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A new way to enhance nerve growth following injury
New research published today out of the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) uncovers a mechanism to promote growth...
Repairing DNA
Our DNA is under constant attack from many sources, including environmental pollutants, ultraviolet light, and radiation. Fortunately, cells have several...
Modified stem cells offer potential pathway to treat Alzheimer’s disease
UC Irvine neurobiologists have found that genetically modified neural stem cells show positive results when transplanted into the brains of...
Mice with human livers would have saved lives
Seven of 15 patients developed severe liver toxicity and died after taking a hepatitis B drug as part of a...
In a cloning first, scientists create stem cells from adults
Eighteen years ago, scientists in Scotland took the nuclear DNA from the cell of an adult sheep and put it...
Simplicity is key to co-operative robots
A way of making hundreds - or even thousands - of tiny robots cluster to carry out tasks without using...
Scientists find key steps linking dietary fats and colon cancer tumor growth
Scientists have shown new genetic evidence that could strengthen the link between the role of dietary fats with colon cancer...
A protein required for integrity of induced pluripotent stem cells
Cell reprogramming converts specialised cells such as nerve cells or skin cells towards an embryonic stem cell state. This reversal...
Researchers offer new views of body’s insulating material
Harvard neuroscientists have made a discovery that turns 160 years of neuroanatomy on its head. Photo Credits: Daniel Berger and...
Some immune cells defend only one organ
Scientists have uncovered a new way the immune system may fight cancers and viral infections. The finding could aid efforts...
Bionic ankle ’emulates nature’
Bionics pioneer Hugh Herr’s prosthetic ankle mimics the power and control of its biological counterpart. Photo Credits: Bryce Vickmark These...
Our Brains are Hardwired for Language
A groundbreaking study published in PLOS ONE by Prof. Iris Berent of Northeastern University and researchers at Harvard Medical School...
IBM creates liquid-based transistors that can process data like the human brain
Researchers at IBM has given the transistor a major makeover, and it may enable the company to build computers that...
Artificial blood ‘will be manufactured in factories’
Wellcome Trust-funded stem cell research has produced red blood cells fit for transfusion into humans, paving the way for the...
Proper Stem Cell Function Requires Hydrogen Sulfide
Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according...
Regenerated Esophagus Transplanted in Rats
Tissue engineering has been used to construct natural oesophagi, which in combination with bone marrow stem cells have been safely...
Hair from infants gives clues about their life in the womb
Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. It can tell if a...
Human Microbiome Project: a map of every bacterium in the body
As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look...
Potential Use of Google Glass in Surgical Settings
An article recently published in the International Journal of Surgery shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical...
Synapses Learning
Synapses are the points of contact at which information is transmitted between neurons. Without them, we would not be able...