Does stem cell therapy offer the best hope for neurodegenerative diseases?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct. 24, 2017 -- As the brain has limited capability for self-repair or regeneration, stem cells...
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Mysterious DNA modification seen in stress response
With advances in genomics, scientists are discovering additional components of the DNA alphabet in animals. Do these unusual chemical modifications of DNA have a special...
Pollutant emitted by forest fire causes DNA damage and lung cell death
When exposed in a laboratory to pollution levels comparable to those found in the atmosphere of the Amazon region during the forest and crop burning...
‘Wing prints’ may identify individual bats as effectively as fingerprints identify people
Credit: The image was used as Figure 1 in their study, 'Bat wing biometrics: using collagen-elastin bundles in bat wings as a unique individual identifier.'...
Swortwood to investigate prevalence of synthetic opioids in saliva
Credit: Harriet McHale HUNTSVILLE, TX (10/24/17) -- A research team at Sam Houston State University received a $311,000 National Institute of Justice grant to develop...
The New York Stem Cell Foundation announces 2017 class of NYSCF – Robertson investigators
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) announced the 2017 class of NYSCF - Robertson Investigators, welcoming six of the most talented stem cell researchers...
$65.5 million from NIH to create brain atlas
Credit: David Stafford and Rebecca Chance, UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is partnering with the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle on...
High-speed locomotion neurons found in the brainstem
A clearly defined subpopulation of neurons in the brainstem is essential to execute locomotion at high speeds. Interestingly, these high-speed neurons are intermingled with others...
New combination therapy of registered drugs shortens anti-Wolbachia therapy
Researchers from LSTM's Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics have found a way of significantly reducing the treatment required for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis from...
UBC researchers create definitive method to detect wildfire tainted wine grapes
Credit: Nathan Skolski, UBC Okanagan Wine producers and grape growers have a new, powerful tool at their disposal to help manage the impact of grapes...
Novel histone modifications couple metabolism to gene activity
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU) have discovered that two new class..
Cleaning marine litter in the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea
Credit: Michael Prevenios, HCMR Newly funded, EU Horizon 2020 project targets increasing pollution in marine areas by focusing on the development of innovative cleaning technologies...
New way to prevent unfavorable intestinal microbiota
Credit: Hokkaido University The trillions of microbes living in a mammal's intestine play an important role in the host's metabolism and immunity. The composition of...
New study explores dried cranberries’ effect on gut health
CARVER, Mass., October 24, 2017 - Researchers from the University of Wisconsin - Madison evaluated whether one simple addition to the diet - one handful-a-day...
Auxin tells the stem cells to stop growing and the gynoecium to start forming in flowers
Credit: Toshiro Ito (Nara, Japan) Many human and animal foodstuffs, such as grains and fruits, derive from flowering plants. Flowers are formed from groups of...
