Every year 790,000 Americans suffer a heart attack, which leaves damaged scar tissue on the heart and limits its ability
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Leading neurosurgeon’s simple workouts for your little grey cells
Boot camp for your brain: Want to be happier, feel younger AND stave off dementia? Then try a leading neurosurgeon’s
Continue reading »Understanding why virus can’t replicate in human cells could improve vaccines
The identification of a gene that helps to restrict the host range of the modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) could
Continue reading »Scientists discover novel genes responsible for regulating muscle cells
York University scientists have uncovered a unique set of genes that play a role in muscle cellular gene expression and
Continue reading »Scientists identify how the exosomes of the parasite responsible for Chagas disease affect heart cells
A team of scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) has broken new ground in Chagas disease research. This is
Continue reading »Researchers report non-intrusive way to generate large quantities of stem cells from small amount of blood
A discovery by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and King’s College London (KCL) could revolutionise treatment for vascular and diabetes
Continue reading »Imaging method reveals long-lived patterns in cells of the eye
Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) form unique patterns that can be used to track changes in this important
Continue reading »Inflammation signals induce dormancy in aging brain stem cells
In old age, the amount of stem cells in the brains of mice decreases drastically. The remaining ones protect themselves
Continue reading »Excess immune pruning of synapses in neural cells derived from patients with schizophrenia
A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds evidence that the process of synaptic pruning, a normal part
Continue reading »The development of brain stem cells into new nerve cells and why this can lead to cancer
Stem cells are the true jacks-of-all-trades of our bodies, as they can turn into the many different cell types required
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