- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 21st, 2015
Drugs That Treat Skin Diseases Could Also Address Multiple Sclerosis
Study finds the drugs can help the nervous system grow cells, reverse the damage caused by multiple sclerosis
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 9th, 2015
Spinal Cord Implants Make It Possible for Paralyzed Mice to Walk Again
The implant are designed to deliver both electric impulses and pharmacological compounds, researchers explain
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 31st, 2014
Why Scratching an Itch Makes It Worse, as Explained by Science
Scratching an itch causes the brain to release serotonin, this compound in turn intensifies the itch sensation
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 11th, 2014
Scientists Explain How the Brain Repairs Itself After a Stroke
Experiments on mice show injured parts of the brain are eventually populated by new neurons grown from support cells
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 6th, 2014
Stem Cells Used to Make Eye Tissue, Scientists Announce
In time, this techniques could help restore sight in human patients
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 13th, 2014
Humans Share Locomotion Patterns with Zebrafish
Scientists make interesting discovery while studying the fish
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 13th, 2014
Retina Cells Can Now Be Printed to Cure Blindness
The innovation will make its way to the market soon
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 26th, 2013
New Nerve Cells Can Be Made to Form Directly Inside the Brain
Researchers reprogram other cells in the brain of mice, turn them into nerve cells
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 28th, 2012
Itch Cells Found, Prove Itchiness Is Not Just a Form of Pain
Some nerve cells specialize in pinning down itchy sensations, study says
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 6th, 2012
Cellular Environment Critical to Huntington's Disease Progression
Protein interactions inside the cell play a very important role
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 12th, 2011
Excessive Numbers of Neurons Found in Autistic Brain
Only an increase in a specific type of neurons underlies the link
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 9th, 2010