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Just look into the light: not quite, but researchers at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience and Department of Psychology...

Even before he lost his right hand to an industrial accident 4 years ago, Igor Spetic had family open his...

Yeast are commonly used to transform corn and other plant materials into biofuels such as ethanol. However, large concentrations of...

Given a choice, most patients would prefer to take a drug orally instead of getting an injection. Unfortunately, many drugs,...

For years, neuroscientists have been trying to develop tools that would allow them to clearly view the brain's circuitry in...

A novel sensor that can wirelessly relay pressure readings from inside a tumor has been developed by researchers. Wireless interstitial...

Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered an on-and-off “switch” in cells that may hold the key to healthy aging....

Neuroscientists have found that a gene mutation that arose more than half a million years ago may be key to...

World leaders face multiple barriers in their efforts to reach agreement on greenhouse gas emission policies. And, according to Arizona...

Roughly 100 trillion connections between neurons make it possible for the brain to function. Psychology Professor Brian Wandell's group has...

Researchers at EMBL-EBI have resolved a long-standing challenge in stem cell biology by successfully 'resetting' human pluripotent stem cells to...

Amy Griffin, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Delaware, has received a five-year, $1.78 million...

Although bacteria with waste-eating properties have been discovered in relatively pristine soils before, this is the first time that microbes...

Life can be so intricate and novel that even a single cell can pack a few surprises, according to a...

Despite the barrage of visual information the brain receives, it retains a remarkable ability to focus on important and relevant...

Specific immune cells, known as T lymphocytes, have to be activated so that the body can develop long-term protection against...

Using only a few ingredients, the biophysicist Prof. Andreas Bausch and his team at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have...

About 50 years ago, electron microscopy revealed the presence of tiny blob-like structures that form inside cells, move around and...

According to a generally-accepted model of synaptic plasticity, a neuron that communicates with others of the same kind emits an...

Using magnetic fields, technique can detect parasite’s waste products in infected blood cells. Red blood cells from a patient infected...