They were barking up the wrong store. IKEA shoppers were forced to put together something other than furniture when two men dressed as dogs appeared to be “walked” by a third man in the store, according to a Twitter video posted Sunday. The video, shot by a man named Alan Watson, showed the trio at … Read more
It was an actual s – – t show. Singer Sheryl Crow opened up on the podcast “Fly on the Wall” Wednesday about the rather stinky time that someone managed to throw human feces at her while she played Woodstock ’99. The topic of the surprise attack came up after the show’s hosts — SNL … Read more
Move over Stuart Little — there may be a new anthropomorphic pest in town. For the first time ever, scientists have managed to successfully transplant human brain tissue into the brains of newborn rats, which reportedly changed the rodents’ behavior. An article detailing the Frankenstein-esque study was published Wednesday in the journal “Nature.” “We found … Read more
Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections. It’s part of an effort to better study human brain development and diseases affecting this most complex of organs, which makes us who we are but has long been shrouded in mystery. “Many disorders such as … Read more
Summary: Greater impairment of the prefrontal cortex-habenula pathway was correlated with earlier age of first drug use. Source: Mount Sinai Hospital White matter in the brain that was previously implicated in animal studies has now been suggested to be specifically impaired in the brains of people with addiction to cocaine or heroin, according to a … Read more
A biotech firm wants to create human embryos from stem cells for the purpose of harvesting tissues to use in transplants after demonstrating success with mouse embryos that were kept alive in a mechanical womb for days until they developed beating hearts and flowing blood. The Israel-based firm, Renewal Bio, has a mission to ‘make … Read more
A illustration of a herpes simplex virus. Illustration: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Scientists may be able to turn a long-time germ foe into a cancer-fighting ally, new research this week suggests. In preliminary data from a Phase I trial, a genetically modified version of the herpes virus has shown promise in treating difficult-to-eradicate tumors, with one patient … Read more