Researchers say they have now created a new disease model that more than just resembles…
Month: June 2015
Tissue ‘scaffold’ technology could help rebuild large organs
Scientists have developed a new tissue ‘scaffold’ technology that could one day enable the engineering…
Best observational evidence of first generation stars in the universe
Astronomers have discovered the brightest galaxy yet found in the early Universe and found strong…
Stronger working memory, reduced sexual risk-taking in adolescents
A study of adolescents has found that individual differences in working memory, a function of…
Early life stress affects cognitive functioning in low-income children
A new study has identified how specific patterns of cortisol activity may relate to the…
Longer breaks between shifts promote nurses’ recovery from work
Reducing short breaks between shifts helps nurses recover from work, according to a new study…
Age-related inflammatory processes facilitate development of COPD
At present, there is a lack of effective treatments that target the causes of chronic…
Why the Sun’s atmosphere is hotter than its surface
How can the temperature of the Sun’s atmosphere be as high as 1 million degrees…
How the brain learns to distinguish between what is important and what is not
Traffic lights, neon-lit advertisements, a jungle of road signs: when learning to drive, it is…
Ataxia mouse model: Eye blink conditioning for early diagnosis of human disease SCA6
Scientists have established a mouse model for the human disease SCA6. SCA6 is characterized by…