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Fractal brain networks support complex thought
Understanding how the human brain produces complex thought is daunting given its intricacy and scale. The brain contains approximately 100...
Researchers discover unknown childhood genetic condition and its potential cure
Describing a previously unknown genetic condition that affects children, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and...
Expanding the genetic code with quadruplet codons
LA JOLLA, CA—One of modern biologists’ most ambitious goals is to learn how to expand or otherwise modify the genetic...
US Army backs ‘sleeping cap’ to help brains take out the trash
HOUSTON – (Sept. 29, 2021) – How well does your sleeping brain prepare you for a new day? Researchers at...
Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
Worms don’t wiggle when they have Alzheimer’s disease. Yet something helped worms with the disease hold onto their wiggle in...
Glioma subtype may hold the secret to the success of immunotherapies
A common mutation in gliomas sensitizes them to immunotherapy, a finding which researchers believe could have broader therapeutic implications for...
Jawbone of 16,000-25,000-year-old human represents first Pleistocene remains from Sulawesi; shows surprising dental wear pattern
Jawbone of 16,000-25,000-year-old human represents first Pleistocene remains from Sulawesi; shows surprising dental wear patternCredit: Brumm et al., 2021, PLOS...
Exoskeleton research demonstrates the importance of training
Exoskeleton devices work, researchers say, for a variety of uses such as speeding up our walking or making running easier. Yet they don’t...
Team rewires a behavioral circuit in the worm using hydra parts
WOODS HOLE, Mass. — For two people to communicate in a loud, crowded room, they need to be standing side...
Strict lineage tracing crucial to nerve cell regeneration research, study says
UT Southwestern stem cell scientists find that stringent lineage tracing is crucial for studies of nerve cell regeneration. Their results, which...
New study suggests that aquaporin could be key to repairing corneal defects
Philadelphia, September 29, 2021 – Corneal defects often heal themselves, but serious injuries that are left untreated can result in...
Sandia-developed solar cell technology reaches space
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Somewhere among the glitter of the night sky is a small satellite powered by innovative, next-generation solar...
Licking a Tootsie Roll® sensor to monitor health
Single-use diagnostic tests often aren’t practical for health professionals or patients in resource-limited areas, where cost and waste disposal are...
Buck Institute awarded $14 million from NIH to study cellular senescence and Alzheimer’s
Buck Institute professors Judith Campisi, PhD and Lisa Ellerby PhD, have been awarded a $14.3 million grant from the NIH’s...
What happens in your brain when you start to help someone in distress? New research exposes the biological basis of empathy.
Are mammals at all able to demonstrate empathy for one another, engage in pro-social behavior, and help others in distress?...
Study shows fragile X treatment can incur resistance, suggests ways around it
Mark Bear, Picower Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, recalls the “eureka moment” 20 years ago when he realized that a...
Scientists investigate how infection by SARS-CoV-2 can lead to kidney disorders
A review article published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology by researchers affiliated with the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil discusses...
Switching roles: Key proteins evolved from activators to maintainers in plants
Ikoma, Japan – Sometimes in research, just as in other areas of life, answers to fundamental questions can be sitting...
EMS ketamine use on agitated patients on cocaine increases intubation 5.75-fold
Patients with excited delirium who are combative, aggressive or agitated before being transported to the hospital or in an emergency...
Two new species of large predatory dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight
A new study led by palaeontologists at the University of Southampton suggests that bones found on the Isle of Wight...
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