A neural circuit mechanism involved in preserving the specificity of memories has been identified by investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Regenerative Medicine and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI). They also identified a genetic “switch” that can slow down #memory generalization — the loss of specific details over time that occurs […]
I would like to share a story. A story about sadness, depression, anger, and frustration. But most of all this is my personal story about triumphing over the death sentence of #cancer. I hope this story will give others who went through and are going through hope for the future. My story started about 4 […]
Now, a study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) explains why the risk of osteoarthritis increases as we #age and offers a potential avenue for developing new therapies to maintain healthy #joints. The study’s findings suggest that #FOXO proteins are responsible for the maintenance of healthy cells in the #cartilage of our joints. “We discovered that […]
As Americans suffer through the worst influenza outbreak in almost a decade, a Japanese drugmaker says it has developed a pill that can kill the virus within a day. But even if the experimental drug lives up to the claim, it likely won’t be available in the U.S. until next year at the earliest. A late-stage trial […]
This new class can be used as a “supervaccine” that can deliver vaccines and other medicines directly to the lungs in record time.
Spin and orbital angular momentum transferred between photons
Ever wish you could heal yourself like a superhero? The government is making it happen. Sort of.
Ever wish you could heal yourself like a superhero? The government is making it happen. Sort of.
Record seven-qubit quantum register built
Phosphorus allotrope is the new 2D material of choice
Has Stephen Hawking’s prediction been realized, three decades on?
