Effect of microenvironment modulation on stem cell therapy for spinal cord...
Effect of microenvironment modulation on stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury pain.
View ArticleAcrolein as a novel therapeutic target for motor and sensory deficits in...
Acrolein as a novel therapeutic target for motor and sensory deficits in spinal cord injury.
View ArticleA sliding cell technique for diffusion measurements in liquid metals
This work presents a new “sliding cell technique” to measure interdiffusion in liquid alloys, which combines the merits of the long capillary and shear cell techniques. Using the sliding cell...
View ArticleBinding media for the polychrome terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shihuang
What was the type of the binding media used in the terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shihuang？ In a recent study, this puzzled problem has been resolved.
View ArticleHow woodpecker avoids brain injury by energy conversion?
Woodpecker’s brain won’t be injured in successive peckings with high frequency, speed and acceleration. Using computed tomography, 3D-construction and computer numerical simulation techniques, Prof....
View ArticleKey adjustment enables parasite shape-shifting
Crafty parasites frequently undergo dramatic shape changes during their life cycles that enable them to adapt to different living conditions and thrive. But these transformations might not be as...
View ArticleEvolution of structural wing color in butterflies
Artificial selection in a species of butterfly reveals that reflected violet wing color can evolve rapidly and may be the result of structural changes in wing scales, according to a study. Butterfly...
View ArticleOxytocin and social functioning in children
Some children with social behavioral deficits display low levels of oxytocin in their blood and mutations in their oxytocin receptor gene, but impaired oxytocin function is not limited to children...
View ArticleLong-distance migration of North American birds
Long-distance bird migration likely evolved when North American species began flying further south for the winter, a study finds. To better understand geographic patterns of biodiversity, researchers...
View ArticleChemical testing in resource-limited settings
An inexpensive, handheld electrochemical detector can perform a diverse range of chemical analyses and transmit results to a cloud database through the headphone jack of nearly any cell phone on most...
View ArticleReevaluation of mice as models of human inflammatory disease
A reanalysis of the genomic changes that occur in mice and humans with inflammatory disease suggests that mice provide an accurate model of inflammation in humans, according to a study. A 2013 study...
View ArticlePathogen evolution and recent epidemics
Many bacterial epidemics and pandemics in human history might be due to environmental changes rather than the evolution of virulent organisms, a study suggests. Emerging diseases such as enteric fever...
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
In a study of mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treatment with the immunocytokine F8-IL4 targeted sites of arthritis wherein IL4 reduced inflammation, and co-treatment of the mice with...
View ArticleEnriching feeding tube nutrition with immune-modulating nutrients does not...
Among mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients, receipt of high-protein nutrition via a feeding tube enriched with immune-modulating nutrients (such as glutamine, omega-3 fatty...
View ArticleUsing long-detection interval for ICDs associated with reduction in...
Use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) programmed with long-detection intervals for ventricular arrhythmias was associated with an increase in the time to first hospitalization and...
View ArticlePyruvate oxidation is critical determinant of pancreatic islet number and...
Glucose is not only a major nutrient regulator of insulin secretion but also impacts on gene expression in β-cells. Using a mouse model of β-cell-specific knock-out of Pdha1 gene which encodes the α...
View ArticleTransplanting neural progenitors to build a neuronal relay across the injured...
Transplanting neural progenitors to build a neuronal relay across the injured spinal cord.
View ArticleRelay strategies combined with axon regeneration: a promising approach to...
Relay strategies combined with axon regeneration: a promising approach to restore spinal cord injury.
View ArticleHow can frontal EEG lateralization predict individuals’ emotional flexibility?
Frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry could be considered as an index of the capability of emotion regulation. EEG measures of different emotion stimuli make it possible to explore whether...
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