Immune system may play role in obesity
Scientists had known that the immune cells may help ward off obesity in mice. The new findings are the first to suggest the same is...
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Optogenetics captures neuronal transmission in live mammalian brain
Swiss scientists have used a cutting-edge method to stimulate neurons with light. They have successfully recorded synaptic transmission between neurons in a live animal for...
In Search of the Origin of Our Brain
Researchers show that nerve cell centralisation does begin in multicellular animals. While searching for the origin of our brain, biologists at Heidelberg University have gained...
Researchers shed light on how ‘microbial dark matter’ might cause disease
One of the great recent discoveries in modern biology was that the human body contains 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. But much...
Cells ‘feel’ their surroundings using finger-like structures
Cells have finger-like projections that they use to feel their surroundings. They can detect the chemical environment and they can ‘feel’ their physical surroundings using...
Bioengineering stem cells shows promise in HIV resistance
Using modified human stem cells, a team of UC Davis scientists has developed an improved gene therapy strategy that in animal models shows promise as...
Researchers map paths to cancer drug resistance
A team of researchers led by Duke Cancer Institute has identified key events that prompt certain cancer cells to develop resistance to otherwise lethal therapies....
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