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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...
Why your nose can be a pathfinder
Researchers at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience have recently discovered the process behind this phenomenon. The brain, it turns...
HIV+ women respond well to HPV vaccine
A three-nation clinical trial found that a vaccine can safely help the vast majority of HIV-positive women produce antibodies against...
Reverse engineering to develop lung
How do embryos form the cells in our lungs, muscles, nerves and other tissues? A new process decodes the genetic...
Brain activity may mark beginning of memories
By tracking brain activity when an animal stops to look around its environment, neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University believe...
Virus-fighting genes linked to mutations in cancer
Researchers have found a major piece of genetic evidence that confirms the role of a group of virus-fighting genes in...
Mechanical Forces Affect T-Cell Recognition and Signaling
T-cells are the body’s sentinels, patrolling every corner of the body in search of foreign threats such as bacteria and...
Brain cell discovery could open doors to targeted cancer therapies
Fresh insights into the processes that control brain cell production could pave the way for treatments for brain cancer and...
3D printing cancer cells to mimic tumours
A group of researchers in China and the US have successfully created a 3D model of a cancerous tumour using...
Scientists Grow Cartilage to Reconstruct Nose
Scientists at the University of Basel report first ever successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in the laboratory. Cartilage...
Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients
Scientists reported today the first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs. A research team led by Anthony Atala, M.D., director...
DNA nanobots deliver drugs in living cockroaches
It's a computer – inside a cockroach. Nano-sized entities made of DNA that are able to perform the same kind...
Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking water
On the less glamorous side of space exploration, there’s the more practical problem of waste — in particular, what to...
Tiny particles may pose big risk
Some nanoparticles commonly added to consumer products can significantly damage DNA. Illustration Credits: Christine Daniloff/MIT Thousands of consumer products —...
DNA modifications measured in blood signal related changes in the brain
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have confirmed suspicions that DNA modifications found in the blood of mice exposed to high...
Living organ regenerated for first time
A team of scientists at the University of Edinburgh has succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time....
Researchers explain how our immune system kills abnormal blood cells
A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by André Veillette, MD, explains how our immune system kills abnormal blood...
Synthetic gene circuits pump up cell signals
Synthetic genetic circuitry created by researchers at Rice University is helping them see, for the first time, how to regulate...
U.K. scientists make noses, ears and other body parts in lab
In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in the laboratory in a bold attempt...