Researchers have found specific nerve cells responsible for itchiness, a discovery that could lead to better treatments for skin conditions.
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Researchers have found specific nerve cells responsible for itchiness, a discovery that could lead to better treatments for skin conditions.
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A newly created set of light-sensitive proteins grants scientists unprecedented control over the brain’s biochemistry, potentially shedding light on addiction and other complex neural processes. To demonstrate the potential of this novel molecular toolbox, researchers from Stanford University engineered mice to carry light-sensitive proteins in the brain’s reward center, which responds to drugs of abuse. Using pulses of light delivered directly to the brain, researchers were able to induce a druglike state, ultimately conditioning the mice to behave like drug-addicted animals.
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Nanobioscience’s AdminPatch sounds like a pretty amazing way to deliver drugs into the body: it’s got a metal surface covered in millions of tiny microneedles that puncture the skin. You may instantly think “Ouch!” but since these are so small and pierce the skin shallow enough to avoid pain receptors, the system is apparently painless.
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Obese people may have a diminished ability to experience the pleasure of eating, prompting them to overindulge to boost their satisfaction, according to a study released on Thursday.
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It’s a hard concept to grasp that a virus can infect a cell and actually do a good thing by killing the cell. This is what happens when a Senecavirus hits a cancer cell. What’s more the Senecavirus kills the cancer cell without hurting any healthy cells around it.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists said on Monday they have moved closer to creating “artificial noses,” after finding a way to mass-produce smell receptors in a laboratory.
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Why would some one pay $1000 to get the most menacing jolt of his/her life? Forget paying for it, I wouldn’t sit on it even if I am offered the same or more amount! However there are some folks who seek such hair rising experiences.
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