IN THE LAB
First Korean Genome Sequenced
This genome sequence, the most contiguous and complete human genome mapped to date, may be beneficial to the field of precision medicine.
Even Small Scale Agriculture Threatens Rainforests: Study
It's not just big palm oil plantations that are bad. Small-scale farming that puts short term profits ahead of sustainability also damages the rain forest, study says.
Gene Therapy Reduces Heart Failure In Mice
By inhibiting the production of ANGPTL2, researchers were able to reduce the progression of heart failure in mouse models.
Easy As One, Two, Three? Kids Learn Quantifiers In Order, Despite Language
No matter what language they speak, children learn words of quantity such as ‘all’, ‘some’ or ‘none’ in the same order.
Mice File Positive And Negative Memories In Different Parts Of The Brain
Whether a memory is nice or nasty determines where in the basolateral amygdala it is stored.
Liver Fibrosis-Fighting Hormones Found
Insulin-like growth factor-I has been shown to reduce fatty deposits, inflammation and fibrosis in mice with symptoms of non-alcoholic liver disease.
Microdevice Detects Gliomas In Less Than 15 Minutes
The microdevice can detect a specific mutation linked to brain or spinal cord tumors, potentially enabling accurate removal of the entire tumor during an operation.
Ultrasound Slows Brain Aging In Mice
This study suggests that scanning ultrasound treatment could help keep our brains younger as we get older.
A Window Into The Schizophrenic Brain
Using stem cells in a dish, scientists have shown that the brain cells of schizophrenic patients is 90 percent less responsive to activity.
