This photo provided by researcher Katsuhiko Hayashi shows stem cell-derived mice, four weeks after their birth, in Osaka, Japan in September 2021. In a study published Wednesday, March 16, 2023, in the journal Nature, scientists led by Hayashi have created mice with two fathers for the first time by transforming male mouse stem cells into … Read more
Matteo Taliferro, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Before 2020, when my friends and acquaintances asked me what I study as a molecular biologist, their eyes inevitably glazed over as soon as I said “RNA”. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the power and promise of this molecule to the world at large, their … Read more
A group of scientists has come up with a solution in which healthy skin cells from an adult can be converted into heart cells using special proteins. Image for representation. | Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide claiming more than 17.9 million lives each year, second to the … Read more
Winston Morgan, University of East London AND Shazma Bashir, University of East London The recent deaths of over 300 children in Africa and Asia they pushed the World Health Organization (WHO) to do so advise on the use of “substandard and counterfeit” medical products. The organization has called for more efforts to protect children from … Read more
One possible sign that a person has a brain tumor is the presence of tumor-related extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the urine. image for Representation. | Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Scientists have used a new device to identify a key membrane protein in urine that indicates whether a patient has a brain tumor. According to their … Read more
Young adults who are feeling down or depressed are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have poor heart health, according to a new study. | Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Young adults who are feeling down or depressed are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have poor heart health, according to a … Read more
A man – let’s call him “Paul” for the sake of this exercise – has a heart attack and his brain is starved of oxygen. After several resuscitations and a week in a coma, he finally opens his eyes. However, it doesn’t always seem to be present. Doctors say he is still unconscious, in an … Read more
Researchers have created new molecules that can be sprayed into the nose to prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from entering the lungs and causing infection. | Photo credit: Reuters Researchers have created new molecules that can be sprayed into the nose to prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from entering the lungs and causing infection. The COVID-19 virus … Read more
Researchers from IIT Jodhpur, AIIMS Jodhpur and DART Bengaluru are working on the treatment of the rare genetic disease ‘Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy’. | Photo credit: PTI Researchers in India are working on developing an affordable treatment for a rare and incurable genetic disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy with over 5 lakh cases in the country. … Read more
Scientists compared measurements of brain cell activity in an animal performing a working memory task with the output of various computer models representing two theories of the underlying mechanism for keeping information in mind. Image for representation. | Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Scientists have uncovered details about how working memory works, shedding light on how … Read more
