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'Dark Genome' Is Involved in Rett Syndrome
May 2, 2013 — Researchers have described alterations in noncoding long chain RNA sequences in Rett ... > full story -
Muscle Adaptation of Transition to Minimalist Running
May 2, 2013 — As barefoot and minimalist running become increasingly popular, a new study is looking at how muscles are affected by the transition from traditional ... > full story -
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Understanding Student Weaknesses
May 2, 2013 — As part of a unique study that surveyed 181 middle school physical science teachers and nearly 10,000 students, researchers showed the science teachers were most successful when they could predict ... > full story -
Turning Human Stem Cells Into Brain Cells Sheds Light on Neural Development
May 2, 2013 — Medical researchers have manipulated human stem cells into producing types of brain cells known to play important roles in neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and autism. The ... > full story -
Botox Used to Find New Wrinkle in Brain Communication
May 2, 2013 — Researchers have used the popular anti-wrinkle agent Botox to discover a new and important role for a group of molecules that nerve cells use to quickly send messages. This novel role for the ... > full story -
Stem Cell Discovery Could Aid Research Into New Treatments
May 2, 2013 — Scientists have made a fundamental discovery about how the properties of embryonic stem cells are controlled. Researchers have found that a protein, which switches on genes to allow embryonic stem ... > full story -
Kids With Conduct Problems May Have Brains That Under-React to Painful Images: May Increase Risk of Adult Psychopathy
May 2, 2013 — When children with conduct problems see images of others in pain, key parts of their brains don't react in the way they do in most people. This pattern of reduced brain activity upon witnessing pain ... > full story -
Genetic Factor Predicts Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
May 2, 2013 — A genome-wide association study reveals that the amount of weight loss after gastric bypass surgery can be predicted in part by a DNA sequence variation found on chromosome 15. The findings explain ... > full storyMore: -
Scientists Revolutionize Creation of Genetically Altered Mice to Model Human Disease
May 2, 2013 — Scientists have efficiently created mouse models with multiple gene mutations in a matter of weeks. Because the method does not require embryonic stem cells, the approach also could allow any animal ... > full story -
Adult Cells Transformed Into Early-Stage Nerve Cells, Bypassing the Pluripotent Stem Cell Stage
May 2, 2013 — Scientists have converted skin cells from people and monkeys into a cell that can form a wide variety of nervous-system cells — without passing through the do-it-all stage called the induced ... > full story
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