Novel optogenetic tool
Blue on, yellow off: using different-coloured light, researchers are able to switch signalling pathways in the brain on and off. Researchers in Bochum have utilised...
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Promising new blood test is first of its kind to detect liver scarring
Newcastle scientists and medics have developed a new type of genetic blood test that diagnoses scarring in the liver – even before someone may feel...
University of Sussex research brings ‘smart hands’ closer to reality
Using your skin as a touchscreen has been brought a step closer after UK scientists successfully created tactile sensations on the palm using ultrasound sent...
Mice engineered with rare kidney disease shed light on how cells repair broken DNA
Like jewels in a vault, our precious genetic material is stored in the nucleus of a cell–sequestered away from potentially damaging cellular components and toxins...
Scientists report on novel method for extending the life of implantable devices in situ
Boston — Blood-contacting implantable medical devices, such as stents, heart valves, ventricular assist devices, and extracorporeal support systems, as well as vascular grafts and access...
A ‘pause button’ for cells
Throughout our cells, materials are continuously transported via tiny packets called vesicles. This process is called intracellular trafficking and it is crucial for the normal...
Cell density remains constant as brain shrinks with age
New, ultra-high-field magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the brain by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago provide the most detailed images to date...
To be sperm, or not to be sperm?
Researchers in Japan have found, for the first time in vertebrates, a genetic switch that determines whether germ cells become sperm or eggs. The gene...
Reprogramming of DNA observed in human germ cells for first time
A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge has described for the first time in humans how the epigenome – the suite of...
Scientists find genetic basis of brain networks seen in imaging studies
A new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine found that synchronized physiological interactions between remote brain regions have genetic underpinnings. The...
Mini breasts grown in petri dishes for cancer research
The research group, led by Dr. Christina Scheel, developed an assay whereby cultured human breast epithelial cells rebuild the three-dimensional tissue architecture of the mammary...
Female scientists have responded to comments by Nobel laureate with #distractinglysexy
Female scientists have been sharing "distractingly sexy" photos of themselves after a feminist website encouraged them to respond to comments by a Nobel laureate. Nobel...
Designing better medical implants
Biomedical devices that can be implanted in the body for drug delivery, tissue engineering, or sensing can help improve treatment for many diseases. However, such...
Scientists discover bacterial cause behind fatal heart complications
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen and is known to be associated with increased risk of fatal heart complications including heart failure and heart...
Brain learning simulated via electronic replica memory
New study: New way of controlling electronic systems endowed with a memory can provide insights into the way associative memories are formed by mimicking synapses...
