Reconstructing 11,300 years of global temperature
Climate has been warming since the industrial revolution kicked into gear, but how warm is the Earth now compared to the past 11,000 years" A new study reports that current global average surface air...
View ArticleBees get memory 'buzz' from caffeine
A morning cup of coffee transforms sleepy-eyed, groggy people all over the world into alert, focused thinkers. Many studies have confirmed the memory-enhancing effects of caffeine on humans.
View ArticleRadar reveals underground flood channels on Mars
Researchers have produced a three-dimensional reconstruction of Marte Vallis, the largest of the outflow channels that were carved into Mars -- presumably by an ancient mega-flood -- within the past...
View ArticlePrairie dogs do dispersal differently
Why did the prairie dogs cross the road" It might be because their close female relatives had already done so, according to a new study by John Hoogland. The researcher studied three different species...
View ArticleAn effective inducer of dopaminergic neuron-like differentiation
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells have the potential to differentiate into dopaminergic neurons using a number of inducer cocktails in vitro.
View ArticleA method for revealing corticospinal tract reconstruction after...
Transtentorial herniation is one of the causes of motor weakness in traumatic brain injury, along with diffuse axonal injury, deep cerebral hemorrhage, focal cortical contusion, and hypoxic-ischemic...
View ArticleDiffusion tensor imaging for evaluation of prognosis of Dandy-Walker...
Dandy-Walker malformation is characterized by partial or complete agenesis of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilation of the fourth ventricle, and an enlarged posterior fossa combined with superior...
View ArticleIs repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation effective for mirror movements?
The term mirror movement refers to involuntary and unnecessary movements of the contralateral side during voluntary movements on one side of the symmetrical body part. The mechanism responsible for...
View ArticleIs resveratrol effective in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases?
Resveratrol, a natural phenolic compound, has been shown to prevent cardiovascular diseases and cancer and exhibit neuroprotective effects. Embryonic neural stem cells exist in the central nervous...
View ArticleBaicalin improves neurogenesis in the hippocampus of chronically stressed rats
According to a study reported in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 6, 2013), chronic stress models, established in adult Sprague-Dawley rats through a 14-day subcutaneous injection of 40...
View ArticleScalable preparation of porous silicon nanoparticles and their application...
Here, we present a cost-efficient method to prepare porous silicon nanoparticles in a scalable way. We found that after coated with carbon and wrapped with graphene oxide, the porous silicon...
View ArticleGoats' milk with antimicrobial lysozyme speeds recovery from diarrhea
Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food...
View ArticleNew clues to flu vaccine protection
A unique population of immune cells called T cells appears in the blood after seasonal influenza vaccination and may boost the body’s development of protective antibodies against the flu, a new study...
View ArticleHypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha: a new target for glioma treatment?
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α exerts a critical role in energy metabolism, angiogenesis, proliferation and invasion of tumor cells. But there are rare studies about hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in glioma...
View ArticleWhy can Erhuang capsule be used to treat multiple sclerosis?
Erhuang capsule is a typical formula based on traditional Chinese medicine theory of tonifying the kidney, resolving phlegm and activating blood, and it can relieve inflammation, attenuate...
View ArticleBlood-letting punctures at 12 Jing-Well points similar to mannitol for...
According to a study published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 6, 2013), researchers dynamically observed effects of blood-letting punctures at twelve Jing-Well points of the hand on...
View ArticleFlavonoids from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi treat cerebral...
Flavonoids from the stems and leaves of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi are neuroprotective agents in a naturally senile, D-galactose, aging in vivo model, as well as an in vitro model of...
View ArticlePunishment can enhance performance, Nottingham academics find
A study led by researchers from the University’s School of Psychology, published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience, has shown that punishment can act as a performance enhancer in a similar way to...
View ArticleKinetics-controlled growth of aligned mesocrystalline SnO2 nanorod arrays for...
A general method for facile kinetics-controlled solvothermal growth of aligned arrays of mesocrystalline SnO2 nanorods on arbitrary substrates is developed by employing a unique ternary solvent system....
View ArticleAtmosphere of distant exoplanet described by its spectrum
A young exoplanet, orbiting a star known as HR 8799, has water and carbon monoxide in its atmosphere -- but not methane -- researchers say. The findings suggest that a planet-forming mechanism, called...
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