Biology
Going with the flow: study shows canals help boost your mood
The study, carried out by King’s College London, Nomad Projects and J & L Gibbons in partnership with the Canal...
Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain
Pain is an important alarm system that alerts us to tissue damage and prompts us to withdraw from harmful situations....
Push, pull or swirl: the many movements of cilia
Cilia are tiny, hair-like structures on cells throughout our bodies that beat rhythmically to serve a variety of functions when...
Discovery and naming of Africa’s oldest known dinosaur
An international team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleton —...
Scripps Research scientists eavesdrop on communication between fat and brain
LA JOLLA, CA—What did the fat say to the brain? For years, it was assumed that hormones passively floating through...
Researchers find spaceflight may be associated with DNA mutations and increased risk of developing heart disease and cancer
Astronauts are at higher risk for developing mutations—possibly linked to spaceflight—that can increase the risk of developing cancer and heart...
Breast cancer cells use forces to open up channels through tissue
Research to understand how cancers grow and spread has conventionally been done on two-dimensional, flat cultures of cells, which is...
Harnessing the power of saffron color for food and future therapeutics
Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Usually obtained from the stigma of Crocus sativa flowers, it takes 150,000–200,000 flowers to produce...
SMNDC1 loss induces alpha cells to produce insulin
Beta cells in the pancreas are responsible for producing the vital hormone insulin. In diabetes, these cells are either destroyed...
New blood test for ALS promises rapid diagnosis
(Jackson, Wyoming—August 31, 2022) – Patients with ALS, one of the most serious neurological diseases known, have been hampered by...
Treating, preventing heart attacks with human tissue models
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2022 – A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide,...
Medieval mass burial shows centuries-earlier origin of Ashkenazi genetic bottleneck
In 2004, construction workers in Norwich, UK, unearthed human skeletal remains that led to a historical mystery—at least 17 bodies...
Gender-diverse teams produce more novel, higher-impact scientific discoveries, study shows
The number of medical science publications by mixed-gender teams has grown rapidly over the past two decades, but remains underrepresented...
Bone transplant could resolve aging jaw defects
Tohoku University scientists in Japan have made a scaffold that supports the growth of new bone in large jaw defects...
Study reveals molecular brain changes linked to APOE4, the main susceptibility gene for Alzheimer’s disease
Recent breakthroughs have revealed a great deal about Alzheimer’s disease, but researchers have yet to paint a complete picture of...
ALMA witnesses deadly star-slinging tug-of-war between merging galaxies
While observing a newly-dormant galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), scientists discovered...
Beetles rely on unique ‘back pockets’ to keep bacterial symbionts safe during metamorphosis
Beetles of the genus Lagria need a little help from their bacterial friends throughout their immature life stages. But keeping...
New labeling approach enables examination of packages cells send out to gain insight about health
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 30, 2022) – Our cells are constantly communicating, and scientists have developed an efficient way to find...
Inside the head of one of Australia’s smallest fossil crocs
Approximately 13.5 million years ago, north-west Queensland was home to an unusual and particularly tiny species of crocodile and now...
Can we reverse the effects of age related memory loss? Experts say yes
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 6.5 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in 2022. That...
