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“Helper cells” improve survival rate of transplanted stem cells, mouse study finds 27 Aug 2013 | 08:44 pm
Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered “helper cells” transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem cells’ en...
Calcium Supplements May Not Prevent Bone Loss in Women with Breast Cancer 27 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer are widely prescribed calcium and vitamin D supplements to prevent and manage osteoporosis, an unwanted side effect of breast cancer therapies. However, ne...
Rim Fire Update August 27, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
Fire crews had their hands full with very active fire behavior today. Near Duckwall Ridge, the fire spotted across the line with crews working to control the spot. The fire also crossed the 3N01 road ...
Scientists Report Breakthrough in DNA Editing Technology 27 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly than ever before. “This is one of the hottest tools in biology, and we...
Cocaine Use Leads to Rapid Growth of New Mouse Brain Structures 27 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
Mice given cocaine showed rapid growth in new brain structures associated with learning and memory, according to a research team from the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco. T...
Brain uses the cortex for making sensory associations, not the hippocampus 27 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
‘Where’ and ‘how’ memories are encoded in a nervous system is one of the most challenging questions in biological research. The formation and recall of associative memories is essential for an indepen...
Computer test reveals high prevalence of attention disorders in stroke patients 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
A majority of stroke patients have problems paying attention and could be helped by brain-training computer games, a new study suggests. Researchers at Imperial College London found that problems such...
Physicist finds that E. coli replicate close to thermodynamic limits of efficiency 27 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
All living things must obey the laws of physics — including the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the universe’s disorder, or entropy, can only grow. Highly ordered cells and organisms a...
Touch and Movement Neurons Shape the Brain’s Internal Image of the Body 27 Aug 2013 | 12:20 am
The brain’s tactile and motor neurons, which perceive touch and control movement, may also respond to visual cues, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. The study in monkeys, which appears onlin...
Even Mild Stress Can Make it Difficult to Control Your Emotions 27 Aug 2013 | 12:11 am
Even mild stress can thwart therapeutic measures to control emotions, a team of neuroscientists at New York University has found. Their findings, which appear in the journal Proceedings of the Nationa...
