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Songbird study aims to improve understanding of human speech

The human brain regions responsible for speech and communication keep our world running by allowing us to do things like talk with friends, shout for help in an emergency and present information in meetings.

31 Mar 2021

Researchers provide experimental evidence for synaptic plasticity in the human brain

Neuroscientists agree that a person's brain is constantly changing, rewiring itself and adapting to environmental stimuli.

31 Mar 2021

Scientists discover how Streptococcus pyogenes can obtain nutrition from the skin surface

Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most important bacterial causes of human skin infections. If S. pyogenes invades deep into the tissue, it can cause life-threatening illnesses, such as sepsis and toxic shock.

31 Mar 2021

Introducing a neuro regenerative gene into mice with spinal cord injury improves motor function

Nagoya University researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in regenerating neurons of African clawed frog tadpoles, which has an unusually high capacity for nerve regeneration.

31 Mar 2021

Mice study provides insight into the beneficial effects of selenium supplementation

Adding the nutrient selenium to diets protects against obesity and provides metabolic benefits to mice, according to a study published today in eLife.

30 Mar 2021

Protein could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of food poisoning

Washington State University researchers have discovered a protein that could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of human food poisoning in the United States.

30 Mar 2021

Study reveals how exercise during pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring

A mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring.

30 Mar 2021

Researchers create novel light sensor from algae's rhodopsins

The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has already given research a massive boost: One of its light sensors, channelrhodopsin-2, founded the success of optogenetics about 20 years ago.

30 Mar 2021

HSV-1 infection induces strain-specific transcriptional differences in infected neurons

Why do some people with cold sores around their lips experience painful lesions, while others have no symptoms at all, yet still spread the virus? A new study conducted at Penn State finds that these differences could be due to variations in the way certain strains of herpes simplex (HSV-1) -- the virus that causes cold sores, as well as genital herpes -- activate gene expression in neurons.

29 Mar 2021

Advanced technology provides a fine-grained picture of lung pathology in COVID-19

A team led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian has used advanced technology and analytics to map, at single-cell resolution, the cellular landscape of diseased lung tissue in severe COVID-19 and other infectious lung diseases.

29 Mar 2021

New modeling approach to better understand how tumors become aggressive

Although the development of secondary cancerous growths, called metastasis, is the primary cause of death in most cancers, the cellular changes that drive it are poorly understood.

29 Mar 2021

Researchers make a breakthrough in the quest for an AMD cure

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which leads to a loss of central vision, is the most frequent cause of blindness in adults 50 years of age or older, affecting an estimated 196 million people worldwide. There is no cure, though treatment can slow the onset and preserve some vision.

29 Mar 2021

Scientists use specially designed gold nanoparticles to 'seek out' bone stem cells

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of using nanomaterials to identify and enrich skeletal stem cells - a discovery which could eventually lead to new treatments for major bone fractures and the repair of lost or damaged bone.

29 Mar 2021

Antibody for uterine sensitization associated gene-1 can stimulate tooth growth in mice

The tooth fairy is a welcome guest for any child who has lost a tooth. Not only will the fairy leave a small gift under the pillow, but the child can be assured of a new tooth in a few months. The same cannot be said of adults who have lost their teeth.

29 Mar 2021

Cell Biology

Songbird study aims to improve understanding of human speech

Researchers provide experimental evidence for synaptic plasticity in the human brain

Scientists discover how Streptococcus pyogenes can obtain nutrition from the skin surface

Introducing a neuro regenerative gene into mice with spinal cord injury improves motor function

Mice study provides insight into the beneficial effects of selenium supplementation

Protein could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of food poisoning

Study reveals how exercise during pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring

Researchers create novel light sensor from algae's rhodopsins

HSV-1 infection induces strain-specific transcriptional differences in infected neurons

Advanced technology provides a fine-grained picture of lung pathology in COVID-19

New modeling approach to better understand how tumors become aggressive

Researchers make a breakthrough in the quest for an AMD cure

Scientists use specially designed gold nanoparticles to 'seek out' bone stem cells

Antibody for uterine sensitization associated gene-1 can stimulate tooth growth in mice

Heidelberg researchers introduce a reproducible division mechanism for synthetic vesicles

Stem cell depletion could be an important factor behind miscarriage

Researchers identify neural circuit involved in reciprocally regulating weight gain and depression

Researchers develop first human model for studying the neuronal pathology of Leigh syndrome

Research sheds light on a new neuroprotective mechanism to control damage following brain injury

POSTECH researchers produce artificial lung model using 3D printing

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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