US scientists have grown miniature brains from human stem cells that, for the first time, have produced brain waves. The team […]
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Plans for human ‘body transplant’ met with scepticism
An Italian surgeon’s plan to perform the first ‘full body transplant’ on a human has been met with scepticism. Published […]
Continue readingCaffeine boosts long-term memory – experts respond
UK SMC: Scientists published in Nature Neuoscience today have concluded that caffeine enhances long-term memory by improving the process of memory […]
Continue readingLimiting brain damage in stroke victims – new research
Current therapies for stroke victims depend on rapid access to medical care. Within hours of a stroke, irreversible brain damage […]
Continue readingEast & Bays Courier: Scientist has stem cells on the brain
Sarah Moyes writes in the East & Bays Courier about neuroscientist Bronwen Connor, who is researching adult stem cells in […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Brainbox wins award for disease research
Beck Vass writes in the New Zealand Herald about Professor Richard Faull, who last night was announced as the Supreme […]
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