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Can you tell the smell of a rose from the scent of a lilac?...
Can you tell the smell of a rose from the scent of a lilac?
If so, you have your brain's piriform cortex to thank.
Compared to...
The therapeutic potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells
The therapeutic potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are capable of becoming almost any type of cell in the human body,...
Device that continuously took blood glucose readings : Diabetic-level glucose spikes seen in healthy...
A device that keeps extra-close tabs on the ups and downs of blood glucose levels reveals that most people see only a partial picture...
Memory isn’t for trying to remember
We may not be able to change recent events in our lives, but how well we remember them plays a key role in how...
US : blood test to help diagnose brain injury
For the first time in the U.S., a blood test will be available to help doctors determine if people who've experienced a blow to...
Researchers find new way to combat primarily type 2 diabetes
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that one of the building blocks in the calcium channels in the pancreatic beta cells play an important...
Researchers from the University of Salford have used new techniques to show that people...
In the first major study of its kind, researchers used electronic sensors to look in detail at the daily activities of a group of...
IDMP : identify immune system mechanism that regulates inflammation
When the body's defense cells detect harmful pathogens they kill them and alert rest of the immune system.
Sometimes this killing goes overboard, and our...
New problem with lithium-oxygen batteries
Using an advanced, new microscopy technique that can visualize chemical reactions occurring in liquid environments, researchers have discovered a new reason lithium-oxygen batteries—which promise...
New research in humans demonstrates the potential to improve memory with a non-invasive brain...
New research in humans demonstrates the potential to improve memory with a non-invasive brain stimulation technique delivered during sleep.
The results, published in JNeurosci, come from...
Ebola survivors : key immune system cells – Scientists made a surprising discovery that...
Scientists conducting the first comprehensive study of key immune system cells-collected from West African Ebola survivors-that kill Ebola infected cells have made a surprising...
Antibiotic-induced microbiome depletion and affect glucose metabolism
new study from the Salk Institute has found that mice that have their microbiomes depleted with antibiotics have decreased levels of glucose in their...
Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1 – and revealed...
Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1—and revealed it may fuel tumour growth in breast cancer.
The findings, by a group...
Researchers have captured video showing how pieces of DNA once thought to be useless...
Researchers have captured video showing how pieces of DNA once thought to be useless can act as on-off switches for genes.
These pieces of DNA...
An international research : 1,200 genetic variants linked to educational attainment
An international research team including CU Boulder scientists has identified more than 1,200 genetic variants associated with how much schooling an individual completes and...
