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Mobile DNA test for HIV under development
Rice University bioengineers are developing a simple, highly accurate test to detect signs of HIV and its progress in patients...
Stem cells hold keys to body’s plan
Researchers have discovered landmarks within pluripotent stem cells that guide how they develop to serve different purposes within the body....
Making artificial vision look more natural
In laboratory tests, researchers have used electrical stimulation of retinal cells to produce the same patterns of activity that occur...
Chemical element bromine is essential to life in humans and other animals
In a paper published Thursday, June 5, in the journal Cell, Vanderbilt University researchers establish for the first time that...
Ice cream sensations on the computer
Changes in coldness, creaminess or texture that we experience in the mouth while we are eating an ice cream can...
Unlocking the potential of stem cells to repair brain damage
Researchers hope to unlock the potential of stem cells as a way of repairing neural damage to the brain. QUT’s...
Human stem cells successfully transplanted, grown in pigs
One of the biggest challenges for medical researchers studying the effectiveness of stem cell therapies is that transplants or grafts...
Brain signals link physical fitness
Children who are physically fit have faster and more robust neuro-electrical brain responses during reading than their less-fit peers, researchers...
Proteins ‘ring like bells’
As far back as 1948, Erwin Schrödinger—the inventor of modern quantum mechanics—published the book “What is life?” Dr David Turton,...
Liver cancer vaccine effective in mice
Tweaking a protein expressed by most liver cancer cells has enabled scientists to make a vaccine that is exceedingly effective...
Sperm-Inspired Robots for Drug Delivery
A team of researchers at the University of Twente (Netherlands) and German University in Cairo (Egypt) has developed sperm-inspired microrobots,...
How to erase a memory –- and restore it: Researchers reactivate memories in rats
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have erased and reactivated memories in rats, profoundly altering...
Neural Transplant Reduces Absence Epilepsy Seizures in Mice
New research from North Carolina State University pinpoints the areas of the cerebral cortex that are affected in mice with...
One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer
A test of organic compounds in exhaled breath can not only distinguish patients with lung cancer from patients with chronic...
Scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits
In a new study, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how...
3-D bioprinting builds a better blood vessel
The tangled highway of blood vessels that twists and turns inside our bodies, delivering essential nutrients and disposing of hazardous...
Uncovering Clues to the Genetic Cause of Schizophrenia
The overall number and nature of mutations—rather than the presence of any single mutation—influences an individual’s risk of developing schizophrenia,...
New genetic sequencing methods mean quicker, cheaper, and accurate embryo screening
Results from the first study of the clinical application of next generation DNA sequencing (NGS) in screening embryos for genetic...
For the first time in the lab, researchers see stem cells take initial step toward development
The gap between stem cell research and regenerative medicine just became a lot narrower, thanks to a new technique that...
Research details how developing neurons sense a chemical cue
Symmetry is an inherent part of development. As an embryo, an organism’s brain and spinal cord, like the rest of...