Depression stalls formation of new brain cells: Study
The small number of neurons created in the adult brain hippocampus may help prevent depression, a Columbia University…
Microplastics in blood bags may affect red blood cells
Plastic blood storage bags could be shedding microplastics into stored blood, and those particles may worsen the…
This “Zombie” Sea Creature Keeps Growing After Being Cut Apart
Detached sea cucumber tissue was found to survive and keep regenerating for years in ordinary seawater. The discovery…
Handbag made from T-rex skin may fetch $860,000 at auction
He said: “In this case, it’s derived from a cell culture, so it’s 100% skin. And at the…
The promising immunotherapy treatment giving blood cancer patients hope – if they can afford it
CAR-T treatment involves removing a patient’s immune cells, re-engineering them to attack the cancer, then returning them via…
Lab-grown meat and dairy: Futurist sees threats, opportunities for New Zealand farmers
“A really good example is a company called Helaina, but there’s a bunch of them who are making…
Scientists Discover ‘Molecular Cork’ Controlling Cell Growth
Cells continually decide when to grow, divide, or slow down their activity for proper functioning. A protein called…
Corrections launches review after prisoners escape cells in escort van
He confirmed a “full review” of the prisoners’ escape is due to be carried out. “This sort of…
Trump claims Diet Coke, Fanta ‘kills cancer cells’, says Dr Oz
Robert F. Kennedy jnr and Oz have been leading figures in the Make America Healthy Again movement, encouraging…
Specialist mental health team excluded from decisions on shared prison cells for mentally ill prisoners
Rob Fitzpatrick died at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility. Photo / Annaleise Shortland. The review investigated the circumstances…
Hawke’s Bay firm takes on New Zealand prison manufacturing, with a plan to cut out Aussies
Patton Engineering was started in 1952 by George Patton to provide general engineering services in Hawke’s Bay. The…
Hawke’s Bay firm takes on New Zealand prison manufacturing, with a plan to cut out Aussies
Patton Engineering was started in 1952 by George Patton to provide general engineering services in Hawke’s Bay. The…