Self-folding Gripper for Capturing Single Cells: Wafer Fabricated for Cellular Analysis

Human body is composed of different biological cells. Each cell is unique. Research shows that a sample of biopsied tumor consists of various distinct cells. These cells differ in their rate of proliferation, responsiveness to drugs, potential metastasis and so on. Therefore, it is essential for researchers to understand the behavior of individual cells and then accordingly design therapy and treatments, for which seizing individual cell is very important.

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Aspirin an Antidote for Pancreatic Cancer: Anti-inflammatory Properties might Reduce the Risk

According to a research conducted by Yale Cancer Center and Yale School of Public Health, regular consumption of aspirin can almost cut half an individual’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Researchers found that individuals, who took low dose aspirin for years, had reduced chances of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. 

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Salamanders can Regrow Lost Body Part: Limb Regeneration

Salamanders have long been known for their ability to successfully regenerate lost body parts like limbs or tail which works just like as original. This novel ability of salamanders has fascinated researchers working in the area of regenerative medicine and have been engaged in understanding the exact regeneration process. Finally, researchers from University College London seem to have unfolded the regeneration process of salamanders.

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Oxytocin can Rejuvenate Muscle Regeneration: Beneficial Metabolic Effect

Until now, we knew Oxytocin as the hormone which is associated with sex, childbirth, maternal nurturing and other kinds of social bondings. But researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, now claim that Oxytocin has a bigger role to play and have found to be majorly contributing in repairing and maintaining healthy muscles in elderly mice. 

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Neuroprosthetic Devices on Deep Brain Simulation Technology: Implants to Restore Memories

A new initiative by the US military program focuses around treating defense personals from the after effects of being into war. In majority of cases, soldiers who come back from battle zones develop adjustment problems or psychiatric disorders to be more specific. For instance, combatants were diagnosed with “shell shock” during the era of WW I, “battle fatigue” during WW II and in Vietnam War, it was PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder. Backed up by President Obama’s brain initiative, DARPA has received a funding of $70 million from the US to…

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Cynicism is Directly Proportional to Dementia: Stop being Judgmental

The American Academy of Neurology recently brought about a health-related journal, where they postulated a direct relation between personality of an individual and dementia. The research carried an experiment, which demonstrated link between cynicism and dementia. During an eight-year period of the study, researchers examined nearly 1,450 individuals who were given tests for dementia and a questionnaire, with an aim of checking the respective level of cynicism. People having an average age of 71 were taken into account. The research was not limited to just one aspect but factors like high blood…

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Learning Process helps Survival of New Neurons: Using Brain at Optimal Levels

In an interesting study in the field of neuroscience, researchers have postulated that learning during the early ages of life helps in the survival of brain cells. Early learning also influence the functioning of brain cells after puberty claimed the same team. An experiment on rats demonstrated that brain cells that were exposed to learning survived with respect to the brain cells in animals that were not allowed to master a particular task. In addition, it was observed that the latter set of animals died quickly too.

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Internal Monitoring System Responsible for Neural Self-Regulation: The Most Complex Machinery

Parts of any machinery can be replaced, modified or tampered with only when the machine is in an off mode. It is nearly impossible to fiddle around with any operational part while it’s functioning. However, the same principle does not apply for our biological process, especially when we are talking about a nerve cell. This continuous rebuilding without affecting the overall operations has always been neuroscience’s biggest questions. Many theories have been put forward but none of them has ever reached any concrete census. Lately, Eve Marder, the Victor and…

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Stimulating Neurons can modify Human Learning: Curbing the Addictive Behaviors

Neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania have put forth a research as per which excitation of a set of dopamine-sodden neurons within the brain has substantial chances of altering the learning process. These neurons are present in substantia nigra, the grey matter in the midbrain. Stimulating this patch of the brain has resulted in altered learning by swaying people to reiterate physical actions leading to positive reinforcement producing immediate reward. For the experiment, eleven individuals who were going through deep brain stimulation (DBS) treatment for Parkinson’s disease were taken into…

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Right Enzymes Replicated the Semi-Synthetic DNA: Expanded-DNA Biology

Scientists always dig deeper into the functioning of nature in order for their better understandings. At times, these trials and errors have given rise to serendipity or accidental discoveries in science, amongst others, recent being how sliding saltwater over graphene generated electricity. While at other times, these experiments go beyond the natural order of workings even at the miniscule level.

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Predictive Power of Brain: Similar Activity Patterns are Exhibited amid Speakers and Listeners

At times, won’t we experience that while conversing with someone, the other person just say what were thinking or were about to spill out the same topic. And then we mutter, “what a coincidence” or as I say, “great minds thing alike” 🙂 well, this actually is not the case, neuroscientists have discovered new findings about the role of the brain during a communication. They say that people often predict what the speaker is about to say, because the brain activity of the listener is similar to the speaker. 

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Caffeine Consumption Averts Type 2 Diabetes: Nutritional Beverage

If you are coffee addict and cannot cut down on your daily caffeine intake, there is a good news for you. According to a latest study, moderately scaling up coffee consumption can avert the risk of type 2 diabetes. As per Dr Frank Hu and Dr Shilpa Bhupathiraju from the department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, who led the research team, showed that by increasing the daily coffee intake by just one and a half cups (360 ml, approximately) over a four year span proves beneficial in cutting…

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