Science News

May 20, 2026

Ageism and health: Study shows close links

Nearly all older adults have experienced some form of ageism in their everyday lives, a new study finds -- whether...

Checking coral reef health one tile at a time

A blueprint for measuring calcium carbonate on the ocean floor could help marine scientists monitor coral reef health around the...

Benjamin Han, MD, MPH recognized with 2022 AFAR Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research

New York, NY – The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and...

During evolution, different chromosome elements represented by the colored Lego bricks (NA, NB, NX..etc. in the figure) were added onto the ancestral sex chromosomes in different species, forming the great diversity of nematode sex chromosomes. These ‘Lego’ combinations of chromosome elements are shown as corresponding colors for each ‘clade’ of nematode species.

Parasitic worms reveal new insights into the evolution of sex and sex chromosomes

Studying two highly divergent phyla of worms that contain numerous parasites that cause human and livestock diseases, the research group...

N/E-cadherin heterophilic complex mediated mechanical force transmission regulates mesenchymal-like cells induced epithelial cell migration

Mechanical transmission enables EMT cancer cells to drive epithelial cancer cell migration to guide tumor spheroid disaggregation

Recently, Dr. Feng Lin from College of Engineering, Peking University, published a research paper entitled "Mechanical transmission enables EMT cancer...

Dr. Didier Jutras-Aswad, a CRCHUM researcher and professor at Université de Montréal

Opioid use disorder: Flexible treatment at home proves effective

Did you know that more than 26,500 Canadians died from opioid intoxication between January 2016 and September 2021? Or that...

IIT and INAIL: New prototype exoskeletons for workers in the future

Genova (Italy), 15th June 2022 – Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) and INAIL (Italian Worker’s Compensation...

Genetic discovery could spell mosquitoes’ death knell

A UC Riverside genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying....

SNMMI Image of the Year: New biomarker predicts severity of cardiac remodeling after heart attack

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada—Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI-46....

Excellent sustained response in a 34-year-old male with pancreatic NET.

SNNMI Abstract of the Year: Targeted radionuclide treatment achieves high response rate, minimal toxicities for advanced-stage neuroendocrine tumors

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada—A targeted radionuclide alpha therapy, 225Ac-DOTATATE, has been shown to have long-term anti-tumor effects in patients with...

Aiming to improve joint connection technologies for light-weight and high-strength structures

Native bee key to social evolution

Studying the unusual social behaviour of an Australian native bee has enabled Flinders University researchers to obtain a clear understanding...

Metabotropic glutamate receptor 1(GRM1) based theranostics.

Novel radiopharmaceutical pair detects and treats melanoma; study shows potential for broad application in solid tumors

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — A newly developed small-molecular radiopharmaceutical pair has successfully visualized and treated melanoma in a preclinical study, according...

Moth wing-inspired sound absorbing wallpaper in sight after breakthrough

Experts at the University of Bristol have discovered that the scales on moth wings act as excellent sound absorbers even...

System geometry, imaging mechanism, and performance evaluation of a self-collimating SPECT for fast dynamic cardiac imaging.

Revolutionary technology shortens cardiac scan time, provides high-quality SPECT images

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — A cardiac SPECT imaging system performs scans 10 to 100 times faster than current SPECT systems,...

Astronomers observe the fastest nova ever recorded

A weird star produced the fastest nova on record

Astronomers are buzzing after observing the fastest nova ever recorded. The unusual event drew scientists’ attention to an even more...

Title: Fighting vector-borne diseases with data

A WHO-sponsored series of articles describing biodiversity data relevant to vector-borne diseases has just been published in the journal GigaByte. This...

Impact Journals sponsors 2022 Ride for Roswell

BUFFALO, NY- June 14, 2022 – The Ride for Roswell is one of the nation’s largest cycling events—hosted by Roswell...

Donated 3.5-megawatt engine supports clean-energy hydrogen fuel research at CSU

Colorado State University’s Energy Institute is revving up its hydrogen and natural gas research capabilities with the recent arrival of...

Masonic Medical Research Institute kickstarts summer fellowship program