Understanding healthy function of tau, protein associated with dementia
In Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative dementias, proteins that normally play a role in healthy brain tissue turn bad, clumping together to form insoluble plaques...
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DNA analysis shows Griffin Warrior ruled his Greek homeland
Using new scientific tools, University of Cincinnati archaeologists discovered that an ancient Greek leader known today as the Griffin Warrior likely grew up around the...
Perseverance rover retrieves key rocky clues to Mars’ geologic and water history
In its first year exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, the Perseverance rover collected rock samples that scientists anticipate will provide a long-awaited timeline for the...
Water-altered rocks discovered on Mars, stored for return to Earth by Perseverance rover
Using NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, a team of scientists including University of Florida astrobiologist Amy Williams has collected the first Martian rock samples that could...
The Southern Arc and its lively genetic history
In a trio of papers, published simultaneously in the journal Science, Ron Pinhasi from the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology and Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences...
Universal flu vaccine protects against variants of both influenza A and B viruses, biomedical sciences researchers find
ATLANTA—A new universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study by researchers in...
Chinese researchers identify new molecular targets into nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), characterized by liver steatosis, inflammation and injury, has emerged as one of major causes for end-stage liver disease like hepatocellular carcinoma. However,...
Reconstructing ice age diets reveals unraveling web of life
HOUSTON – (Aug. 25, 2022) – Research published this week in Science offers the clearest picture yet of the reverberating consequences of land mammal declines...
3D printing of starch for personalised medicine development
Traditional methods produce medicines with specific parameters, but in many cases without meeting the individual needs of patients. In fact, conventional medicines tend to be...
Fighting for performance: USU computer scientist tackles exascale challenges
LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- This summer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced its Frontier supercomputer was the first machine to break the exascale barrier. What does that mean? First...
Artificial intelligence model can detect Parkinson’s from breathing patterns
Parkinson’s disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose as it relies primarily on the appearance of motor symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, and slowness, but these...
Concordia researchers present a blueprint for building green
The construction industry’s green pivot faces a number of challenges, even as more city governments and home buyers are increasingly pushing for more sustainable new...
New research tracks the history of manatees across Earth’s oceans
DURHAM, N.C. — Zoologists refer to manatees and dugongs as “sea cows” but a simple internet search might return the more playful moniker “floaty potatoes.”Credit:...
Tokyo will host the 7th Digital Olfaction Society Annual Meeting
The 7th International Meeting of the Digital Olfaction Society (DOS) will take place on November 29-30 in Tokyo, Japan, and Online. This meeting is headed...
‘Synthetic’ embryo with brain and beating heart grown from multiple stem cells by Cambridge scientists
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of...
