Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California have identified the safeguards preventing neural stem cells from dividing indefinitely, ensuring that a pool of such cells remain available to the brain throughout each person’s entire life. ...

Researchers at The Universities of Warwick and Leicester developed an improved artificial nose using a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus in the natural nose allowing them to pick out a more diverse range of smells. ...