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Staphylococcus Aureus: Why It Just Gets Up Your Nose
December 27, 2012 — Researchers have identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus colonizes our nasal passages. The study shows for the first time that a protein located on the bacterial surface ... > full story -
Sync to Grow: Oscillation of Gene Activity May Underlie How Embryos Grow in Proportion
December 20, 2012 — Researchers are one step closer to understanding how embryos develop and grow while always keeping the same proportions between their various parts. Their findings, published today in Nature, reveal ... > full story -
Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Mouse Model
December 19, 2012 — Transplanting neural stem cells into an ALS mouse model slows disease progression and prolongs survival. The transplanted neural stem cells changed the host environment for the better and protected ... > full story -
Neurons Die in Alzheimer's Because of Faulty Cell Cycle Control Before Plaques and Tangles Appear
December 17, 2012 — The two infamous proteins, amyloid-beta and tau, that characterize advanced Alzheimer's disease, start healthy neurons on road to cell death long before appearance of deadly plaques and tangles by ... > full story -
Uncovering a Flaw in Drug Testing for Chronic Anxiety Disorder
December 13, 2012 — Trials for experimental drugs are often done on laboratory mice because of their genetic similarity to humans. But now a study has found that, when it comes to chronic neurological disorders, ... > full story -
Mouse Brain Cells Activated, Reactivated in Learning and Memory
December 13, 2012 — Memories are made of this, the song says. Now neuroscientists have for the first time shown individual mouse brain cells being switched on during learning and later reactivated during memory ... > full story -
From Fish to Human: Research Reveals How Fins Became Legs
December 10, 2012 — Vertebrates' transition to living on land, instead of only in water, represented a major event in the history of life. Now, researchers provide new evidence that the development of hands and feet ... > full story -
Why Some Strains of Lyme Disease Bacteria Are Common and Others Are Not
December 4, 2012 — New clues about the bacteria that cause Lyme disease could lead to a novel strategy to reduce infections, according to new research. The study reveals that the immune system of the white-footed ... > full story -
Prenatal Intervention Reduces Learning Deficit in Mice
November 30, 2012 — Mice with a condition that serves as a laboratory model for Down syndrome perform better on memory and learning tasks as adults if they were treated before birth with neuroprotective peptides, ... > full story -
How, in the Animal World, a Daughter Avoids Mating With Her Father: Paternal 'Voice' Recognition
November 29, 2012 — Paternal recognition – being able to identify males from your father’s line – is important for the avoidance of inbreeding, and one way that mammals can do this is through ... > full story
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