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Electric ‘thinking cap’ controls learning speed
Caffeine-fueled cram sessions are routine occurrences on any college campus. But what if there was a better, safer way to...
Researcher uses DNA therapy in lab mice to improve cochlear implant functionality
One in a thousand children in the United States is deaf, and one in three adults will experience significant hearing...
New genetic discovery could regulate plant growth
Sometimes, research yields unexpected results. At Rutgers University–Camden, a group working together to decipher the genetic basis of cell shapes...
Brighter future for bacteria detection
An advanced assay quickly illuminates bacteria for more rapid, accurate detection. Ever wonder why fruits and vegetables sometimes hit the...
Stem cells created from a drop of blood
Scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have developed a method to generate human induced pluripotent stem...
Stem cell findings may offer answers for some bladder defects and disease
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in coaxing laboratory cultures of human stem cells to develop into the specialized,...
A new way to make muscle cells from human stem cells
As stem cells continue their gradual transition from the lab to the clinic, a research group at the University of...
Humans Can Distinguish at Least One Trillion Different Odors
In a world perfumed by freshly popped popcorn and exhaust fumes, where sea breezes can mingle with the scents of...
What Singing Fruit Flies Can Tell Us About Quick Decisions
You wouldn't hear the mating song of the male fruit fly as you reached for the infested bananas in your...
Dendritic cell research a step toward improved vaccines
Eyal Amiel didn't think he wanted to study immunology, let alone make a career of it. But as co-author of...
Major breakthrough in developing new cancer drugs
The Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at the Université de Montréal (UdeM), in collaboration with the Maisonneuve-Rosemont...
Reducing anxiety with smartphone app
Playing a science-based mobile gaming app for 25 minutes can reduce anxiety in stressed individuals, according to research published in...
Stem Cells from Muscle Can Repair Nerve Damage After Injury
Stem cells derived from human muscle tissue were able to repair nerve damage and restore function in an animal model...
Researchers find stem cells remember prior substrates
A team of researchers working at the University of Colorado has found that human stem cells appear to remember the...
Thermal vision
The first room-temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum has the potential to put heat vision technology...
Bionic plants
Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers or sensors for explosives. Imaging the fluorescence of carbon nanotubes inside leaves...
Human brains ‘hard-wired’ to link what we see with what we do
Your brain's ability to instantly link what you see with what you do is down to a dedicated information 'highway',...
Silk-Based Bioengineering Implants
Study shows that fixation devices derived from silkworm silk are potentially attractive alternatives to metal and synthetic-based systems When a...
New gene for bipolar disorder discovered
Team of researchers searched for the foundations of manic-depressive disorder in about 24,000 people First on top of the world...
Soft robotic fish moves like the real thing
Soft robots — which don’t just have soft exteriors but are also powered by fluid flowing through flexible channels —...