved to be highly effective at improving body weight and ...
Spinal cord neurons that control pain and itch
The spinal cord transmits pain signals to the brain, where they are consciously perceived. But not all the impulses arrive ...
Building “self-aware” robots
Can robots and humans interact the way that human beings interact with each other? Guy Hoffman researches embodied cognition and ...
World-first cancer drugs could work in larger group of patients
A pioneering class of drugs that target cancers with mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes could also work against ...
Human brain inspires wearable micro-sensors
Wei Tang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at New Mexico State University, is taking a cue from nature ...
Mechanism that helps parasites manipulate their hosts
Rodents infected with a common parasite lose their fear of cats, resulting in easy meals for the felines. Now IU ...
This is why your brain needs sleep
The brain uses a quarter of the body's entire energy supply, yet only accounts for about two percent of the ...
New Compound Prevents Diabetes Before It Begins
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have successfully tested a potent synthetic compound that prevents ...
Revolutionary 3-D printing technology
A 3-D printing technology developed by Silicon Valley startup, Carbon3D Inc., enables objects to rise from a liquid media continuously ...
New nanodevice defeats drug resistance
Tiny particles embedded in gel can turn off drug-resistance genes, then release cancer drugs. Chemotherapy often shrinks tumors at first, ...
Aging and Cognition
Neuroscientists find that different parts of the brain work best at different ages. Scientists have long known that our ability ...
How the brain recognizes familiar music
Research from McGill University reveals that the brain’s motor network helps people remember and recognize music that they have performed ...
Energetic immune cells vital for fighting disease
A good immune system relies on a key 'energy producing' protein in immune cells to develop immunity to vaccines and ...
Scent-trained dog detects thyroid cancer
A trained scent dog accurately identified whether patients' urine samples had thyroid cancer or were benign (noncancerous) 88.2 percent of ...
Multitasking hunger neurons also control compulsive behaviors
In the absence of food, neurons that normally control appetite initiate complex, repetitive behaviors seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and ...
Twin copies of a gene pair up in embryonic stem cells
Imagine a pair of twins that everyone believed to be estranged, who turn out to be closer than anyone knew. ...
Touch-Sensitive Skin for Mobile Devices
If a mobile phone rings during a meeting, its owner often has to dig it out before it can be ...
Popular antioxidant likely ineffective
The popular dietary supplement ubiquinone, also known as Coenzyme Q10, is widely believed to function as an antioxidant, protecting cells ...
Activating genes on demand
When it comes to gene expression - the process by which our DNA provides the recipe used to direct the ...
