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Novel Analysis Sheds New Light on the Mechanisms of Brain Development
August 1, 2011 — Scientists have taken an important step in identifying how the brain organizes itself during development. The findings describe -- in more detail than ever before -- the consequences of the loss of a ... > full story -
Gardening in the Brain: Cells Called Microglia Prune the Connections Between Neurons, Shaping How the Brain Is Wired
July 21, 2011 — Gardeners know that some trees require regular pruning: some of their branches have to be cut so that others can grow stronger. The same is true of the developing brain: cells called microglia prune ... > full story -
'Freaky Mouse' Defeats Common Poison: House Mice Found Unexpected Ways to Evolve Resistance, Study Shows
July 21, 2011 — Researchers have discovered common house mice found two distinct ways to evolve resistance to warfarin-based rodent ... > full storyMore: -
New Lung-Cancer Gene Found: Cancer Biologists Identify a Driving Force Behind the Spread of an Aggressive Type of Lung Cancer
July 19, 2011 — A major challenge for cancer biologists is figuring out which among the hundreds of genetic mutations found in a cancer cell are most important for driving the cancer's spread. Using a new technique ... > full story -
New Mouse Model for Testing Cancer Drugs
July 19, 2011 — Only one in twenty cancer drugs makes its way from the laboratory to the market. The majority of new agents are only shown to be unsuitable in the later phases of clinical development which would ... > full story -
Hypoallergenic Dogs Don't Have Lower Household Allergen Levels Than Other Dogs, Study Finds
July 7, 2011 — Contrary to popular belief, so-called hypoallergenic dogs do not have lower household allergen levels than other dogs. That's the conclusion of a study by researchers who sought to evaluate whether ... > full story -
Bone Loss Prevention Experiment on the Last Space Shuttle Flight
July 5, 2011 — An experiment aboard Atlantis -- the last space shuttle launch of the NASA program -- is aimed at revealing strategies to protect future astronauts from bone loss during extended exposure to ... > full story -
Naked Mole-Rat Genome: Scientists Sequence DNA of Cancer-Resistant Rodent
July 5, 2011 — Scientists have generated the first whole-genome sequencing data of the naked mole-rat, a rodent that is resistant to cancer and lives for more than 30 years. The naked mole-rat is native to the ... > full story -
A VIP for Normal Brain Development
July 1, 2011 — New research has identified a signaling pathway key for normal brain development in mice. Of paramount importance, the data generated suggest that environmental factors, including maternal ones, can ... > full story -
Nervous System Stem Cells Can Replace Themselves, Give Rise to Variety of Cell Types, Even Amplify
June 30, 2011 — Scientists have discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain stem cell is capable not only of replacing itself and giving rise to specialized neurons and glia -- important types of brain cells -- ... > full story
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