When bees get a taste for dead things
A little-known species of tropical bee has evolved an extra tooth for biting flesh and a gut that more closely ...
Month: November 2021
Latte lovers rejoice! Study reveals drinking coffee could lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Good news for those of us who can’t face the day without their morning flat white: a long-term study has revealed drinking higher amounts ...
New method gives rapid, objective insight into how cells are changed by disease
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 23, 2021) – A new “image analysis pipeline” is giving scientists rapid new insight into how disease or ...
New documentation of dramatic climate changes at the end of the last ice age sheds light on the transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer to settlement and farming societies
Using plant remains researchers reconstruct Land of Israel climate at the end of the last ice ageCredit: Sasha Flit/Tel Aviv ...
Soft food diet increases risks for captive animals released in wild
Serving up too much soft food to animals rescued into captivity might reduce their survival chances when released back into ...
Deep learning reveals how proteins interact
Scientist are now combining recent advances in evolutionary analysis and deep learning to build three-dimensional models of how most proteins ...
How T Cells recognise infection or disease
Monash University researchers have expanded their knowledge of how T cells might recognise infections or disease, providing key insight into ...
Biased beta-agonists may provide better control of asthma and other obstructive lung diseases, drug discovery study shows
TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2021) – Beta-agonists (β-agonists) are the only drugs that directly open narrowed airways and make it ...
Inadequate sleep is bad for preteens’ brains
We all know that if we don’t get enough sleep or don’t sleep well, we won’t be on top of ...
Emotional intelligence proves significant to remote leadership in a crisis
From employee morale to virtual fatigue and people not using their cameras, managers navigated a wide variety of issues when ...
Physical activity may improve Alzheimer’s disease outcomes by lowering brain inflammation
No one will disagree that an active lifestyle is good for you, but it remains unclear how physical activity improves ...
How to eat a poison butterfly
Scientists now understand how certain animals can feed on picturesque, orange monarch butterflies, which are filled from head to abdomen ...
What it takes to eat a poisonous butterfly
Monarch butterflies and their close relatives thrive on poisonous milkweed, thanks to genetic mutations that block the effects of the ...
SUTD researchers made ultra-sensitive cancer detector from 2D materials
Cells can produce unique electrical signals. These signals can be linked to various cancers, such as the breast, lung, liver, ...
Feast or forage: Study finds circuit that helps a brain decide
MIT neuroscientists have discovered the elegant architecture of a fundamental decision-making brain circuit that allows a C. elegans worm to ...
DNA replication under the microscope
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has enabled researchers to study how the DNA replication machinery assembles at sites where DNA is ...
Tracing mechanisms of large exon splicing during vertebrate evolution
In vertebrates, large exons often skip splicing events and are evolutionarily conserved. Scientists from Nagoya University, Japan, led by Associate ...
A stealthy way to combat tumors
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Under the right circumstances, the body’s T cells can detect and destroy cancer cells. However, in most ...
Reading the mind of a worm
LA JOLLA—(November 19, 2021) It sounds like a party trick: scientists can now look at the brain activity of a ...
Cystic fibrosis faithfully modeled in a human Lung Airway Chip
Cystic fibrosis faithfully modeled in a human Lung Airway ChipCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Cystic fibrosis faithfully modeled in ...
