Brain scientists are employing a wide range of approaches to diagnose and treat neurological conditions such as depression, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. An article in …
Category: Biomedical research
Image of the Week: X-rays of toys
This is from a delightful collection of images produced by Argentina-based artists Monica Rojas and Hernan Eliaschv. The pair selected a range of toys and …
Arsenic responsible for 20 percent of Bangladeshi deaths
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Stanford geoscience professor Scott Fendorf, PhD, who’s helping address Southeast Asia’s arsenic problem. The element occurs naturally in …
Bacterial balance in gut tied to colon cancer risk
It’s a fact that has opened many a press release: The human body is made of more bacterial cells than human ones. (The ratio by …
Dan Brown casualties, neurosurgery edition
Last summer, on a cross-country road trip, I listened to 17 grueling hours of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. The experience had two notable …
Your bacterial birthday suit reveals the mode of your birth
We come into this world wearing a coat not of cloth but of one-celled organisms. A new study led by Elizabeth Costello, PhD, now at …
Image of the Week: Color-coded T cells
This was produced by a new imaging system designed to show T-cell actions in animal models, which provides a way to visualize immune cell response …
California and Wisconsin partner up on stem cell research
More stem cell news today: California's stem cell institute has announced a research partnership with the state of Wisconsin. As explained in a release: The …
Stanford researcher wins Outstanding Young Investigator Award from international stem cell society
I'm fortunate enough to be able to attend the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research mentioned below. (If you want to …
Thousands of scientists gathering in San Francisco to talk stem cells
As my colleague mentioned earlier this week, some of the best and brightest in the stem-cell research world are gathering in the Bay Area this …
Surprise! Warrior immune proteins also help heal injured nerves
It now looks as though antibodies - immune-system-generated molecules famous for fighting infections - may also be critical for the repair of damaged nerves. Many …
Your hands: Not as stubby as you think they are
You'd probably like to think you're blessed with an accurate "position sense" - that if you were to close your eyes, you'd nonetheless know where …
Mexican-American, African-American genomes sequenced
To date a majority of personal genomes come from persons of European, African or Asian descent. But a better understanding of the genetic make-up of …
Sleep deprivation more common in the U.S. than Europe
Americans' struggle to get enough sleep is well documented, but it is less clear whether sleep deprivation is a symptom of modern life or of …
International stem cell group provides website for patients seeking stem cell treatments
Today the International Society for Stem Cell Research, or ISSCR, announced that it has launched a website dedicated to helping patients, families and doctors understand …
Eye movement in REM sleep: Rapid, but perhaps not random
A new study published in the journal Brain suggests our eyes may shift their gaze to focus on the people and places present in our …