Suppression of transcytosis (vesicle traffic across cells), shown here as a red glow, seals off the blood-retinal barrier in mice...
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Scientists turn spinach leaf into working heart tissue
Researchers have managed to turn a spinach leaf into working heart tissue and are on the way to solving the...
March 29, 2017March 29, 2017
Dogs detect breast cancer from bandage: researchers
Dogs can sniff out cancer from a piece of cloth which had touched the breast of a woman with a...
March 29, 2017March 29, 2017
These High-Tech Glasses Will Give You Superhuman Vision
IN BRIEF Researchers have designed filters that allow the human eye to distinguish between color hues that are ordinarily too...
March 29, 2017March 29, 2017
Selective stalling of human translation through small-molecule engagement of the ribosome nascent chain
Abstract Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) plays a key role in regulating the levels of plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol...
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The anti-ageing compound: Scientists create a chemical that can restore hair and give youthful energy
Dutch researchers tested the effects of the new peptide compound on mice They found it reversed loss off fur caused...
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Millions of back pain sufferers are being prescribed a drug that does nothing to ease their suffering, new research reveals
In a study of more than 200 patients, pregabalin performed no better than a dummy pill at relieving their agony...
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DNA-repairing drug could fight aging and radiation damage
An anti-aging compound could soon turn into a new drug that restores the body’s ability to repair DNA to its...
March 29, 2017March 29, 2017
Major breakthrough in the manufacture of red blood cells
Researchers have generated the first immortalised cell lines which allow more efficient manufacture of red blood cells. The team, from...
March 29, 2017March 29, 2017
Possible new view of diabetes
The islet on the left shows the disrupted and depleted beta cells of T1D. It’s hard to change entrenched ideas...