Unexpected origin for important parts of the nervous system
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that a part of the nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, is formed in a way that is...
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New computer program aims to teach itself everything about anything
In today’s digitally driven world, access to information appears limitless. But when you have something specific in mind that you don’t know, like the name...
New insight into how brain regulates its blood flow
In a new study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association June 12, 2014, researchers at Columbia Engineering report that they have...
Synchronized brain waves enable rapid learning
The human mind can rapidly absorb and analyze new information as it flits from thought to thought. These quickly changing brain states may be encoded...
Scientists use stem cells to create HIV resistance
Yuet Wai Kan of the University of California, San Francisco and colleagues have created HIV-resistant white blood cells by editing the genomes of induced pluripotent...
Researchers Discover New Form of Cancer
This is the story of two perfectly harmless genes. By themselves, PAX3 and MAML3 don’t cause any problems. However, when they combine during an abnormal...
Experts unlock key to blood vessel repair
Scientists from the University of Leeds have found a way to restore the function of damaged blood vessel repairing cells, in a potentially important step...
3-D Light-Sensitive Retina Made in the Lab
Using a type of human stem cell, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have created a three-dimensional complement of human retinal tissue in the laboratory, which...
Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 issue of...
Stem cells are a soft touch for nano-engineered biomaterials
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have shown that stem cell behaviour can be modified by manipulating the nanoscale properties of the material they...
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” by #JimRohn
Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
"Man's greatness lies in his power of thought." - Blaise Pascal
Researchers pinpoint new role for enzyme in DNA repair, kidney cancer
Twelve years ago, UNC School of Medicine researcher Brian Strahl, PhD, found that a protein called Set2 plays a role in how yeast genes are...
Compact and Extremely Small-Scale Incubator Microscope to Examine Cells in Time Lapse
Biologists and doctors rely heavily on incubators and microscopes. Now the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT has come up with a novel solution that...
New Test Predicts If Breast Cancer Will Spread
The study was led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)─designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University...
