Biology
Untapped potential of stem cells could aid repair of spinal cord damage
Francis Crick Institute press releaseCredit: Bruno Frederico Francis Crick Institute press release Under strict embargo: 16:00hrs BST Monday 22 August...
The Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) team succeeded with the world’s first Mini Organ transportation to a patient with “Ulcerative Colitis (UC)”
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) research team announced on July 7 that it has succeeded in the world’s first...
Genes & Cancer | Using quantitative immunohistochemistry in patients at high risk for hepatocellular cancer
“A third of the global cancer deaths are attributed to primary liver cancer .”Credit: Zaidi et al. “A third of...
Global warming spawned the age of reptiles
Studying climate change-induced mass extinctions in the deep geological past allows researchers to explore the impact of environmental crises on...
Researchers identify the target of immune attacks on liver cells in metabolic disorders
When fat accumulates in the liver, the immune system may assault the organ. A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine...
When Alzheimer’s degrades cells that cross hemispheres, visual memory suffers
A new MIT study finds that Alzheimer’s disease disrupts at least one form of visual memory by degrading a newly...
Boosting neuron formation restores memory in mice with Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered that increasing the production of new neurons in mice with Alzheimer’s...
Sweet sap, savory ants
Many mammals have a sweet tooth, but birds lost their sweet receptor during evolution. Although hummingbirds and songbirds independently repurposed...
Metabolism may be key to future treatment of kidney diseases
Can you eat your way out of a kidney disease? Perhaps you can – according to a new study from...
Developmental biologists map multi-gene activity hotspots in developing embryos for the first time
Years of work by developmental biologists from Trinity College Dublin, working with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics...
Early blood tests predict death, severe disability for traumatic brain injury
A study finds that blood tests taken the day of a traumatic brain injury can predict which patients are likely...
Novel hypotheses that answer key questions about the evolution of sexual reproduction
Two novel hypotheses have been proposed that address the “two-fold cost of sex”: one of the biggest enigmas in the...
Medieval friars were ‘riddled with parasites’, study finds
A new analysis of remains from medieval Cambridge shows that local Augustinian friars were almost twice as likely as the...
Zhang and colleagues win an $11.2 million NIH program project grant
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $11.2 million program project grant, or PPG, to...
Touch and sight are linked before birth
In embryonic stages, tactile stimuli simultaneously activate tactile and visual neural pathways. Shortly after birth, both pathways reorganize to allow...
Scientists create new map of the developing cerebral cortex
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have mapped the surface of the cortex of the...
As oceans warm, snapping shrimp sound a warning
Woods Hole, MA — In a warming ocean, snapping shrimp might be the acoustic canary in the coal mine.Credit: Image...
Immune cell model paves way for new treatments targeting common infection amongst immunocompromised children
Researchers have successfully engineered human immune cells to model an infection common among immunocompromised people in a breakthrough discovery, paving...
Mosquitoes have neuronal fail-safes to make sure they can always smell humans
When female mosquitoes are looking for a human to bite, they smell a unique cocktail of body odors that we...
A novel drug suppresses muscle inflammation and restores muscle weakness
Tokyo, Japan - Inflammatory myopathies can be challenging to treat, but a new study reports encouraging findings for patients with...
