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Optogenetics without the genetics Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:50 AM PDT Gold nanoparticles enable precise stimulation of normal, non-genetically modified neurons with light Light can be used to activate The post Optogenetics without the genetics has been published on Technology Org.

Magnetic brain stimulation Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:27 AM PDT New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections Researchers at MIT have The post Magnetic brain stimulation has been published on Technology Org.

Preventing heart cells from turning to bone Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:22 AM PDT Scientists have discovered why some heart tissue turns into bone, and they may have learned how to stop The post Preventing heart cells from turning to bone has been published on Technology Org.

Dark neural patches Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:06 AM PDT Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University’s Brain Mechanisms for Behaviour Unit have found The post Dark neural patches has been published on Technology Org.

Antibiotic nanoparticles attack respiratory infection and reduce drug side effects Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:03 AM PDT Treating respiratory disease is often difficult because drugs have to cross biological barriers such as respiratory tissue and The post Antibiotic nanoparticles attack respiratory infection and reduce drug side effects has been published onTechnology Org.

Study details microRNA’s role as a double agent during Hep C infection Posted: 15 Mar 2015 09:53 AM PDT In the battle between a cell and a virus, either side may resort to subterfuge. Molecular messages, which The post Study details microRNA’s role as a double agent during Hep C infection has been published onTechnology Org.

Sweet nanoparticles target stroke Posted: 15 Mar 2015 09:47 AM PDT Materials resulting from chemical bonding of glucosamine, a type of sugar, with fullerenes, kind of nanoparticles known as The post Sweet nanoparticles target stroke has been published on Technology Org.

Stem cells lurking in tumors can resist treatment Posted: 15 Mar 2015 09:40 AM PDT Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells’ extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of The post Stem cells lurking in tumors can resist treatment has been published on Technology Org.

Researchers unlock the mysteries of wound healing Posted: 15 Mar 2015 09:27 AM PDT A multidisciplinary research team discovers how cells know to rush to a wound and heal it — opening The post Researchers unlock the mysteries of wound healing has been published on Technology Org.

The link between hair disorders and susceptibility to dental caries Posted: 15 Mar 2015 09:21 AM PDT At the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Olivier Duverger, National The post The link between hair disorders and susceptibility to dental caries has been published on Technology Org.

Regeneration in a hostile environment Posted: 15 Mar 2015 09:13 AM PDT Cancer drug promotes regeneration of damaged neurons Damage to the spinal cord rarely heals because the injured nerve The post Regeneration in a hostile environment has been published on Technology Org.

Scientists develop atomic force microscopy for imaging nanoscale dynamics of neurons Posted: 15 Mar 2015 08:57 AM PDT Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and Kanazawa University, Japan, have succeeded in imaging structural The post Scientists develop atomic force microscopy for imaging nanoscale dynamics of neurons has been published on Technology Org.

Genetically engineered immunotoxin shows early promise in patients with B-cell malignancies Posted: 15 Mar 2015 08:49 AM PDT Almost all patients with a group of blood cancers called B-cell malignancies have two prominent “fingerprints” on the The post Genetically engineered immunotoxin shows early promise in patients with B-cell malignancies has been published on Technology Org.

New clues on how adult pancreas regenerates Posted: 15 Mar 2015 08:43 AM PDT Our bodies have a wonderful way to regenerate after injury or illness. In skin cells it was shown The post New clues on how adult pancreas regenerates has been published on Technology Org.

OSKM stoichiometry determines iPS cell reprogramming Posted: 15 Mar 2015 08:31 AM PDT Anyone in the field of cell reprogramming recognizes Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc, or “OSKM”, as the Yamanaka The post OSKM stoichiometry determines iPS cell reprogramming has been published on Technology Org.