IN BRIEF Experts have published a “manifesto” on how to improve science research in four areas: methods, reporting and dissemination, reproducibility, and evaluation and incentives. With research showing that many published scientific papers fail to move science forward, this manifesto provides a much-needed blueprint for progress in science research. FLAWS IN THE SYSTEM Published today...
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AT&T Shows Future of VR/AR at Developer Summit
AT&T Shows Future of VR/AR at Developer Summit AT&T has come a long way since Alexander Graham Bell. Over a century after the invention of the telephone in 1879, the telecom giant has constantly pushed the evolution of communication and media forward. The 2014 acquisition of DIRECTV was a recent big move, and the company...
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Nobel Prize Winner Claims to Have Found the Key to Slowing Aging
IN BRIEF Science is making strides in trying to truly understand aging and any real ways in which we can slow its march or perhaps even stop it altogether. One scientist says that the key to slowing down aging is in lengthening the ends of your DNA, telomeres, by certain behavioral changes. THE QUEST TO...
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Scientists reprogram embryonic stem cells to expand their potential cell fates
miR-34a-deficient embryonic stem cell culture is enriched with cells with expanded developmental potential as shown by their strong MuERV-L induction (red). These cells are distinct from the classic embryonic stem cells shown by the Oct4 staining (green). MuERV-L are the family of murine endogenous retroviruses activated in the very early embryo. Researchers from the University...
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Neurons modulate the growth of blood vessels
Severely hyperbranched vascular network surrounding the spinal cord (red dotted box) of zebrafish embryo – blood vessels in white. A team of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) shake at the foundations of a dogma of cell biology. By detailed series of experiments, they proved that blood vessel growth is modulated by neurons and...
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‘Collateral’ lethality may offer new therapeutic approach for cancers of the pancreas, stomach and colon
Cancer cells often delete genes that normally suppress tumor formation. These deletions also may extend to neighboring genes, an event known as “collateral lethality,” which may create new options for development of therapies for several cancers. Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that during early cancer development when a...
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13 Outstanding Benefits of Orange Essential Oil
In a hurry? Click here to read the Article Summary… There are few things better than the aroma of someone peeling an orange. That zesty, fresh, tangy scent makes your mouth water and sharpens your senses. Such is the power of aromatherapy! Orange is well known for its mood lifting, immune stimulating, antibacterial, and cleansing properties....
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This Genetic Discovery Could Change the Way We Treat Mental Illness
IN BRIEF An international team of scientists studied the genes of 35,000 people – measuring the brain function of these participants through tests of learning, memory, and other cognitive function components. They were able to discover new genetic variations related to cognitive ability which provide new clues into how the brain works at the molecular...
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Parkinson’s could be treated with shark compound, study suggests
Squalamine, a chemical compound found in dogfish sharks, has the potential to reduce the formation of toxic proteins related to the development of Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests. Researchers suggest that the dogfish shark compound squalamine could help to treat Parkinson’s. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study reveals that squalamine...
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The End of Scars: Scientists Discovered How to Regenerate Human Skin
IN BRIEF A team of scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found a way to get skin to regenerate using fat cells. According to the researchers, the secret is to regenerate hair follicles first – the fat will regenerate in response to the signals from those follicles AS IF...