Researchers crowdsource brain mapping with gamers, discover six new neuron types
With the help of a quarter-million video game players, Princeton researchers have created and shared detailed maps of more than 1,000 neurons—and they're just...
New era for blood transfusions through genome sequencing
Most people are familiar with A, B, AB and O blood types, but there are hundreds of additional blood group "antigens" on red blood...
US approves new drug for prevention of migraines
Migraine sufferers on Thursday got some relief from US regulators who approved the first of a new class of drugs for migraine prevention.
The United...
Researchers are identifying the key players involved in the gut-brain connection and their role...
A study published this week in Nature sheds new light on the connection between the gut and the brain, untangling the complex interplay that allows the...
Robotic approach could accelerate regenerative medicine research and drug discovery
An automated system that uses robots has been designed to rapidly produce human mini-organs derived from stem cells. Researchers at the University of Washington...
Smarter brains run on sparsely connected neurons
The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in his cerebral cortex.
This is the result of a study conducted...
More than a living syringe: Mosquito saliva alone triggers unexpected immune response
Mosquito season is around the corner, bringing with it a higher risk of catching potentially serious diseases transmitted by their bite. Mosquitoes also may...
Nethammer – Exploiting DRAM Rowhammer Bug Through Network Requests
Last week, we reported about the first network-based remote Rowhammer attack, dubbed Throwhammer, which involves the exploitation a known vulnerability in DRAM through network cards...
Securus firm that lets US Cops track cellphone users has been hacked
A couple of days ago the Dallas, Texas-based prison technology company Securus made headlines for assisting the Police in the United States to perform real-time cell phone tracking...
StalinLocker ransomware: Put unlock code or say goodbye to your data
Researchers have discovered a new ransomware that pays tribute to Joseph Stalin, the controversial leader of the Soviet Union in the 1940s and 1950s.
Dubbed...
A dirty bomb battles cancer metastasis
The death of her mother from ovarian cancer when Dr. Sui Huang was only 12 led to her lifelong scientific pursuit and a new...
GABA, GABA, GABA, what does it actually do in the brain?
Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. It is the control knob of all control knobs. But why GABA? What,...
Colon cancer cells use mysterious RNA strands to avoid cell death
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how unusually long strands of RNA help colon cancer cells avoid death, allowing...
Researchers take key step toward growing human organs in laboratory
Researchers have learned that precursor cells for skeletal muscles actually also give rise to neurons, blood vessels, blood cells and immune cells, pushing science...
Hypnosis transforms treatment for chronic pain
Researchers from UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil and the University of Washington, US have identified a...
