Parkinson's is a horrible degenerative disorder of the central nervous system which is sadly incurable. But now a team of scientists from Johns Hopkins has been able to grow the brain cells which are usually destroyed by the disease from skin stem cells—and they're confident it will help them develop new treatments. Read More >>
It's always funny—if a little gross—when you see a friend launch a spot of spittle across the room as they chat on the phone. But new research suggests that frequent mobile users actually slobber more, making those discharges all the more common. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"They need to do an article on slobber production during sleep. I probably produce at least pint of saliva each night, which I then proceed to roll int..." More »
Sunburn is painful, dangerous and embarrassing. But despite knowing it's the body's protective immune response to high levels of ultraviolet radiation, scientists weren't exactly sure what the biological process behind it was. Turns out that it's your RNA screaming out in pain — a finding which could help sunburn and other skin ailments for good. Read More >>
New reports regarding Sony's next PlayStation claim the complex Cell processor series that powered the PS3 could be for the chop, with Sony believed to be looking to simplify its next-gen machine to appease developers. Read More >>
Featured comment by scaramoosh:
"ahahha no.
The problem you have is you need to store lots in the memory at one time and there is a lack of memory to do so. It's all very well and ..." More »
A group of crazy and wonderful scientists have organised the World Cell Race. 50 lab teams from all over the world sent their microscopic pilots to race against each other. The winner: a bone marrow stem cell line from Singapore. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"Did they test those cells for drugs afterwards? Also was there a British entrant, how did it do and can we clone it in sufficient quantity by next yea..." More »
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