A strategy to transmit signals to retinal nerve cells may show promise as a step toward alternative retinal prosthesis design.
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A strategy to transmit signals to retinal nerve cells may show promise as a step toward alternative retinal prosthesis design.
Researchers use UV light to stimulate protein production in nano-sized delivery capsules in mice.
Alterations in the commensal gut flora of expecting women may be linked to characteristic weight gain and decreases in insulin sensitivity during pregnancy.
Researchers track tumors as they develop, providing more support for the idea that cells with stem-cell-like properties underlie cancer growth and recurrence.
Random chance, plus small differences in uterine environments, give rise to divergent epigenetic patterns in identical twins.
Researchers identify a gene variant that reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers survey global incidence of 56 zoonotic diseases to identify the hardest hit countries.
Scientists find that declining DNA methylation in mouse neurons may cause age-related memory deficits.
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