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Scientists at the University of Birmingham are one step closer to developing an eye...
AMD is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world.
Its prevalence is increasing dramatically as the population ages and it is estimated that,...
Paralyzed mice with spinal cord injury made to walk again
Most people with spinal cord injury are paralyzed from the injury site down, even when the cord isn't completely severed.
Why don't the spared portions...
A group of Japanese researchers has discovered that neural inflammation caused by the innate...
A group of Japanese researchers has discovered that neural inflammation caused by the innate immune system plays an unexpectedly important role in stress-induced depression.
This...
Scientists have uncovered a potential therapeutic target for kidney cancers that have a common...
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have uncovered a potential therapeutic target for kidney cancers that have a common genetic change.
Scientists...
A major cause of drug-resistant clinical yeast infections is the same species previously regarded...
The study, published on July 19th in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens, was led by Alexander Douglass of University College Dublin in Ireland.
Candida krusei...
Israel’s Evogene to develop insect-resistant cotton with Brazilian seed-grower
Two invasive pests that pose threat to cotton producers, of which Brazil is 4th-largest globally, will be targeted by gene modification
Israel’s Evogene Ltd., a...
Humanoid robots like human – use their hands to stop themselves from falling
A famous viral video about the DARPA Robotics Challenge shows all sorts of humanoid robots clumsily falling down.
Bipedal movement is rather unstable, which is...
Airbus unveils pioneering solar-powered drone
European air giant Airbus on Wednesday unveiled a solar-powered drone called Zephyr that will fly at a high altitude and fulfil the same functions...
Folding polyhedron sampler enables easy capture and release of delicate underwater organisms
The open ocean is the largest and least explored environment on Earth, estimated to hold up to a million species that have yet to...
How the brain reacts to food may be linked to overeating
The reason why some people find it so hard to resist finishing an entire bag of chips or bowl of candy may lie with...
University of Waterloo has found that in some ways, the older you get the...
The study established that younger children seem to make slightly better decisions than older children.
The older children get, the more they tend to ignore...
Postmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density lipoproteins (HDL)
The findings, published today in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, a journal of the American Heart Association (AHA), indicate that this specific type of...
Researchers from ASRC uncovered the role of a protein known as “PRMT5” in the...
The nervous system is a complex organ that relies on a variety of biological players to ensure daily function of the human body.
Myelin—a membrane...
Telefonica – hacked: Millions customers’ data exposed
Telefonica, a telecom operator based in Spain, has become a victim of a security breach after hackers managed to exploit a vulnerability that led...
Apple Transfers Chinese Users’ iCloud Data to State-Controlled Data Centers
There's terrible news for Apple users in China.
Apple's Chinese data center partner has transferred iCloud data, belonging to 130 million China-based users, to a...
