Year: 2024

Evanston, IL – The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 ...

Despite dwindling resources, many older adult Israelis exhibited impressive resilience during the initial period of the Israel-Hamas war, Bar-Ilan University study finds

Exposure to traumatic events can result in acute stress symptoms that can last for a few weeks and can also ...

A new type of cooling for quantum simulators

Quantum experiments always have to deal with the same problem, regardless of whether they involve quantum computers, quantum teleportation or ...

People with depression see no immediate change from common GP assessment, study shows

A commonly used questionnaire adopted by GPs to monitor the treatment of depression does not provide any immediate benefits to ...

New image of the center of our Milky Way: Spiral magnetic fields surround black hole Sagittarius A*

FRANKFURT. In 2022, scientists of the EHT unveiled the first image of Sgr A* – which is approximately 27,000 light-years ...

Highest power efficiency achieved in flexible solar cells using new fabrication technique

Flexible solar cells have many potential applications in aerospace and flexible electronics, but low energy conversion efficiency has limited their ...

New technique for predicting protein dynamics may prove big breakthrough for drug discovery

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Understanding the structure of proteins is critical for demystifying their functions and developing drugs that target them. To that ...

Looking to the past to prevent future extinction

During the Late Pleistocene, California — at least at its lower elevations — was teeming with vegetation. While much of ...

Scientists discover how caterpillars can stop their bleeding in seconds

Blood is a remarkable material: it must remain fluid inside blood vessels, yet clot as quickly as possible outside them, ...

Scientists warn: The grey seal hunt is too large

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the ...

What Bronze Age teeth say about the evolution of the human diet

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford Univeristy Press, uncovers well-preserved microbiomes from two 4,000 year old ...

Scientists extract genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth to illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish ...

World’s first demonstration that forests trap airborne microplastics

A research group led by Japan Women’s University finds that airborne microplastics adsorb to the epicuticular wax on the surface ...

How will you age? World-leading Dunedin Study launches next phase

The world-leading Dunedin Study is set to launch its age 52 assessments, delving into an understudied but important period of ...

ARPA-H awards Columbia researchers nearly $39M to develop a living knee replacement

A team of researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and Columbia Engineering has been awarded up to a $38.95 million contract from ...

More than meets the eye: Researchers uncover the microbial secrets of dry eye

Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients with healthy eyes differs ...

Researchers show that introduced tardigrade proteins can slow metabolism in human cells

University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into how tardigrades survive extreme conditions and shown that proteins from the ...

A new São Paulo School of Advanced Science at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials is receiving applications

Registrations are open for the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on 4th Generation Synchrotron Techniques (SyncLight 2024), to be ...

NHM scientists discover first-ever mineral-based treatment for widespread disease using the structure of crystals

Los Angeles, CA (March 26, 2024) — In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ...

The behavior of ant queens is shaped by their social environment