Cells along the brain’s cavities are equipped with tiny hair-like protrusions called cilia. Cilia are still poorly understood, but we
Category: Health
Stopping melanoma from spreading
Stopping melanoma from spreading to other parts of the body might be as simple as cutting off the blood supply
Recurrent miscarriage linked to faulty sperm
The early-stage study, from scientists at Imperial College London, investigated the sperm quality of 50 men whose partners had suffered
Metabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion
A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of
An errant editing enzyme promotes tumor suppressor loss and leukemia propagation
Writing in the January 3 issue of Cancer Cell, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report
A ‘bran’ new way to preserve healthy food with natural ingredients
A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food
Surprise discovery reveals second visual system in mouse cerebral cortex
The visual system is probably the best understood part of the brain. Over the past 75 years, neuroscientists have assembled
DNA design that anyone can do
Researchers at MIT and Arizona State University have designed a computer program that allows users to translate any free-form drawing
Bulldogs’ screw tails linked to human genetic disease
With their small size, stubby faces and wide-set eyes, bulldogs, French bulldogs and Boston terriers are among the most popular
Carrying and releasing nanoscale cargo with ‘nanowrappers’
This holiday season, scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) — a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
