Scientists have developed the largest and most detailed computational models of rat hippocampal and somatosensory cortex regions to date. They have released these models and the tools for their use to the public.
Read more …Empowering neuroscience: Large open brain models released
Scientists have long been trying to tease apart hepatitis A virus, to understand its inner workings and how it functions in the human body. Infectious disease researchers have discovered that a little-known protein, PDGFA-associated protein 1 (PDAP1), is used as a pawn by hepatitis A virus to replicate and infect cells in the liver.
Read more …Scientists implicate a novel cellular protein in hepatitis A infection
The deaths of four tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of fake or bootleg alcohol in some South East Asian countries...