Researchers Find Mechanism that Forms Cell-to-Cell Catch Bonds
Certain bonds connecting biological cells get stronger when they’re tugged. Those bonds could help keep hearts together and pumping; breakdowns of those bonds could help...
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Study reveals rats show regret
New research from the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota reveals that rats show regret, a cognitive behavior once thought to be uniquely...
Targeting Tumors Using Silver Nanoparticles
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have designed a nanoparticle that has a couple of unique — and important — properties. Spherical in shape and silver...
Immune therapy for advanced bladder cancer yields promising results
A multi-center phase I study using an investigational drug for advanced bladder cancer patients who did not respond to other treatments has shown promising results...
Better Tissue Healing with Disappearing Hydrogels
When stem cells are used to regenerate bone tissue, many wind up migrating away from the repair site, which disrupts the healing process. But a...
NIH releases bold and game-changing report calling for $4.5 billion in brain-research funding
Some news today about the federal BRAIN Initiative – a major research plan aimed at revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. (Stanford neurologist William...
Rhythmic brain activity used to track memories in progress
University of Oregon researchers have tapped the rhythm of memories as they occur in near real time in the human brain. Early transient peaks (top)...
Herpesviren undercover
Pathogens entering our body only remain unnoticed for a short period. Within minutes our immune cells detect the invader and trigger an immune response. However,...
Prostate cancer biomarkers identified in seminal fluid
Improved diagnosis and management of one of the most common cancers in men – prostate cancer – could result from research at the University of...
Liver Regeneration – ‘Switch’ Changes Cells Back
Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists at Boston Children's Hospital have new evidence in mice that it may be possible to repair a chronically diseased liver...
Transplanted fetal stem cells for Parkinson’s show promise
Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have found that fetal dopamine cells transplanted into the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease were able to remain healthy...
Mobile DNA test for HIV under development
Rice University bioengineers are developing a simple, highly accurate test to detect signs of HIV and its progress in patients in resource-poor settings. Rice graduate...
Stem cells hold keys to body’s plan
Researchers have discovered landmarks within pluripotent stem cells that guide how they develop to serve different purposes within the body. This breakthrough offers promise that...
Making artificial vision look more natural
In laboratory tests, researchers have used electrical stimulation of retinal cells to produce the same patterns of activity that occur when the retina sees a...
Chemical element bromine is essential to life in humans and other animals
In a paper published Thursday, June 5, in the journal Cell, Vanderbilt University researchers establish for the first time that bromine, among the 92 naturally...
