Wireless brain stimulation
New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections. Images show calcium ion influx into neurons as a result of...
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Researchers Find Key to Making Neurons From Stem Cells
A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase the production of neurons from...
Autistic and non-autistic brain differences isolated for first time
The functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains have been isolated for the first time, following the development of a new methodology for analysing MRI...
First stem cell-based approach to treat type 2 diabetes
A combination of human stem cell transplantation and antidiabetic drugs proved to be highly effective at improving body weight and glucose metabolism in a mouse...
Spinal cord neurons that control pain and itch
The spinal cord transmits pain signals to the brain, where they are consciously perceived. But not all the impulses arrive at their destination: Certain neurons...
Building “self-aware” robots
Can robots and humans interact the way that human beings interact with each other? Guy Hoffman researches embodied cognition and intelligence in robots. My job...
World-first cancer drugs could work in larger group of patients
A pioneering class of drugs that target cancers with mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes could also work against tumours with another type of...
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