Clone cells dominate to build heart muscle

DUKE (US) — Research with color-coding reveals that just a handful of cells from the embryo go on to create the pumping heart muscle of an adult zebrafish. Continue…

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Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2012 11:01 - 3 Comments

Once deaf, bird brains can’t keep a tune

DUKE (US) — Portions of a songbird’s brain that control how it sings have been shown to decay within 24 hours of the animal losing its hearing. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments

Monkeys move virtual avatar with brain

DUKE (US) — In a first-ever demonstration of a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body, two monkeys employ brain power alone to move an avatar hand and identify the texture of virtual objects. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 4, 2011 15:07 - 0 Comments

Molecule makes cells kill Chlamydia

DUKE (US) — A newly designed molecule disarms the pathogen responsible for the largest number of sexually transmitted infections in the United States. (more…)

Cocaine exploits our lust for salt

DUKE (US) — Addictive drugs may have hijacked the same nerve cells and connections in the brain that serve a powerful, ancient instinct: the appetite for salt. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 26, 2011 16:44 - 0 Comments

Pigs in trucks, with swine flu in tow

DUKE (US) — Transporting live pigs appears to have driven an increase in the diversity of swine influenza viruses found in the animals in Hong Kong over the last three decades. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 24, 2011 9:15 - 0 Comments

Bacteria fighter downs dengue fever

DUKE (US) — Cells that help the body ward off bacteria and pathogens do double duty by also recognizing viruses in time to create an immune response. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 19, 2011 13:51 - 8 Comments

Religion changes lives … and brains?

DUKE (US) — All human brains shrink with age, but people who say they’ve had a life-changing religious experience have more shrinkage in the hippocampus than those who have not. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2011 17:33 - 0 Comments

Cell metabolism linked to deadly tumors

DUKE (US) — The discovery that genetic mutations found in brain tumors can alter tumor metabolism could pave the way for targeted anti-cancer drug designs. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 4, 2010 13:27 - 0 Comments

Cognition, not age, key to decision-making

DUKE (US)—Senior citizens are just as able as younger adults to make sound decisions according to a new study, which finds that cognitive ability, not age, is what matters. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 14, 2010 17:07 - 4 Comments

Pathogenic fungus craves your brain sugar

DUKE (US)—Highly dangerous Cryptococcus fungi love sugar and will consume it anywhere because it helps them reproduce. In particular, they thrive on a sugar called inositol, which is abundant in the human brain and spinal cord. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 24, 2010 16:51 - 0 Comments

Zebrafish mend hearts. Why can’t we?

DUKE (US)—Humans have very limited ability to regenerate heart muscle cells, which is a key reason why heart attacks and scar tissue are so dangerous. Now researchers are studying the highly regenerative zebrafish, searching for clues to better therapy. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2009 14:54 - 0 Comments

Why King Kong failed to impress

DUKE (US)—Humans have the same receptors for detecting odors related to sex as do other apes and primates. But each species uses them in different ways, stemming from the way the genes for these receptors have evolved over time. (more…)

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