Jupiter migration in the early Solar System
Jupiter’s orbital migration in its early history may explain why the structure of the Solar System differs from most extrasolar systems, according to a study. The Solar System, with low-mass inner...
View ArticleLand management and wetlands carbon footprint
The net climate impact of wetlands might depend on whether the areas are natural or managed, according to a study. In the context of climate change, wetlands represent unique ecosystems that both...
View ArticleIndigenous fixed nitrogen in martian deposits
A study reports the presence of indigenous fixed nitrogen in martian rocks and sediments. Jennifer Stern and colleagues report that the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover has detected the...
View ArticleCarbon monoxide as potential energy source on Mars
Atmospheric carbon monoxide could potentially sustain microbial communities on Mars, a study suggests. Although the search for past or current life on Mars has focused primarily on finding liquid...
View ArticleLarge mammals hunted by prehistoric humans
Advanced carbon dating techniques have revealed that a prehistoric kill and butchering site attributed to the Clovis People was active approximately 300 years prior to their appearance in North...
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Mutation of a peptide pheromone gene, called M-factor, in the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and subsequent matching of the mutated strains with strains containing mutated pheromone receptor...
View ArticleChild with autism improves with antibiotic; prompts new investigations into...
John Rodakis, the parent of a child with autism was not looking to launch an international investigation into the microbiome (the collection of microorganisms that live on and in us) and autism, but,...
View ArticleCutaneous nerve injury after foot and ankle surgery: 6-month sensory nerve...
Wen-tao Zhang, Shenzhen Hospital of Peking University, China and his colleagues recently found that the recovery of sensory function in patients with various cutaneous nerve injuries after foot and...
View Article78% of nerve biopsy findings support clinical diagnosis of multiple...
Multiple mononeuropathy (MM) is an unusual form of peripheral neuropathy involving two or more nerve trunks. It is a syndrome with many different causes. Previous literature regarding multiple...
View ArticleGreen tea polyphenols-pretreated nerve allografts for repair of peripheral...
Sheng-hu Zhou, Lanzhou General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Area Command of Chinese PLA, China and his colleagues recently found that sciatic nerve allograft pretreated with 1 mg/mL green tea...
View ArticleBiological conduit small gap sleeve bridging for peripheral nerve injury
It has shown that the clinical effects of 2-mm small gap sleeve bridging of the biological conduit to repair peripheral nerve injury are better than in the traditional epineurium suture, so it is...
View ArticleSpecial issue: harnessing the immune system for therapy
This special issue of Science Translational Medicine captures the latest advances in immunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the immune system to treat human disease. A collection of three...
View ArticleDeath of spinal projecting neurons of the brain following spinal cord injury
New perspective article on the death of spinal projecting neurons of the brain following spinal cord injury
View ArticleMultiple facets of poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase-1 in neurological diseases
The highly conserved abundant nuclear protein poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is activated by DNA damage. PARP-1 activation is associated in DNA repair, cell death and inflammation.
View ArticleA UC3M patent can multiply mobile devices’ uploading speed by tenfold
A patent held by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) makes a jacket able to increase by tenfold the speed at which mobile devices can upload content. This is the MIMO HUB patent, which enables its...
View ArticleEbola virus not mutating as fast as feared
A new study suggests that the virus responsible for the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa is not mutating as quickly as earlier reports had suggested. This helps alleviate fears since a faster...
View ArticleEvaluating child abuse through generations
Amid debate about whether parents abused as youths are more likely to abuse their own children, a new study incorporating the perspectives of multiple generations reveals that part of what people...
View ArticleIce shelves thinning at Antarctica’s edges
After analyzing 18 years of satellite data, researchers suggest that the ice shelves around Antarctica have been thinning at accelerated rates for the past two decades, especially near the western...
View ArticleMutation underlying severe flu identified
This study of a young French girl and her parents suggests that a recessive mutation that results in the loss of antiviral proteins known as interferons may be responsible for the rare but severe...
View ArticleDelaying Alzheimer’s disease progression by improved acetylcholinesterase...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents a world-wide socio-economic burden with no cure and only limited treatment success. Despite tremendous research, the first line treatment are only the FDA-approved...
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