Gaining a Deeper Understanding of the Relationship Between DNA and Cell Function
Have you ever wondered how different cells in the human body do different jobs when every cell contains the entire 6.5 foot, 20,000 gene strand of…
Can This New Heart Model Save Muscles During Heart Attack?
Reperfusion is a common technique used by cardiac surgeons to restore normal functions to heart muscle during a heart attack. The procedure infuses…
Making On-Demand Organ Transplants Possible with Cryopreservation
According to a recent report in Nature Biotechnology, about 70 percent of eligible donated hearts never get utilized and up to 20 percent of donated…
This New Research May Slow Down, and Even Halt, the Spread of Cancer Cells
In cancer patients, metastasis in the principal cause of death and currently there is no effective treatment to stop it. Hopefully, the results of…
According to a New Study Early Life Stress Can Change Genes in Brain
According to a new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, stress experienced early in the critical development of a…
Imagine Being Able to Explore the Brain Like a Website
The human brain is smaller than most people imagine, it can be held in one hand and weighs about 3 pounds. However, the innocuous looking gray matter…
AI Detects Abnormal Heart Rhythm Using the Apple Watch’s Heart Rate Sensor
Common Conceptions has wearable fitness tech pegged as step counters and sleep trackers or if you splash out the big bucks a heart rate monitor. But…
This Biotechnology Company Wants to Reanimate the Brain-Dead
Ira Pastor, CEO of Bioquark, a Philadelphia-based biotechnology company, believes we will on day be able to “reset” the brain of patients declared…
Understanding the Nerve Network Our Second Brain
The human stomach, often called our ‘second brain’, is a patchwork of overlapping nerve cells that often baffle doctors when looking for causes and…
Researchers Find an Enzyme That Feeds Brain Tumors
Cancer tumors, like other living cells, need to consume nutrients and oxygen to sustain themselves. However, as they often live in remote,…
Is Metformin the World’s Next Wonder Drug? Can It Block Cancer Cell Growth?
Metformin isn’t a new drug. In fact, it’s been used for more than 50 years for various medicinal reasons including to prevent or slow the growth of…
Scientist Discovered a Catfish Gene, When activated in a Rodent Brain, Can Sense Electromagnetic fields
Scientist in Baltimore has discovered a catfish gene that, when activated in a rodent brain, can sense electromagnetic fields. There are numerous…
