The Silence of Sickle Cell Disease
A new study sheds light on why those with sickle cell disease are prone to suffering from 'silent stroke'.... Read More...
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Simple Urine Test Could Measure How Much Our Body Has Aged
Researchers have developed a new urine test that could potentially measure how much our bodies have aged. The test measures a substance that indicates oxidative damage, which increases in urine as we age.... Read More...
Study Connects Chronic Cannabis Use to Oxygen Changes in Brain
According to UT Dallas researchers, chronic cannabis users extract more oxygen from brain blood flow and have higher cerebral blood flow than nonusers.... Read More...
Low Oxygen Reverses Mitochondrial Disease: Mouse Study
Researchers believe low oxygen therapy could prevent, and may even reverse, mitochondrial disorders in people.... Read More...
Using Light to Make Single Cells Self-Destruct
Researchers have developed a new optogenetics tool that can remove single cells from brain networks in living animals.... Read More...
Mice Can Smell Oxygen
Researchers report mice are able to detect oxygen levels of inhaled air by relying on two genes.... Read More...
Blast of Thin Air Can Reset Circadian Clock
Researchers report variations in surrounding oxygen levels can reset the circadian clock in mice.... Read More...
Growing Neurons Undergo Major Metabolic Shift
A new study reveals a metabolic route that appears to go awry in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.... Read More...
New Brainstem Model Reveals How the Brain Controls Breathing
Researchers have discovered how the brain controls our breathing in response to changing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood.... Read More...
Mismatch of Vascular and Neural Responses Suggests Limits of FMRI
According to a new study, during sensory stimulation, increases of blood flow are not precisely tuned to local neural activity, and this can have implications for fMRI neuroimaging.... Read More...
‘Couch Potatoes’ May Have Smaller Brains in Later Life
According to a new study, poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to lower brain volume in later life.... Read More...
Cotton Candy Machines May Hold Key for Making Artificial Organs
A new study reports a modified $40 cotton candy machine could hold the key to creating artificial organs and capillary networks.... Read More...