Study: Genomic collision may explain why many kidney transplants fail — (Details)
A genomic collision could explain why many kidney transplants fail, even when donors and recipients are thought to be well-matched, according to a...
Study: How cancer drug inhibits DNA repair in cancer cells — (Details)
According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use possesses a superpower of sorts: It is...
Study: Age also seems to be a factor, with younger guts more bacterially diverse...
The human gut microbiome is a complex microbial ecosystem that plays an important role in our health. For example, these microbes -- bacteria,...
Study: Engineers develop new AI technology that amplifies correct speaker from a group; breakthrough...
Our brains have a remarkable knack for picking out individual voices in a noisy environment, like a crowded coffee shop or a busy...
Study: Blood flow command center discovered in the brain — (Details)
A team of scientists from Australia, France, New Zealand and the UK has discovered a group of brain cells that function as a...
Study: Characterizing the relay station in the brain that controls our movements — ...
The relay station of the brain, the substantia nigra, consists of different types of nerve cells and is responsible for controlling the execution...
Study: Researchers are developing a novel human nerve cell model — (Details)
Nerve cells derived from human stem cells often serve as the basis for research into brain diseases. However, these cells differ considerably in...
Study: Habitual coffee drinkers really do wake up and smell the coffee — ...
Regular coffee drinkers can sniff out even tiny amounts of coffee and are faster at recognising the aroma, compared to non-coffee drinkers, new...
Study: Functional connectomics of affective and psychotic pathology — (Details)
Researchers from McLean Hospital and Yale University have published findings of their study of large-scale systems in the brain, findings that could improve...
Study: Brain region that watches for walls identified — (Details)
To move through the world, you need a sense of your surroundings, especially of the constraints that restrict your movement: the walls, ceiling...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
