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Brain Rewiring May Explain Chronic Pain After Nerve Damage

‘Reawakened’ astrocytes have been found to act as a sort of central processing unit that causes and sustains chronic pain.

In the Lab

Researchers Find Five Genes Associated With Glaucoma

These genes could represent new drug targets for primary angle closure glaucoma, which mainly affects ageing Asians.

In the Lab

Researchers Identify Gene That Kickstarts Scoliosis

An overactive gene, called ladybird homeobox 1, was found to be the start of a genetic chain reaction that causes the spine to grow abnormally.

In the Lab

Researchers Create Larger Than Life Synapse

Giant synapses make it easier for scientists to observe events happening within and it last longer than fresh brain slices.

In the Lab

The Quantum Mechanics Of Water

Researchers have now uncovered a small piece of the puzzle of how quantum mechanics affects hydrogen bonding in water.

In the Lab

Pressing Pause On Cell Membrane Movement

Researchers have developed an optogenetic process that stops cell membrane movements for observation purposes, akin to pressing a pause button.

Technology

Simple Paper-Based Test Could Help Prevent Food Poisoning

Researchers have developed a paper-based test that can detect food-borne pathogens within a few minutes.

In the Lab

Fiddler Crabs Call Each Other’s Bluff During Fights

Crabs adapt their behavior to suit the opponent they are fighting with, depending on whether they still possess their original enlarged claw or a weaker, regrown one.

In the Lab

Researchers Find New Drug Combinations For Tuberculosis

Using feedback system control technology, researchers have sifted through combinations of 14 tuberculosis drugs to find faster, more effective treatments.

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