New details about a key cellular protein could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, such…
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Engineers create programmable silk-based materials with embedded, pre-designed functions
Engineers have created a new format of solids made from silk protein that can be…
Synthetic stem cells could offer therapeutic benefits, reduced risks
Researchers have developed a synthetic version of a cardiac stem cell. These synthetic stem cells…
Is there such a thing as an emotional hangover? Researchers find that there is
Emotional experiences can induce physiological and internal brain states that persist for long periods of…
Scientists discover new mechanism of how brain networks form
Scientists have discovered that networks of inhibitory brain cells or neurons develop through a mechanism…
Sprinting towards extinction? Cheetah numbers crash globally
A new study confirms that the iconic cheetah is sprinting towards extinction.
How the brain processes faces from sight to recognition
Researchers used highly sophisticated brain imaging tools and computational methods to measure the real-time brain…
Research reveals the importance of long non-coding RNA regulating cellular processes
Scientific research over the past decade has concentrated almost exclusively on the 2 percent of…
Experimental therapy for Prader-Willi syndrome shows promise in mice
Drugs capable of activating silenced genes improve survival and growth outcomes in a mouse model…
World’s smallest diamonds made into wires three atoms wide
Scientists have discovered a way to use diamondoids – the smallest possible bits of diamond…