Patients with a unique cellular disorder are helping researchers understand a series of health complications better. For the first time, researchers led by Newcastle University, UK have identified a group of patients with neurological disease who lack a critical cell process called autophagy. The work is published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. […]
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Breakthrough in understanding how human eyes process 3-D motion
Scientists at the University of York have revealed that there are two separate ‘pathways’ for seeing 3-D motion in the human brain, which allow people to perform a wide range of tasks such as catching a ball or avoiding moving objects. The new insight could help further understanding into how to alleviate the effects of […]
Engineers develop process to 3-D print cells to produce human tissue such as ligaments and tendons
With today’s technology, we can 3-D-print sculptures, mechanical parts, prosthetics, even guns and food. But a team of University of Utah biomedical engineers have developed a method to 3-D-print cells to produce human tissue such as ligaments and tendons, a process that will greatly improve a patient’s recovery.A person with a badly damaged ligament, tendon, […]
Visual perceptual skills are updated by process similar to memory reconsolidation, study finds
A new study shows that updating visual perceptual skills—which humans rely on to recognize what they see, including potential threats, and ignore unimportant background—is an active process with many similarities to the way they stabilize memories. Published in Nature Human Behavior, the study led by Brown University researchers tested whether memory reconsolidation, observed in animals, […]