Hair from infants gives clues about their life in the womb
Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. It can tell if a person recently used drugs or...
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Human Microbiome Project: a map of every bacterium in the body
As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look by the University of Michigan...
Potential Use of Google Glass in Surgical Settings
An article recently published in the International Journal of Surgery shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical setting, particularly in relation to...
Synapses Learning
Synapses are the points of contact at which information is transmitted between neurons. Without them, we would not be able to form thoughts or remember...
Why your nose can be a pathfinder
Researchers at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience have recently discovered the process behind this phenomenon. The brain, it turns out, connects smells to memories...
HIV+ women respond well to HPV vaccine
A three-nation clinical trial found that a vaccine can safely help the vast majority of HIV-positive women produce antibodies against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus, even...
Reverse engineering to develop lung
How do embryos form the cells in our lungs, muscles, nerves and other tissues? A new process decodes the genetic instructions that enable the all-purpose...