Consumption of sugary drinks in Berkeley’s diverse and low-income neighborhoods dropped precipitously in 2015, just months after the city levied
Day: February 22, 2019
New mechanisms regulating neural stem cells
The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of modern regenerative medicine. Scientists at
Signals on the scales: How the brain processes images
How are the images cast on the retina reassembled in the brain? Researchers in Munich and Tuebingen find that processing
Pain, fatigue, poor sleep: common symptom triad at age 65+
In older people, symptoms of pain, depression and fatigue are commonplace. But how common? Researchers examined the prevalence and impact
A prosthetic that restores the sense of where your hand is
The next-generation bionic hand, developed by researchers from EPFL, the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa and the A.
New ‘interspecies communication’ strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts, they can also
Old and terminally ill people do not want end-of-life care to focus on postponing death
It is something everyone will have to deal with. Our life has its beginning and it has its ending. It
Fruit fly wing research reshapes understanding of how organs form
How do fruit flies grow their wings? Rutgers scientists discovered a surprising answer that could one day help diagnose and
Chemical added to consumer products impairs response to antibiotic treatment
Grocery store aisles are stocked with products that promise to kill bacteria. People snap up those items to protect themselves
Engineers develop placenta-on-a-chip to study caffeine transport from mother to fetus
Engineers have used microfluidic technology to create a “placenta-on-a-chip” that models how compounds can be passed from a mother to
