Posts Tagged ‘university of oregon research’
It has managed to identify 76 genes that influence one way or another in the regeneration of nerves after injury occurs. The discovery gives researchers a valuable set of biomedical genetic clues for the development of therapies to repair spinal cord injuries and other common types of damage to the nervous system, including the effects of a stroke.
The extensive research which has led to this success biologists has conducted at the University of California at San Diego, and has lasted two years. Yishi Jin and Andrew Chisholm from the University of California led the team, which also included researchers from the University of Oregon. Work began with the analysis of 654 genes suspected of being involved in the regulation of the growth of axons, long and slender extensions of neurons that transmit electrical impulses to other neurons. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Taylor, director of the Institute of Materials Science at the University of Oregon, has researched the phenomenon known in the circles appear in some fields, from the perspective of a scientist who seeks to unravel the trick of a conjurer.
As is well known, these circles, intricate patterns often covering large areas, are made anonymously. What some see as a stealth form of art, comparable in some ways to graffiti made in banned sites, but much more sophisticated, others see it as a supernatural phenomenon or a manifestation of a more advanced technology than that available in the Earth essentially makes landing or takeoff of flying saucers.
The truth is that these colorful circles become more complex as they progress through science and technology, Taylor highlights the interesting fact that this mixture of art and juggling is one of the shows that more are taking advantage of advances in physics, with the result that now circle patterns are generated most impressive and spectacular years ago, and yet manage to maintain their mystery about exactly how they are made, like a good trick for an expert illusionist is difficult to disentangle. Read the rest of this entry »
A war is a series of skirmishes momentary self-control. This is how a new study describes the process of achieving goals such as quitting smoking.
In previous studies, it was identified in the laboratory that the three regions of the brain that are involved in the process of disrupting habitual behavior or unwanted. It was also achieved in other studies to measure everyday skills like self-control and gauge the strength of the behaviors that help us succeed.
But until now, had not been possible to ascertain whether these processes and neural systems observed in the laboratory are the same we use in real life. Read the rest of this entry »