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October 6, 2025

A dietary supplement dampens the brain hyperexcitability seen in seizures or epilepsy

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Seizure disorders -- including epilepsy -- are associated with pathological hyperexcitability in brain neurons. Unfortunately,...

New mechanism detected in Alzheimer’s disease

McGill University researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer's...

Atrazine alters the sex ration in Blanchard’s cricket frogs

Credit: Photo by Tyler D. Hoskins A study published recently in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry found that Blanchard's cricket frogs...

Mimetic Martian water is under pressure

Researchers investigating whether liquid water could exist on Mars have provided new insight into the limits of life on the...

The melting ice makes the sea around Greenland less saline

Credit: Photo: Mikael Sejr For the first time, ocean data from Northeast Greenland reveals the long-term impact of the melting...

Scientists uncover a centuries-old case of mistaken identity in the Chesapeake Bay

Credit: Smithsonian Institution Jellyfish sting swimmers, clog fishing nets, and in high numbers can close beaches. But despite their nuisance...

Usutu virus is back — not only in blackbirds but also in humans

Credit: Georg Mair/Vetmeduni Vienna Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first detected in Austria in 2001, when it...

Achieving high-value chemical diversity for the pharmaceutical artificial intelligence

Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Friday, October 13th, 2017, Baltimore, Maryland: Insilico Medicine announces the publication of a new research paper...

Study shows proteins may prevent dysfunction and disease by relaxing

Credit: Micayla Bowman For many years, we thought that all proteins must fold into complicated shapes to fulfill their functions,...

NUS researchers develop 4-in-1 smart utilities plant custom-made for tropical climate

Credit: National University of Singapore A research breakthrough achieved by a team led by Associate Professor Ernest Chua from the...

Scripps Florida scientists unveil ‘roadmap’ to aid osteoporosis treatment development

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 13, 2017 - Using advanced mass spectrometry technology, scientists from the...

First atomic structure from UTSW’s cryo-EM facility

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 11, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers today published a 3-D atomic structure...

Gutters teem with inconspicuous life

Scientists from the BOREA Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems research unit (CNRS / MNHN / IRD / UPMC /...

Space radiation won’t stop NASA’s human exploration

Credit: NASA While it's true that space radiation is one of the biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars,...

Study identifies genetic clues to spinal stenosis

A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that certain genetic changes are linked with an increased...

Mantis shrimp-inspired camera enables glimpse into hidden world

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By mimicking the eye of the mantis shrimp, Illinois researchers have...

Scientists pinpoint surprising origin of melanoma

Led by Jean-Christophe Marine (VIB-KU Leuven), a team of researchers has tracked down the cellular origin of cutaneous melanoma, the...

Chemistry provides a new supply of a promising cancer and HIV treatment

A drug isolated from a marine pest holds promise for treating some of the world's nastiest diseases, and researchers would...

New regions of the human genome linked to skin color variation in some African populations

In the first study of its kind, an international team of genomics researchers has identified new regions of the human...

USC team finds a potentially better way to treat liver cancer