First real-time view of developing neurons reveals surprises, say Stanford researchers
Scientists have believed that neurons need a long period of fine-tuning and training with other neurons before they take on their adult role. But after using new technology for the first time to watch these cells develop, a team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine found that neurons come into this world with a good idea about what they'll become as adults. The work...Researchers make surprise discovery that some neurons can transmit three signals at once
Generations of neuroscientists have been indoctrinated into believing that our senses, thoughts, feelings and movements are orchestrated by a communication network of brain cells, or neurons, each responsible for relaying one specific chemical message called a neurotransmitter. Either neurons release a neurotransmitter that excites a neighboring cell, thereby triggering an electrical discharge an...Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures
A historic expedition of Census of Marine Life explorers to the planet's most northern reaches has revealed a surprising density and diversity of Arctic Ocean creatures, some believed new to science. Sheltered for millennia under a lid of ice currently one to 20 meters thick, unexpectedly high numbers and varieties of large Arctic jellies, squid, cod, and other animals have been found thri...New protein vital for immune response is found in surprise location
A newly discovered protein not only is vital to the immune system's ability to fight off viral infections but also has been found in an unexpected location within the cell, causing researchers to rethink previous notions about the workings of the human immune system. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center said their findings may lead to new therapies aimed at preventing and treating...Secrets to antibody's success against West Nile Virus surprise scientists
Insights may advance vaccines for related viruses including dengue fever. A monoclonal antibody that can effectively treat mice infected with West Nile virus has an intriguing secret: Contrary to scientists' expectations, it does not block the virus's ability to attach to host cells. Instead, the antibody somehow stops the infectious process at a later point. "This was a complete surprise...A Midwest small-cap, life-science surprise package
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Source: UW Communications Statistically speaking, the only wrong answer is (a) Madison. Although the unemployment rate in Wisconsins cap...Governors business-plan contest has a surprise ending
MILWAUKEE Two biotechnology companies tied for the top prize at the first-annual Other...Rice Centromere, Supposedly Quiet Genetic Domain, Surprises
MADISON - Probing the last genomic frontier of higher organisms, an international team of scientists has succeeded in sequencing a little understood - but critical - genetic domain in rice. In doing so, the group, led by Jiming Jiang, a professor of horticulture at the , and C. Robin Buell of the <a href="h...Surprise Cure for Marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the heart's largest artery, the aorta. Studies were going on to get to the bottom of the disease and researchers at Johns Hopkins University// have successfully come up with the treatment. Cozaar is the blood-pressure drug that has shown promise in recent studies for treating the genetic disorder. The researchers at Johns Hopkins University sai...