A study recently conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) showed for the first time that artificially created stem cells can be used to treat Parkinson’s disease. In another research project conducted at the Imperial College in London, scientists ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have built a “coilgun” that works in reverse, stopping atom-sized and molecule-sized ‘bullets’ in mid-flight. Coilguns have been a standard feature in science fiction books and movies, and decades of military research ...

Many galaxies have super-massive black holes at their core, which expel powerful jets of particles at nearly the speed of light. Using the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s very long baseline array, scientists recently confirmed the leading theory, according to which ...

A research team led by Dr. Albert Pinhasov at the Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israel, has recently created a new animal model of depression. The team used mice whose behavior was more prone to be controlled by other mice ...

MIT researchers and colleagues have developed an elastic sticky tape inspired by the adhesion mechanism found in geckos’ toes. This adhesive is biocompatible and could replace surgical sutures and staples. Made from a biodegradable polymer and sugar-based glue, the adhesive ...

A recently developed nanoscale voltmeter created in 2007 by Professor Raoul Kopelman from the University of Michigan enables direct measurement of the electric field inside a cell. Kopelman’s voltmeter measures the amount of photons (light particles) in its surrounding, and ...

Professor Peter Schultz, an expert in extraterrestrial impacts from Brown University, has come to interesting conclusions that could upend the conventional wisdom about the size and type of meteorites that can strike Earth. His recent findings regarding the meteorite that ...

Researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston have found a three-drug therapy, which is successful in eliminating insulin-resistance and autoimmunity against insulin-producing cells in mice suffering from type 1 diabetes. The three-drug regimen, consisting of drugs ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently generated a mice model for autistic savants – a phenomenon in which an autistic person has an outstanding skill alongside his poor ability in social interactions. By using genetically engineered ...

In a new project currently under way at the Blum Center for Developing Economies in Berkeley University, scientists are trying to convert the standard cellular phone camera into a clinical-quality microscope, with 5-50X magnification abilities. According to the researchers, cell-phone ...