Bad Memories can be Erased without Drugs, Scientists Reveal
Scientists have discovered that bad memories can potentially be altered or weakened without drugs through a process called memory reconsolidation. When a memory is...
Cells Defend Themselves with Protein Bodyguards
Cellular Defense: Protein Bodyguards Against Invaders Scientists have uncovered a fascinating mechanism by which cells protect themselves from invading viruses, bacteria, and harmful chemicals. This...
Scientists Make Oxygen Out of Moon Rock
If humans establish a lunar base, one of the most critical challenges will be ensuring a sustainable oxygen supply. Transporting oxygen from Earth is prohibitively...
Alzheimer’s Symptoms Reversed: Blood Stem Cell Growth Factor Reverses Memory Decline In Mice
Blood Stem Cell Booster Shows Promise in Battling Alzheimer’s In a groundbreaking development, researchers have found that a common growth factor used in cancer...
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Defeat a Treatment-Resistant Type of Cancer
Recent discoveries in cancer research have revealed that anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly used to treat conditions like arthritis, may hold the key to combating a particularly...
Dali Lama: Focused Attention Meditation Yields Sustained Gamma-Synchrony
In the fall of 2005, I, the Dalai Lama, had the honor of delivering the inaugural Dialogues between Neuroscience and Society lecture at the Annual...
From Where Does Consciousness Come?
Consciousness emerges as a complex phenomenon within the human mind, yet the specific details regarding the timing, location, and dynamics of neural events facilitating conscious...
Specific Variants of Longevity Gene Common for People Living to 100 Years and Beyond
FOXO3: The Longevity Gene That Helps Humans Live to 100 and Beyond Recent research has solidified the role of the FOXO3 gene as a...
‘Heavy Water’ Might Help Us Live Longer
Mikhail Shchepinov is currently the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Retrotope, a biotechnology company based in Los Altos, California. He completed his postdoctoral...
Biologists on the Verge of Creating New Form of Life
Since we know life comes from other life, how could the first life have formed? Historically, large groups of humans have solved this puzzle by...