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Old neurons can block neurogenesis in mice
Destroying senescent cells in the aging stem cell niche enhances hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function in mice, researchers report January...
Research in mice identifies neurons that control locomotion
For more than a century, scientists have known that while the commands that initiate movement come from the brain, the...
Supplement appears to boost muscle, mitochondria health
An oral supplement intended to stimulate a natural body process appears to promote muscle endurance and mitochondrial health in humans....
TTUHSC scientist seeking solution to antibiotic resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 2.8 million Americans experience antibiotic-resistant infections each year; more...
The 10-gene pig and other medical science advances enabled UAB’s transplant of a pig kidney into a brain-dead human recipient
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Many medical science advances underlie a unique surgery done at the University of Alabama at Birmingham last...
UAB announces first clinical-grade transplant of gene-edited pig kidneys into brain-dead human
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Jan. 20, 2022) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announces today...
Nano-sized vesicles with ACE2 receptor could prevent, treat infection from current and future strains of SARS-CoV-2
HOUSTON and CHICAGO ― Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine have identified natural extracellular...
Scientists trace the path of radioactive cesium in the ecosystem of Fukushima
In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident, the Japanese government performed intensive decontamination in the human-occupied parts of the...
New sensor grids record human brain signals in record-breaking resolution
A team of engineers, surgeons and medical researchers has published data from both humans and rats demonstrating that a new...
Black and white US women have gut microbiome differences, and these may be associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes
Black and white US women have gut microbiome differences, and these may be associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor...
Scientists find previously unknown jumping behavior in insects
A team of researchers has discovered a jumping behavior that is entirely new to insect larvae, and there is evidence...
Bubbles of methane rising from seafloor in Puget Sound
The release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for almost a quarter of global warming, is being studied around...
New structure prediction model mapped 500 previously unsolved proteins
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have recently published work that lays the foundation for new ways of thinking...
January research news from the Ecological Society of America
From Ecology:Credit: Charline Couchoux From Ecology: Researchers track Arctic hare on record-breaking journey Author contact: Sandra Lai (moc.liamg@ardnasial) Researchers conducting a study...
Muscular study provides new information about how the largest dinosaurs moved and evolved
New research led by the University of Bristol has revealed how giant 50-tonne sauropod dinosaurs, like Diplodocus, evolved from much...
The novel flight style that helps the smallest beetles to excel
An international team of researchers describes in detail the mechanisms of the extraordinarily fast flight of the smallest free-living insects, beetles...
The Xa Factor: pushing back on Atherosclerosis
New research by a team led by researchers from the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University...
3D robotic spine ‘twin’ and sensor offer new way to preview surgical interventions
Degenerative disc disease affects about 40 percent of people aged 40, increasing to about 80 percent among those aged 80...
Epilepsy research boosts case for new gene therapy for Dravet syndrome
Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome,...
Fake it ‘till you make it? University of Ottawa study finds it’s better to live in the emotional moment
A study from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences has revealed the limitations of manipulating emotional responses to...
