A major advancement in pioneering technology based around the use of an artificial womb to save extremely premature babies is…
Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing
Synaptic plasticity, which underlies learning and memory, involves the strengthening and weakening of synapses. This process is affected by the…
Violence against long-term care staff ‘normalized’
Violence against staff working in long-term care facilities — including physical assault, verbal abuse and sexual harassment — has become…
Trained musicians perform better — at paying attention
Musical training produces lasting improvements to a cognitive mechanism that helps individuals be more attentive and less likely to be…
Sound sense: Brain ‘listens’ for distinctive features in sounds
For humans to achieve accurate speech recognition and communicate with one another, the auditory system must recognize distinct categories of…
Encapsulating human stem-cell-derived beta cells with immune-repelling protein prolongs function and survival
Encapsulating human stem-cell-derived beta cells in microcapsules made with an immune-cell-repelling protein restored glucose metabolism in diabetic mice and protected…
Salmonella could be combated by enhancing body’s natural process
Autophagy — the process of recycling cellular material in the body — can help combat Salmonella and other pathogens, according…
Discovery of life-extension pathway in worms demonstrates new way to study aging
An enzyme-blocking molecule can extend the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans roundworms by as much as 45 percent, largely by modulating…
Protein ‘spat out’ by cancer cells promotes tumor growth
Prostate cancer cells change the behavior of other cells around them, including normal cells, by ‘spitting out’ a protein from…
Children develop PTSD when they ruminate over their trauma
A new study shows that children are more likely to suffer PTSD if they think their reaction to a traumatic…