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Located between Australia and New Zealand, the Tasman Sea is an important but so far neglected component of the global ocean conveyor belt. Now a...

Effect of sleep deprivation stress on SLE-like mouse neurons

Molecular pathway by which stress affects lupus discovered

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that affects all the organ systems of the body. This chronic disease includes periods of illness, called...

Sub-femtometer-resolution absolute spectroscopy based on dual electro-optic frequency comb

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2022.210023 considers sub-femtometer-resolution absolute spectroscopy based on dual electro-optic frequency comb.Credit: OEA A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances;...

Breakthrough in study of how epithelial cells become cancerous

Osaka, Japan – Epithelial cells, which line the surfaces and organs of the body, can protect themselves against cancer by removing unhealthy or abnormal cells...

Nanoparticles can save historic buildings

Many historical buildings were built of limestone, such as Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. Limestone is easy to work with, but does not withstand weathering well....

Undead planets: The unusual conditions of the first exoplanet detection

The first ever exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago around a rapidly rotating star, called a pulsar. Now, astronomers have revealed that these planets may...

New Cambridge institute to house largest concentration of heart and lung researchers in Europe

HRH The Duchess of Gloucester will today officially open the Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI), a major new addition to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.Credit:...

Adding salt to your food at the table is linked to higher risk of premature death

July 9, 2022

People who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying prematurely from any cause, according to a study...

Drs. Joseph Schumacher and David Fitzpatrick

Spot the difference: Brain changes that enable fine visual discrimination learning

Our visual perception of the world is often thought of as relatively stable. However, like all of our cognitive functions, visual processing is shaped by...

Universal influenza B vaccine induces broad, sustained protection, biomedical sciences researchers find

ATLANTA—A new universal flu vaccine protects against influenza B viruses, offering broad defense against different strains and improved immune protection, according to a new study by...

Next-generation data centers within reach thanks to new energy-efficient switches

Data centers — dedicated spaces for storing, processing and disseminating data — enable everything from cloud computing to video streaming. In the process, they consume...

Fadel Zeidan, University of California San Diego

Mindfulness meditation reduces pain by separating it from the self

For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test if and...

A major step forward for organ biofabrication

Heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — is so deadly in part because the heart, unlike other organs, cannot repair...

Salk Research Professor Todd Michael receives $2 million to build a genome repository for the cassava plant

LA JOLLA–– (July 1, 2022) Research Professor Todd Michael will receive nearly $2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to sequence the genomes...

Reconstruction of a pair of Stanleycaris hirpex

500-million-year-old fossilized brains of stanleycaris prompt a rethink of the evolution of insects and spiders