Biology
Silence for thought: Special interneuron networks in the human brain
The analysis of the human brain is a central goal of neuroscience. However, for methodological reasons, research has largely focused...
Researchers continue study of COVID-19 vaccinations, pregnancy and postpartum
With the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic ongoing, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with the American...
Lipid nanoparticles carry gene-editing cancer drugs past tumor defenses
As they grow, solid tumors surround themselves with a thick, hard-to-penetrate wall of molecular defenses. Getting drugs past that barricade...
Artificial photosynthesis can produce food without sunshine
Photosynthesis has evolved in plants for millions of years to turn water, carbon dioxide, and the energy from sunlight into...
Hair-raising research: Salk scientists find surprising link between immune system, hair growth
LA JOLLA—(June 23, 2022) Salk scientists have uncovered an unexpected molecular target of a common treatment for alopecia, a condition...
It sucked to be the prey of ancient cephalopods
Grenoble, 23 June 2022 - The Jurassic cephalopod Vampyronassa rhodanica, thought to be the oldest known ancestor of the modern-day...
By Odin’s Beard! Tubulins named after the Norse god may be the missing link between single-celled organisms and human cells
A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan may have discovered a missing link between bacterial cells and animal...
Untangling the role of tau in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that causes neurons to die, slowly destroying memory and thinking skills. It’s the most...
Chinese Medical Journal review discusses an interesting weight-loss surgery procedure
Globally, the burgeoning burden of obesity is aggravated by the limitations of available treatment options. Bariatric surgery, aimed at weight...
Inside the jellyfish’s sting: Exploring the micro-architecture of a cellular weapon
KANSAS CITY, MO—June 17, 2022—Summertime beachgoers are all too familiar with the painful reality of a jellyfish sting. But how...
Increase in leptin levels in preeclampsia prompts cardiovascular cascade that puts mother and baby at risk
AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 23, 2022) – Before a baby is ever born, critical supply chain problems with nutrition and oxygen can...
UCLA surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam’s apple without neck scar
Doctors at the UCLA Gender Health Program have developed a technique to reduce an Adam’s apple bump without leaving a scar on...
The mechanisms regulating the balance between the formation of neurons and the maintenance of stem cells in the formation of the brain revealed
Anew study by the Neuronal Dynamics Research Group at UPF has elucidated the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the balance between...
Mount Sinai researchers learn that ALS may be linked to both the immune and central nervous systems
The immune system may play a fundamental role along with the central nervous system in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also...
Scripps Research scientists identify sensor underlying mechanical itch
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at Scripps Research have identified a protein in sensory nerves that works as a key detector of...
Pushing T cells down “memory lane” may improve cancer therapy
Memphis, Tenn. - Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital identified a molecular mechanism that in a preclinical study unlocked...
Extra “eye” movements are the key to better self-driving cars
Andrea Benucci and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science has developed a way to create artificial neural networks...
How humans evolved to get along (to extent that we do)
Humans display a capacity for tolerance and cooperation among social groups that is rare in the animal kingdom, our long...
Dr. Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, leading neurosurgeon from University of Illinois at Chicago, joins University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
CLEVELAND - A leading neurosurgeon from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, has joined University Hospitals...
Research with a bite
How hard can insects bite? Having a strong chewing apparatus makes it easier to crush harder food and to succeed...
