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Hair regeneration method is first to induce new human hair growth
The source of new hair: For the first time, researchers have been able to take human dermal papilla cells (those inside the base of...
Blocking enzymes in hair follicles promotes hair growth
Within 3 weeks, mice that received topical ruxolitinib or tofacitinib had regrown nearly all their hair (right photo; drug was applied only to the...
‘How to’ guide for producing hair follicles
Two types of progenitor cells from dissociated skin -- epidermal (green) and dermal (red) -- undergo a series of morphological transitions to form reconstituted...
First data transmission through terahertz multiplexer: 100 times faster than today’s...
Multiplexing, the ability to send multiple signals through a single channel, is a fundamental feature of any voice or data communication system. An international...
Stark increase in opioid-related admissions, deaths in nation’s ICUs
Analyzing data from the period between January 1, 2009 and September 31, 2015, the researchers documented a 34 percent increase in overdose-related ICU admissions.
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European flood risk could double by 2050
Flood of Genova, November 2011.
Credit: © fotonazario / Fotolia
Losses from extreme floods in Europe could more than double by 2050, because of climate change...
Climate change shifts timing of European floods
Flooding in August 2005 in Kappl-Nederle (Paznaun Valley, Tyrol).
Credit: TU Wien/ASI/Land Tirol/BH Landeck
A study conducted by TU Wien and 30 European partners shows that...
Cage the fly: Walk-in field cages to assess mating compatibility in...
Female fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus, over an artificial lek.
Credit: M. Laura Juterez et al.; CC-BY 4.0
Fruit flies mating compatibility studies have been examined by...
Fruit fly mutation foretells 40 million years of evolution
Professor of Biological Science David Houle's new study examines the links between mutation and evolution.
Credit: Bill Lax/FSU Photography Services
Small, seemingly insignificant mutations in fruit...
Researchers ID cancer gene-drug combinations ripe for precision medicine
This image represents synthetic lethal wiring of a cancer cell, with previously known interactions in red and newly discovered interactions in gray.
Credit: UC San...
Gene editing technique helps find cancer’s weak spots
Network of synthetic-lethal interactions connecting commonly mutated genes to potential drug targets.
Credit: UC San Diego Health
Genetic mutations that cause cancer also weaken cancer cells,...
