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The immune system promotes spontaneous heart regeneration
In adult mammal hearts, cardiomyoctyes do not proliferate following damage, like that caused by myocardial infarction. However, the inability to...
CRISPR gene editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutations
- New York, NY (May 29, 2017) -- As CRISPR-Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study published...
Neurons can learn temporal patterns
Individual neurons can learn not only single responses to a particular signal, but also a series of reactions at precisely...
New discovery: Cormorants can hear under water
Credit: University of Southern Denmark For the first time, researchers have shown that a marine birds can hear under water....
Remembrance of things past — bacterial memory of gut inflammation
Credit: Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School. (BOSTON) - The microbiome, or the collections of microorganisms present in the body,...
Wake-promoting compound validated
Credit: University of Tsukuba Narcolepsy, a serious sleep disorder in which patients often fall asleep uncontrollably, has been incurable because...
Quest for drought-resistant chickpea could benefit poor farmers
Scientists are seeking to develop chickpeas that can flourish in dry climates, to help some of the world's poorest farmers...
Genomics tracks migration from lost empires to modern cities
Copenhagen, Denmark: New genomic tools are enabling researchers to overturn long-held beliefs about the origins of populations, a researcher will...
New genomic analysis promises benefit in female urinary incontinence
Copenhagen, Denmark: Urinary incontinence in women is common, with almost 50% of adult women experiencing leakage at least occasionally. Genetic...
World first study reveals increase in premature deaths in Australian nursing homes
The first comprehensive study of deaths in Australian nursing homes has been published today (29 May), revealing a more than...
Obesity can cause cardiovascular ill-health, even in the young
Copenhagen, Denmark: Higher than normal body mass index (BMI) is known to lead to cardiovascular ill-health in mid-to-late life, but...
Construction begins on the world’s first super telescope
Scientists are a step closer to understanding the inner-workings of the universe following the laying of the first stone, and...
Latin-Americans with different Native-American ancestry show different health risks
Credit: Justo Lorenzo Bermejo and colleagues. Latin Americans originate from a mix of people with Native American, European and African...
Ontario town’s 10-year, $2.7 million effort to save endangered turtles offers global lessons, template
Credit: Glenn Lowson A newly completed project in a remote corner of southwestern Ontario is being hailed as a landmark...
Conch shells may inspire better helmets, body armor
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The shells of marine organisms take a beating from impacts due to storms and tides, rocky shores,...
‘Tiny clocks’ crystallize understanding of meteorite crashes
Credit: Photo by Desmond Moser/Western University Almost two billion years ago, a 10-kilometre-wide chunk of space slammed down into rock...
CCNY-UTEP partner to produce next generation Latino professors
The City College of New York is partnering with the University of Texas at El Paso to educate the next...
Fungal enzymes team up to more efficiently break down cellulose
One of the biggest barriers in the commercial production of sustainable biofuels is to cost-effectively break down the bioenergy crops...
HIV patients sticking with therapy longer, Medicaid data show
With antiretroviral drugs, HIV has become a manageable chronic condition, but only so long as patients continue to take the...
No green light for latest traffic light app following expert evaluation
Credit: University of Huddersfield FROM sat-nav to automated parking and collision avoidance systems - cars are equipped with an increasing...
