Credit: SechatAccording to Greek mythology, the titan Prometheus faced Zeus's wrath for bestowing fire upon humanity. Chained and tormented by an eagle devouring his liver daily, the myth raises questions about the liver's regenerative abilities. Delving into reality, this article examines the liver, its susceptibility to alcohol, and its capacity for self-repair.The Liver: Vital...
A new study has pinpointed the genes that shape our skeletons. Credit: The University of Texas at AustinResearchers from The University of Texas at Austin and New York Genome Center have harnessed AI (artificial intelligence) to analyze an extensive collection of X-ray images and genetic sequences, identifying genes responsible for shaping various aspects of...
Tight junctions between cells may play a critical role in gastrulation in human embryos. As a human embryo develops, a group of molecules guides cell multiplication and specialization, positioning them within the embryo. During gastrulation, these molecules guide embryonic stem cells to form three distinct layers, which later develop into various body parts.Firstly, researchers...
The American Association for Anatomy (AAA) strongly opposes the buying and selling of body parts from Harvard Medical School's body donation program. We think it's wrong to treat human body donors like products to make money. We feel for the families who have been affected by this situation.Everyone deserves respect and dignity, even after...
Wake forest medical centerBrain electrodes developed to mimic the hippocampus appear to increase the encoding of memories-- and are two times as effective in people with bad memory.A singular form of brain stimulation seems to boost people's capability to remember new details-- by imitating how our brains create memories.Memory prosthesisThe "memory prosthesis," which includes...
Three-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit: NCI Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of HealthScientists have determined a protein that, when present in significant quantities in breast cancer tumors, is a signal of whether DNA-damaging...
Credit: News Medical.In one of the first studies of its kind, Australian researchers have researched the health and economic status of a collection of migrant settlers to colonial South Australia from an evaluation of skeletal remains at the Anglican Parish of St Mary's in Adelaide.The brand-new study, released in reputed international publication PLOS ONE...
Several sclerosis patients commonly suffer extra serious illness signs after consuming milk products. Researchers at the Colleges of Bonn as well as Erlangen-Nuremberg have actually currently located a feasible cause for this.According to the study, a protein in cow's milk can trigger swelling that targets the "protecting layer" around the afferent neurons. The research...
The level to which the brain's wiring aligns with its activity patterns can differ with sex and age and could be hereditary, proposes research published by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study finds that this alignment might additionally have ramifications on cognition.The results released July 12 in Nature Communications assist shed light on one...
Brand-new recommendations will assist offer more reliable, reproducible results for MRI-based measurements of cartilage material degeneration in the knee, helping to reduce disease and stop progression to permanent osteoarthritis, according to a special report released in the journal Radiology.Osteoarthritis is the most known type of arthritis, with a prevalence greater than 33% in humans...
