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Many bacteria and unicellular algae have light-driven pumps in their cell membranes: proteins that change shape when exposed to photons such that they can transport...

Sharp decline in reported severity of ocean acidification impacts on fish behaviour

As humans fill the atmosphere with excess carbon dioxide, much of it gets absorbed by the oceans, acidifying them—a potential concern for marine life. According...

Are scientists being fooled by bacteria?

For decades, a small group of cutting-edge medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have...

Capture the Fracture Map of Best Practice

Celebrating its 10th year, the Capture the Fracture network welcomes its 700th FLS

The International Osteoporosis Foundation’s (IOF) Capture the Fracture® program, which this year proudly marks a decade of operation, has welcomed the 700th post-fracture care coordination program (commonly...

The hallmarks of adipose tissue dysfunction

When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue

Obesity is known to cause cardiometabolic diseases like hypertension and diabetes but attributing these diseases to merely an overabundance of fat is a simplification. On...

Silencing tool quashes gene activity across generations

We are what we eat, and more: Shaping our microbiome

We now know that the microbes that live in our intestines – our microbiome – influence our health in many ways. The balance among competing...

Cutting off liver cancer’s nutrient supply chain

The World Health Organization projects that starting in 2030, over a million people will die each year from liver cancer. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor Adrian Krainer,...

Illustration of pain signaling pathway elicited by CGRP

Study reveals how migraine pain signals are generated—and blocked

An international team of researchers has discovered that Schwann cells—which are abundant in the peripheral nervous system and create a protective sheath around nerve fibers—play...

Dilip Jeste, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Wisdom engendered: study finds men and women have different strengths

Previous studies have shown that wisdom is a personality trait underpinning mental health and well-being. Recently, researchers at University of California San Diego School of...

Tackling an epidemic

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that drug overdose deaths topped 100,000 for the first time in a one-year stretch. For...

UMass Amherst study examines associations between contraceptive methods and early menopause

The long-term use of oral contraceptives and certain methods of tubal ligation (TL) were associated with lower levels of a biomarker for ovarian aging, suggesting...

X-ray excited scanning fluorescence map of Ca, Zn, and P intensities.

To the bone: 3D mapping mineral patterns inside the shark vertebral centrum

Sharks, found in deep and shallow waters throughout the oceans, are some of the oldest living creatures on planet Earth. Shark skeletons, made of rubbery...

Fig 3. (a-d) Distribution of Socioeconomic Status among women having caesarean section use in Bangladesh, 2004-2017/18.

Cesarean sections in Bangladesh have increased 751% from 3.88% in 2004 to 33% in 2017/18, but the access gap between wealthy and poorer women has increased significantly

Cesarean sections in Bangladesh have increased 751% from 3.88% in 2004 to 33% in 2017/18, but the access gap between wealthy and poorer women has...

Fig 2. Pet cage available online, declared as suitable for rabbits, hares, and guinea pigs

The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet animal welfare standards