Scripps Research scientists identify sensor underlying mechanical itch
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at Scripps Research have identified a protein in sensory nerves that works as a key detector of itch—specifically the “mechanical” itch stimulus...
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Breast duct treatment for early breast cancer eliminates all signs of disease in laboratory experiments
Delivering a targeted immunotoxin into breast ducts via openings in the nipple wiped out all visible and invisible precancerous lesions in laboratory studies, led by...
Uncovering links between grit and cognitive function
A new analysis of the personality trait of grit found that people who showed higher levels of grit also had different patterns of cognitive performance—but...
Hormones are linked with sleep apnea, snoring in postmenopausal women
Middle-aged women with low levels of estrogen and progesterone are more likely to snore and to report symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a...
New evidence suggests love languages are important for heterosexual relationship satisfaction
New evidence supports the idea that heterosexual relationship satisfaction is linked to fulfillment of people’s personal preferences for receiving affection expressed according to distinct love...
Pushing T cells down “memory lane” may improve cancer therapy
Memphis, Tenn. - Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital identified a molecular mechanism that in a preclinical study unlocked the promise of CAR T–cell...
Extra “eye” movements are the key to better self-driving cars
Andrea Benucci and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science has developed a way to create artificial neural networks that learn to recognize objects...
How humans evolved to get along (to extent that we do)
Humans display a capacity for tolerance and cooperation among social groups that is rare in the animal kingdom, our long history of war and political...
Dr. Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, leading neurosurgeon from University of Illinois at Chicago, joins University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
CLEVELAND - A leading neurosurgeon from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, has joined University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center as the...
Research with a bite
How hard can insects bite? Having a strong chewing apparatus makes it easier to crush harder food and to succeed in fights with enemies. Biologists...
Tree species diversity under pressure
Trees play an important role for natural ecosystems, for our climate and for societies across the world. However, recent research shows that many tree species...
Deletion of Wt1 gene produces alterations in the reproductive organs of mice
The deletion of the Wt1 gene during the early stages of the embryonic reproductive organ formation leads to differences in sex development in adult mice,...
The astrocytic urea cycle in the brain controls memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
The number of elderly suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease has been rapidly rising over the past decades. For a long time, scientists believed that misfolded aggregates...
Can we save more lives if we let resistant bacteria live?
Antibiotic resistance is a ticking bomb under public health. WHO predicts that in 2050 more people will die from infections than from cancer - and...
Collecting a library of bee genomes
Kim KaplanCredit: Colleen Meidt, ARS-USDA. Kim Kaplan 301-504-1637 [email protected] Collecting a Library of Bee Genomes LOGAN, UTAH, June 22, 2022—The USDA Agricultural Research...
