Structure of hPVN neurons in sciatica rats following repeated electroacupuncture
A recent study published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 3, 2013) showed that repeated electroacupuncture at bilateral Zusanli (ST36) and Yanglingquan (GB34) relieved chronic...
View ArticleHow does acupuncture at Waiguan affect functional brain areas in ischemic...
There is strong evidence that acupuncture at different acupoints, combination of acupuncture at acupoints, and acupuncture and sham-acupuncture at acupoints can induce both activation and deactivation...
View ArticleNottingham technology in heart development breakthrough
Technology developed at The University of Nottingham has been used in a breakthrough study aimed at developing the first comprehensive model of a fully functioning fetal heart.
View ArticleCan the oxygen supply promote cognitive ability in the elderly?
The supply of highly concentrated oxygen positively affects cognitive processing. As the difficulty of the cognitive task increases, the effect of highly concentrated oxygen on the task increases.
View ArticleMirror neurons is thought to facilitate the understanding of abstract movements
Lots of studies have shown that mirror neurons and the mirror neuron system (MNS) exist in humans. There is evidence from functional MRI and electroencephalography studies that human MNS is activated...
View ArticleGene therapy has a new progress in treatment of nervous system diseases
Gene therapy has a new progress in treatment of nervous system diseases
View ArticleAnion rubber-modified asphalt that is beneficial to human health
The Anion rubber-modified asphalt developed in this study can consume a large amount of waste tires, improve the pavement as well as its surrounding environment; it is beneficial to human health;...
View ArticleThe early Earth remnant preserved in Guangxi, South China
Earth was formed at ca. 4.5 Ga ago. Zircon could be only mineral generated at ca. 4.0 Ga ago. One zircon with U-Pb age of 4.1 Ga was found in Guangxi, South China, suggesting that the hadean remnants...
View ArticleIntense acupuncture can improve muscle recovery in patients with Bell palsy
Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and better quality of life, according to a...
View ArticleVariation of head and facial morphological characteristics with increased age...
With age increases, the head breadth, minimum frontal breadth, face breadth, interocular breadth, external biocular breadth, lip height, thickness of lips, head circumference, auricular height, length-...
View ArticleSleep deficiency may alter gene expression
One week of inadequate sleep can alter the expression of hundreds of genes involved in inflammation, immunity, and cells' response to stress, researchers report. Sleep deficiency can lead to a host of...
View ArticleTransplanted neurons may outlive the brain that generated them
A study suggests that the maximum lifespan of some mammalian neurons may not be limited by the maximum lifespan of the organism in which they originated. In mammals, neurons can last an entire lifespan...
View ArticlePre-term human brain can discriminate syllables
As early as three months prior to term, the immature human brain establishes neural functions that help decipher human speech, according to a study. At birth, children can discriminate some syllables...
View ArticleHow groups come to consensus
To come to a consensus, animals living in groups use information based on their individual experience as well as information gleaned by observing group members, a study reports. Noam Miller and...
View ArticleMaize agriculture thrived in coastal Peru 5,000 years ago
Humans actively grew, processed, and consumed maize 5,000 years ago in the Norte Chico region of Peru, a study finds. Inconclusive evidence of the presence of maize, an important cereal crop throughout...
View ArticlePhosphorus, rainfall help chart tree species in tropical forests
Two factors, rainfall and soil phosphorus, may help researchers better understand and monitor tropical forests. One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, tropical forests contain many rare tree...
View Article4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting to be led by region’s leading bone experts
Clinicians and researchers are invited to attend Asia-Pacific’s key clinical bone event in 2013. The 4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)...
View ArticleHow do successful Chinese women avoid becoming marriage ‘leftovers’?
The rise of successful, career-minded young women is one of the results of China’s continued economic growth, but when it comes to marriage how does this new type of woman chime with traditional...
View ArticleCarbon: Quest underway to discover its quantity, movements, origin, and forms...
From Earth's surface to hundreds of kilometers deeper than oilmen drill, the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is investigating the surprising quantity of carbon in the deep, dark Earth beyond...
View ArticleDiminishing sea ice might open short routes for trans-Arctic vessels
Researchers might be able to predict where new trans-Arctic shipping routes are likely to emerge as climate change continues to diminish sea ice during the coming century, according to a study. Climate...
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