Scientists from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have identified gene recombination in neurons that produces thousands of new
Month: November 2018
Exposure to police violence reported often, associated with mental health issues
Exposure to police violence is increasingly recognized as a public health issue in the United States. In this survey study
Researchers discover key gene in cells associated with age-related hearing loss
An international group of researchers, led by Ronna Hertzano, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Anatomy
Impaired cellular force transmission a cause for valvular heart disease
About three per cent of the world’s population is affected by valvular heart diseases. It is also the most common
Study identifies how hantaviruses infect lung cells
Hantaviruses cause severe and sometimes fatal respiratory infections, but how they infect lung cells has been a mystery. In today’s
Orange juice, leafy greens and berries may be tied to decreased memory loss in men
Eating leafy greens, dark orange and red vegetables and berry fruits, and drinking orange juice may be associated with a
Electronic glove gives robots a sense of touch
Stanford engineers have developed an electronic glove containing sensors that could one day give robotic hands the sort of dexterity
What makes vertebrates special? We can learn from lancelets
Scientists once thought that humans must have two million genes to account for all our complexity. But since sequencing the
Evolution: South Africa’s hominin record is a fair-weather friend
New research from an international team of scientists led by University of Cape Town isotope geochemist Dr Robyn Pickering
Smoking during pregnancy increases the likelihood of your baby becoming obese
Smoking during pregnancy increases the chance that your baby will become obese. New research published in Experimental Physiology examined potential
