Understudied cell in the brain could be key to treating glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is one of the most treatment-resistant cancers, with those diagnosed surviving for less than two years.Credit: Provided by Meenal Datta and TIME Lab at...
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Sanford Burnham Prebys elects Lori Moore to its Board of Trustees
Sanford Burnham Prebys today announced that Lori Moore will join the Institute’s Board of Trustees.Credit: Lori Moore Sanford Burnham Prebys today announced that Lori Moore...
This Japanese ‘dragon’ terrorized ancient seas
Researchers have described a Japanese mosasaur the size of a great white shark that terrorized Pacific seas 72 million years ago.Credit: TAKUMI Researchers have described...
New study explores ways to reduce inflammation and preserve bone health with prunes
A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition shows daily consumption of prunes may reduce inflammation markers connected to bone signaling pathways and reduce...
Cannabis exposure linked to 1.5 times higher risk of unhealthy pregnancy outcomes
SALT LAKE CITY - In the past ten years, the percentage of Americans who use medical marijuana has more than doubled as state-level legalization becomes...
The silent killer gets louder as high blood pressure risks trend upward
Research from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TDMU) warns that rates of urgent dialysis and death are on the rise over the last decade in...
Migratory bats can detect the Earth’s magnetic field
The soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) weighs only a few grams, but it is estimated that members of this small bat species cover thousands of kilometres...
Smithsonian’s Dr Torsten Dikow appointed Editor-in-Chief of ZooKeys, a leading journal in systematic zoology and biodiversity
Esteemed entomologist specialising in true flies (order Diptera) and cybertaxonomy, Dr Torsten Dikow was appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of the leading open-access peer-reviewed journal...
New technology to assemble three-dimensional structures using gold nanoparticles confined in nanocapsules
A research group led by Assoc. Prof. Shota Kuwahara of Toho University and Assoc. Prof. Masato Kuwahara of Nagoya University has developed a new technology...
Researchers identify molecular basis for morphological diversity of amniote skull
The research group led by Associate Professor Masayoshi Tokita (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science) explored the molecular basis generating the diversity of amniote skull...
Organic chemistry research transformed: the convergence of automation and AI reshapes scientific exploration
Recently, "National Science Open" magazine published online a review article led by Professor Fanyang Mo (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University) and Professor...
Saliva: a means to detect pain in people with dementia
A team from the UCO's Nursing Department has determined the presence of two pain biomarkers and their levels in saliva as a tool to diagnose...
NEJM AI to educate clinicians about artificial intelligence applications in medicine
BOSTON, December 12, 2023 — NEJM Group, publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine, today announced the launch of its newest title, NEJM AI, a...
New ‘atherosclerosis atlas’ sheds light on heart attacks, strokes
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an “atlas of atherosclerosis” that reveals, at the level of individual cells, critical processes responsible for...
FAU lands USDA $1 million grant to create South Florida’s first microbiome innovation center
In addition to being one of the largest, most diverse metropolitan areas in the world with a population of 6.1 million, South Florida hosts more...
