Bugs take a taste before they bite
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Scientists now know how bug repellants like DEET and citronella-scented candles work to keep mosquitoes and other insects from putting the bite on you. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Dec 28, 2009 16:35 - 0 Comments
Mature brain recycles embryonic circuit maker
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Neuroscientists have discovered that an older mammal’s brain shrewdly revisits and reuses molecular cues from prenatal development to control the complex design of its circuits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 12:41 - 1 Comment
A little to the left … ahhhhhhhhhh!
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Scratching below the surface of a troublesome sensation that’s equal parts tingle-tickle-prickle, sensory scientists from Johns Hopkins University have discovered in mice a molecular basis for nonallergic itch. (more…)
