News tagged with hair development

Researchers identify protein needed to develop auditory neurons

Loss of spiral ganglion neurons or hair cells in the inner ear is the leading cause of congenital and acquired hearing impairment. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine and the National ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From nerve roots to plant roots -- research on hereditary spastic paraplegia yields surprises

Sprouting. Branching. Pruning. Neuroscientists have borrowed heavily from botanists to describe the way that neurons grow, but analogies between the growth of neurons and plants may be more than superficial. A new study from ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rare sheep could be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world, study

The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says "baa."

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0