Imagining natural and extra robotic thumbs together strengthens kinesthetic sensorimotor networks
A new study suggests that imagining movement with both an ordinary human thumb and an additional robotic thumb may do more than exercise the mind:...
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PARP1 Drives Neuropathic Pain Through GPX4-Dependent Ferroptosis in Injured Mice’s Sensory Neurons
A molecular switch best known for helping cells respond to DNA damage may also be driving the burning, electric and persistent pain that follows nerve...
Strubbelig–NHL3 Receptor Complex Helps Arabidopsis Respond to Cellulose Deficiency
Plants cannot flee when their bodies begin to weaken. Instead, they must detect structural damage, identify its source and rapidly redirect growth. A new study...
Bombyx mori Satellitome Analysis Reveals Evolutionary Stability, Dispersed Chromosomal Organization, Transposon Origins
A hidden layer of the silkworm genome has now been mapped in unprecedented detail, revealing a surprisingly stable but evolutionarily active landscape of repetitive DNA....
Genome-wide skin pQTL map reveals genetic regulators and mechanisms underlying skin disorders
A new study published in Nature Communications presents a genome-wide map of the genetic signals that influence protein levels in human skin, offering a more...
Levistilide A Drives Ferroptosis via RNF40-HSP90α Axis, Suppressing Colorectal Cancer Lung Metastasis
Colorectal cancer is often treatable when detected early, yet its danger changes dramatically once malignant cells escape the intestine and establish colonies in distant organs....
Sintilimab, IBI305, and Chemotherapy Show Promise in First-Line Advanced Gastric and GEJ Adenocarcinoma
Advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers are receiving renewed attention after researchers reported a clinical study testing a three-part first-line treatment strategy that combines immunotherapy,...
Mercury Detected in New York City Skin-Lightening and Skincare Products, 2009–2022
Mercury, a metal associated with industrial pollution, neurological damage and kidney disease, has resurfaced in an unexpected place: products sold for brighter, smoother-looking skin. A...
Study maps early follicle oocyte proteins and cisplatin-induced changes in mice
A new proteomic study in mice is opening a detailed window onto one of the least visible stages of reproductive biology: the earliest period of...
Synthetic pyrenoid reconstruction reveals EPYC1-driven carbon concentration mechanisms and evolution
In a discovery that could reshape scientists’ understanding of how photosynthetic organisms capture carbon, researchers have rebuilt a working version of the pyrenoid outside a...
Air Pollution Linked to COVID-19 Pneumonia, Especially in Those With Heart Disease
A new study from New York City reports that short-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to a greater risk of COVID-19 pneumonia, with...
Decoding clinical masking in SAA-positive Parkinson’s disease with a peripheral diagnostic panel
Parkinson’s disease may be biologically present long before it becomes clinically obvious, and a new study is drawing attention to a problem that could complicate...
Blocking PHGDH overcomes dabrafenib resistance through metabolic rewiring in thyroid cancer
An unexpected metabolic vulnerability may offer a new way to outmaneuver one of the most aggressive forms of thyroid cancer. In a study published in...
Epoxy-Engineered PZT Nanocomposite Sensor Array Enables Noise-Resistant Health and Swallowing Monitoring
A new flexible sensor platform could make health monitoring more reliable in the noisy, constantly moving environments where conventional wearable electronics often struggle. Researchers Hong,...
Scientists Increasingly Rely on Black-Box Tools They Neither Control Nor Understand
Scientists are entering an era in which the most powerful instruments in ecology and conservation may also be the least understandable. Artificial intelligence systems, satellite...