Unlocking the potential of stem cells to repair brain damage
Researchers hope to unlock the potential of stem cells as a way of repairing neural damage to the brain. QUT’s Rachel Okolicsanyi: “The challenge is...
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Human stem cells successfully transplanted, grown in pigs
One of the biggest challenges for medical researchers studying the effectiveness of stem cell therapies is that transplants or grafts of cells are often rejected...
DNA origami to create 2-D structures
Scientists at New York University and the University of Melbourne have developed a method using DNA origami to turn one-dimensional nano materials into two dimensions....
Brain signals link physical fitness
Children who are physically fit have faster and more robust neuro-electrical brain responses during reading than their less-fit peers, researchers report. The researchers tracked brain...
Proteins ‘ring like bells’
As far back as 1948, Erwin Schrödinger—the inventor of modern quantum mechanics—published the book “What is life?” Dr David Turton, the ultrafast laser expert who...
Liver cancer vaccine effective in mice
Tweaking a protein expressed by most liver cancer cells has enabled scientists to make a vaccine that is exceedingly effective at preventing the disease in...
Sperm-Inspired Robots for Drug Delivery
A team of researchers at the University of Twente (Netherlands) and German University in Cairo (Egypt) has developed sperm-inspired microrobots, which can be controlled by...
How to erase a memory –- and restore it: Researchers reactivate memories in rats
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have erased and reactivated memories in rats, profoundly altering the animals’ reaction to past...
Neural Transplant Reduces Absence Epilepsy Seizures in Mice
New research from North Carolina State University pinpoints the areas of the cerebral cortex that are affected in mice with absence epilepsy and shows that...
One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer
A test of organic compounds in exhaled breath can not only distinguish patients with lung cancer from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but...
Scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits
In a new study, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes...
Skin grafts from genetically modified pigs
A specially-bred strain of miniature swine lacking the molecule responsible for the rapid rejection of pig-to-primate organ transplants may provide a new source of skin...
3-D bioprinting builds a better blood vessel
The tangled highway of blood vessels that twists and turns inside our bodies, delivering essential nutrients and disposing of hazardous waste to keep our organs...
Uncovering Clues to the Genetic Cause of Schizophrenia
The overall number and nature of mutations—rather than the presence of any single mutation—influences an individual’s risk of developing schizophrenia, as well as its severity,...
New genetic sequencing methods mean quicker, cheaper, and accurate embryo screening
Results from the first study of the clinical application of next generation DNA sequencing (NGS) in screening embryos for genetic disease prior to implantation in...
