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8.2 percent of our DNA is ‘functional’
Only 8.2% of human DNA is likely to be doing something important – is 'functional' – say Oxford University researchers....
Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Helps Treat Hepatitis C in HIV Patients
Treatment of HIV patients co-infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with an anti-retroviral drug therapy not only tackles HIV,...
Genetics of cancer: Non-coding DNA can finally be decoded
Cancer is a disease of the genome resulting from a combination of genetic modifications (or mutations). We inherit from our...
Neuroprotective role of immune cell discovered
A type of immune cell widely believed to exacerbate chronic adult brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis...
Understanding How Neuro Cells Turn Cancerous
A new understanding of the mechanism that makes neuro cells turn cancerous brings us nearer to a treatment for brain/neuro...
Viral relics show cancer’s ‘footprint’ on our evolution
Cancer has left its 'footprint' on our evolution, according to a study which examined how the relics of ancient viruses...
Stem cells aid muscle repair and strengthening after resistance exercise
A new study in mice reveals that mesenchymal (mezz-EN-chem-uhl) stem cells (MSCs) help rejuvenate skeletal muscle after resistance exercise. University...
Epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders found
Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the brain’s prefrontal cortex and may...
Scientists map one of most important proteins in life
Scientists reveal the structure of one of the most important and complicated proteins in cell division – a fundamental process...
Scientists criticize Europe’s $1.6B brain project
Dozens of neuroscientists are protesting Europe's $1.6 billion attempt to recreate the functioning of the human brain on supercomputers, fearing...
Rats Use Whiskers Almost as Humans Use Fingers
The way rats use their whiskers is more similar to how humans use their hands and fingers than previously thought,...
New reprogramming method makes better stem cells
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)...
Researchers regrow corneas
Researchers have identified a way to enhance regrowth of human corneal tissue to restore vision, using a molecule known as...
Noninvasive brain control
Optogenetics, a technology that allows scientists to control brain activity by shining light on neurons, relies on light-sensitive proteins that...
Seeing the inner workings of brain made easier by new technique
Last year Karl Deisseroth, a Stanford professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, announced a new way of...
‘Trust hormone’ oxytocin helps old muscle work like new
UC Berkeley researchers have discovered that oxytocin — a hormone associated with maternal nurturing, social attachments, childbirth and sex —...
Unexpected origin for important parts of the nervous system
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that a part of the nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, is formed...
New computer program aims to teach itself everything about anything
In today’s digitally driven world, access to information appears limitless. But when you have something specific in mind that you...
New insight into how brain regulates its blood flow
In a new study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association June 12, 2014, researchers at Columbia...
Synchronized brain waves enable rapid learning
The human mind can rapidly absorb and analyze new information as it flits from thought to thought. These quickly changing...