Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the loss of RGCs in diabetic retinopathy
Endoplasmic reticulum stress is closely involved in the early stage of diabetic retinopathy. According a study published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 33, 2013), endoplasmic...
View ArticleSimilar characteristics of brain DTI for healthy adult rhesus monkey and...
Diffusion-tensor imaging can be used to observe the microstructure of brain tissue. Fractional anisotropy reflects the integrity of white matter fibers. Fractional anisotropy of a young adult brain is...
View ArticleMannotriose promotes survival of hippocampal neurons
The main component of the Chinese herb Rehmannia, mannotriose, can improve learning and memory. Dr. Lina Zhang and colleagues from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China used 1 ×...
View ArticleGabapentin inhibits central sensitization during migraine
Gabapentin is a gamma-aminobutyric acid derivative, and was approved for the treatment of neuropathic pain by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2002.
View ArticleA single-domain antibody that specifically recognizes amyloid-beta 42 oligomers
Earlier amyloid-beta assemblies may be one of the most important causes of Alzheimer’s disease. Passive immunization of anti-amyloid-beta antibodies can reduce amyloid-beta burden and improved memory...
View ArticleIntraoperative monitoring of SSEPs is a new measure to avoid iatrogenic...
Currently intraoperative monitoring using somatosensory evoked potentials has been widely recognized to prevent iatrogenic spinal cord injury.
View ArticleAiry Beams: Light bends itself into Arc
In general, light propagates in a straight line. However, it does not have to always be that way. Recently, scientists realized a new type of light beams which can bend during propagation. The...
View ArticleInverse design: new route to design a practical invisibility cloak
Invisibility has become a scientific possibility with the emergence of metamaterials and transformation optics in the past few years. In 2013, a paper that was published in issue (12) of SCIENCE CHINA...
View ArticleNanoplasmonics: towards efficient light harvesting
Recently, the emergence of a design strategy called transformation optics has paved a completely new way for the control of light on all length scales, opening up the door to many unprecedented...
View ArticleCan forest keep pace with climate change?
A recent review paper showed that forest has not been keeping pace with the post-glacial climate change, offering insight into the current debate on distribution of forest in the warm future. This...
View ArticleTooth decay in ancient hunter-gatherers
Excavations in a cave in Morocco have revealed early evidence of tooth decay in a nut-harvesting hunter-gatherer society, according to a study. Dental caries afflicted humanity far earlier than the...
View ArticleCell-mediated immunity to the H7N9 influenza virus may vary by ethnicity
Due to genetic differences in a protein complex involved in cell-mediated immune responses, people may vary in their ability to mount a cell-mediated immune response against the H7N9 influenza virus...
View ArticleEnvironmental stimulation and neural plasticity
Environmental enrichment preserves and restores juvenile-like plasticity in the adult mouse brain and protects adult mice from stroke-induced impairments in plasticity, according to a study. Exposure...
View ArticleGenetic influence on family size
Although many factors influence the size of a family, a study finds that genetic influence on the number of an individual’s grandchildren correlated with genetic influence on the number of the...
View ArticleTemporal patterns of social interaction
People tend to communicate most with a small, intimate group of individuals in a distinct style that persists even as social networks change, a study finds. Jari Saramäki and colleagues combined...
View ArticleLarge-aperture planar lens antennas with gradient refractive index
Lens antennas have been widely used in a variety of areas. Recently, an accurate method has been proposed to design large-aperture three-dimensional gradient-index slab lens antennas. Compared to the...
View ArticleOverall prevalence of smoking has decreased globally, although number of...
Chicago – Since 1980, the global prevalence of daily tobacco smoking has declined by an estimated 25 percent for men and 42 percent for women, although because of population growth, the number of...
View ArticleStudy estimates tobacco control in U.S. has saved 8 million lives in last 50...
Chicago – Researchers estimate that tobacco control in the U.S. since 1964 has been associated with the avoidance of an estimated 8 million premature smoking-attributable deaths, with the...
View ArticleGet migraines? what doctors say may make a difference
The information doctors give to patients when prescribing migraine medication makes a big difference in how patients feel after treatment, a new study reports.
View ArticleTo curb China’s haze and air pollution, use water
A new idea to cut back on air pollution: spray water into the atmosphere from sprinklers atop tall buildings and towers, similar to watering a garden. This suggestion comes from Shaocai Yu of Zhejiang...
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