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Wired for sound: How the brain senses visual illusions

...al sensations in the brain. Their findings, which provide new insight into neural mechanisms by which visual...sual illusion of a second flash. "Our results provide evidence that perception of the illusory second flash is based on a very rapid and dynamic interplay...

Scientists discover new, readily available source of stem cells

...Biotechnology. "Our hope is that these cells will provide a valuable resource for tissue repair and for engineered organs as well," said Anthony Atala, M.D., senior researcher and director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Atala announced the breakt...

Molecular differences between early and advanced melanomas could provide new drug targets

...elanomas that grow vertically and invasively could provide new targets for the development of drugs to treat ...e oxygen pathways," says Dr. Arbiser. "This could provide us with promising targets for anti-cancer drug therapy. We will continue to work on refining the exa...

New mechanism for nutrient uptake discovered

...that grow on grapes and make our wine, plants that provide our food—and even in our kidneys, which excrete nitrogen. We also suspect other different types of transporters will be discovered to work in this way." The scientists don't yet know what triggers the rapid shut-off. They think it might be a very ...

Blame the brain for high blood pressure

...t drug to use, and how to target them. JAM-1 could provide us with new clues as to how to deal with this disease. ? Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation, commented: “This exciting study is important because it suggests there are unexpected causes of high bloo...

MU researcher placing eye implants in cats to help humans see

...so are examining the protection the implants might provide to the retinal cells that are dying due to disease progression with the hope that natural sight can be maintained much longer than would be possible in an untreated patient." Narfstrom, the Ruth M. Kraeuchi-Missouri Professor in Veterinary Op...

Fighting to keep Darwin in the classroom

... levels. Outreach and Education in Evolution will provide them with the tools they need." Outreach and E...hallenges surrounding evolution education, it will provide a much needed resource for teachers presenting this important but often poorly understood subject. ...

ESA launches new project to protect biodiversity

...Islands to Cocos Island. Finally, the project will provide a global map of dry lands based on existing global datasets to the UNCBD. The DIVERSITY project, developed under ESA's Data User Element (DUE) programme, is being carried out in collaboration with the UNCBD Secretariat and UNESCO, which, in additi...

Tumor-suppressor gene is critical for placenta development

...placenta and death of the embryos. The findings provide new insights into development of the placenta and into how the Rb gene blocks tumor growth. They also raise the possibility that this important tumor-suppressor gene might play a role in miscarriages. The study, led by researchers at the Ohio S...

Scientists use nanoparticle to discover disease-causing proteins

A complex molecule and snake venom may provide researchers with a more reliable method of diagnosing human diseases and developing new drugs. Purdue University researchers bound a complex nanomolecule, called a dendrimer, with a glowing identification tag that was delivered to specific proteins ...

Researchers discover gene crucial for nerve cell insulation

...tute that funded the study. "Their discovery will provide important insight into the origins of disorders affecting myelin production." The study appears in the online version of Molecular and Cellular Biology. John Svaren, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Comparative Bioscience at ...

Scientists find new genes for Crohn's disease

...The multiple genetic risk factors we've identified provide important targets for current functional studies aimed at understanding the disease. These will be important targets for drug development to improve therapy of Crohn's disease in the future," he said. Stephen P. James, M.D., director of the divisi...

Scientists find method to pick noncompetitive animals, improve production

...at influence social interactions among animals may provide for more productive livestock. Scientists from Purdue University, the Netherlands and England designed mathematical equations based on traits to choose animals that are more congenial in groups, said William Muir, a Purdue Department of Animal Scie...

Ebola outbreaks killing thousands of gorillas and chimpanzees

...lished in the May issue of The American Naturalist provide new clues, suggesting that outbreaks may be amplified by Ebola transmission between ape social groups. The study provides hope that newly developed vaccines could control the devastating impact of Ebola on wild apes. Direct encounters between goril...

Cartilage discovery offers arthritis hope

...cate structure of cartilage in what they hope will provide clues to how the crippling joint disease osteoarthritis might one day be treated. The disease, which affects more than five million people in the UK, is caused by the wear and tear of the smooth, hard cartilage tissue that covers the ends of bones a...

Canadian study shows bilingualism has protective effect in delaying onset of dementia by four years

...hed brain vasculature, all of which are thought to provide a general protective function against the onset of dementia symptoms. Now scientists with the Rotman Research Institute at the Baycrest Research Centre for Aging and the Brain have found the first evidence that another lifestyle factor, bilingual...

New biofuels process promises to meet all US transportation needs

...ale reality," Agrawal said. "We could use H2CAR to provide a sustainable fuel supply to meet the needs of the...nventional methods, that quantity of biomass would provide 30 percent of the fuel required for the nation's annual transportation needs. But the same quantity ...

Scripps research team discovers a chemical pathway that causes mice to overeat and gain weight

...olerance, and white fat accumulation, and thus may provide a very important animal model for determining the importance of inflammation in obesity and in the conversion of obesity to type 2 diabetes." Ultimately, better understanding of the role of EP3 receptors in feeding and obesity could lead to the de...

What recognizes what in plant disease resistance?

...o animal innate immunity molecules. These findings provide novel insights into how R proteins recognize pathogen Avr proteins and should help in long-term efforts to enhance crop yield. ...

Researchers develop technique for bacteria crowd control

...ivision, Argonne National Laboratory. "Our results provide strong evidence for the pure hydrodynamic origin of collective swimming, rather than chemotactic mechanisms of pattern formation when microorganisms just follow gradients of a certain chemical, such as nutrient, Oxygen, or other" ...

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