Visualization of peripheral nerve regeneration
A variety of treatments for repairing the peripheral nerve injuries have been developed. Monitoring the peripheral nerve regeneration process in vivo without invasion, however, is less reported. This...
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China’s richest provinces have an outsized environmental impact on the country’s water-scarce regions, according to new research from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)...
View ArticleDental pulp stem cells promote the survival and regeneration of retinal cells...
Injury to the retina and optic nerve leads to irreversible loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and irreparable damage to their axons which ultimately leads to blindness. Providing a sustained source...
View ArticleElectrical stimulation of fastigial nucleus and cellular apoptosis in injured...
Electrical stimulation of fastigial nucleus and cellular apoptosis in injured region
View ArticleMitochondrial DNA and human disease
Many healthy individuals carry mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with age-related diseases, a study finds. In human cells, DNA located in energy-generating structures called mitochondria can...
View ArticleTonga provided 'interaction centers' for people in prehistoric Oceania
Stone tools imported during the last 1,000 years from far-away Fiji, Samoa, and the Society Islands reveal that the maritime empire of Tonga served as a hub through which prehistoric people exchanged...
View ArticleFlight style of large, extinct birds
Model results suggest that an extinct bird with a 6.4-meter wingspan was likely capable of highly efficient gliding flight, according to a study. Bird flight ability depends on a balance between the...
View ArticleBrain activity and experimental market bubbles
Activity in a brain region known as the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) tracked price bubbles and predicted future crashes in an experimental market, whereas activity in another brain region known as the...
View ArticlePrinted diode bridges gap between 'Internet of Things' and mobile networks
A technique for producing fully printable diodes may help connect smartphones with devices on the so-called Internet of Things, according to a study. The Internet-like network known as the Internet of...
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Mathematical modeling of the dynamics of poliovirus transmission during two 2010 polio outbreaks in Tajikistan and the Republic of Congo suggests that the contribution of children older than five...
View ArticleRat versus mouse models of focal cerebral ischemia for neural regeneration...
Rat versus mouse models of focal cerebral ischemia for neural regeneration studies
View ArticleDisappearance of unaffected motor cortex activation by rTMS in a cerebral...
Disappearance of unaffected motor cortex activation by rTMS in a cerebral infarct patient.
View ArticleOutcomes of cerebral motor cortex neurons after rTMS or tDCS
Outcomes of cerebral motor cortex neurons after rTMS or tDCS.
View Article3-N-butylphthalide improves neuronal morphology after chronic cerebral ischemia
3-N-butylphthalide improves neuronal morphology after chronic cerebral ischemia
View ArticleA VLSM study on motor cortex neuron injury and lower limb dysfunction in...
A VLSM study on motor cortex neuron injury and lower limb dysfunction in chronic stroke
View ArticleAncient hedgehog and tapir once inhabited British Columbia
The Earth has experienced many dramatic changes in climate since the dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago. One of the warmest periods was the early Eocene Epoch, 50 to 53 million years ago....
View ArticleVarenicline combined with nicotine patch improves smoking cessation rates
Combining the smoking cessation medication varenicline with nicotine replacement therapy was more effective than varenicline alone at achieving tobacco abstinence at 6 months, according to a study in...
View ArticleAntibiotics after gall bladder surgery do not appear to reduce risk of infection
Among patients who underwent gall bladder removal for acute calculous cholecystitis, lack of postoperative antibiotic treatment did not result in a greater incidence of infections, according to a...
View ArticleNeuroprotective effects of low concentration of lithium
Neuroprotective effects of low concentration of lithium.
View ArticleFiliform needle acupuncture versus antidepressant drugs for poststroke...
Filiform needle acupuncture versus antidepressant drugs for poststroke depression.
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