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Pain intensity signals in the brain identified

April 7, 2015
A new technique has been developed to detect the area of the brain involved in the process of pain intensity detection.Neurologists at the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging...

Disease-in-a-dish takes autism research to the next level

April 2, 2015
As a result of the delay in autism treatment, scientists propose ‘disease-in-a-dish’ approach to speed up the progress. A research team at the University of California in San Diego believe...

Stem cells to repair damaged tissue

April 1, 2015
Researchers have developed a method to grow stem cells that can repair damaged connective tissue.Scientists at the University of Manchester used rats with joint defects and grew embryonic stem cells...

Sour milk mystery unravelled

March 30, 2015
After 60 years of research, scientists have found the reason why milk turns sour when exposed to sunlight. Scientists at the Norwegian Institute of Food used a sensory panel to...

Bacteria in high resolution

March 27, 2015
Scientists have captured the first high resolution X-ray image of living bacteria. A research team from Uppsala University used X-ray diffraction to capture living blue-green bacteria - known as cyanobacteria...

Origin of new lineages of human AIDS discovered

March 26, 2015
Two new lineages of the virus which causes AIDS have been found to originate from western lowland gorillas. A research team used viral RNA sequencing techniques and discovered the origins...

New molecule to slow Parkinson’s

March 23, 2015
Scientists have designed a peptide that can slow down brain cell damage associated with Parkinson disease. A research team at the University of Bath used a peptide that can bind...

Neural signals of location recall

March 19, 2015
Have you ever wondered how you know and remember routes that you’ve walked? Scientists have now tracked previously unrecorded brain signals associated with remembering locations.A research team at Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum (RUB)...

Compound in grapes prevents memory loss

March 16, 2015
An antioxidant in grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory. A team at Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine applied spatial learning and...

E-cigarettes damage lung cells

March 12, 2015
Emissions from e-cigarettes can damage lung cells by creating harmful radicals that cause inflammation. A research team from the Medical Centre at the University of Rochester (UR) exposed mouse lungs...

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