Transcriptomic aging clock uncovers molecular signatures of aging in opioid dependence
A new study is drawing attention to the possibility that opioid dependence may be linked to a complex molecular remodeling of the brain that involves...
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Simian SAGE1 Gene Strengthens DNA Repair, Protecting Male Germline Genome Stability
A newly identified gene found only in simians may help explain why humans and other higher primates maintain more stable germline genomes than rodents. In...
Canadian study examines whether ChatGPT provides trustworthy urological advice to patients
Large language models such as ChatGPT have become an increasingly popular source of health information, offering patients immediate explanations of symptoms, treatments, and medical conditions....
Aged granulosa cell-derived iPSCs show impaired germ-cell differentiation; ERK/MAPK inhibition partly rescues
Granulosa cells, the ovarian support cells that nurture developing oocytes, may retain a molecular memory of reproductive ageing even after being chemically reprogrammed into induced...
Genomics Reveal Endangered Fish Populations Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
A tiny Australian freshwater fish may be carrying a warning for the future of wildlife conservation. New research shows that genomic data can reveal which...
Brain Protein Defect Disrupts Fat Cravings, Dietary Intake, and Body Weight
Obesity research has increasingly moved beyond the stomach and into the brain, where specialized neural circuits help determine when an animal feels hungry, how much...
Compact BIC Laser Produces Highly Pure Linearly Polarized Emission
On-chip lasers are moving from laboratory demonstrations toward technologies that could reshape coherent communications, advanced displays, precision sensing, imaging and large-scale photonic systems. Yet as...
Supportive workplaces help retain experienced NHS nurses, study finds
An ageing workforce is forcing health systems to confront a question that recruitment campaigns alone cannot answer: what makes experienced nurses stay? New research involving...
ShanghaiTech Researchers Develop Diffusion-Regularized Neural Representation to Reduce CT Metal Artifacts
Computed tomography has transformed modern medicine by allowing clinicians to see inside the body without surgery, but the technology has a persistent weakness: metal can...
Mediterranean Basin Study Assesses Irrigation Water Quality and Wastewater Reuse Risks
A new study in Scientific Reports is placing an urgent question at the center of Mediterranean agriculture: when freshwater supplies are under pressure, how safely...
New Imaging Technology Captures Seizures as They Happen
Scientists have captured a seizure moving through a living brain in three dimensions and in real time, offering one of the clearest views yet of...
Three Water Molecules Reveal the Minimal Switch Enabling Ultrafast Proton Transport
Water is often described as the universal solvent, but that familiar label captures only part of its importance. In living systems, geological environments and laboratory...
BU/VA Researcher Honored for Contributions to Trauma Psychology
Colleen Sloan, PhD, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received the Outstanding Contributions to Practice...
New fossil evidence upends long-held assumptions about how mammals gave birth
A fossilized growth signal in the bones of a 236-million-year-old cynodont may have revealed one of the earliest known examples of live birth in the...
Interference-Engineered Mach–Zehnder Modulator Achieves Ultra-High Extinction Ratio Optical Modulation
A new study describes an optical modulator designed to push one of the most important performance measures in modern communications technology to an extreme: the...