What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing neuromedin U, study finds
Our sensory urges ranging from anger to hunger are regulated by hormonal or neuronal signals. Often, these impulses appear as behavioral responses, evoked through complex...
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Having good friendships may make for a healthier gut microbiome
Social connections are essential for good health and wellbeing in social animals, such as ourselves and other primates. There is also increasing evidence that the...
Antiviral substances discovered within native plants in South Korea
Codonopsis lanceolata, more commonly referred to as “deodeok”, is used as a medicinal herb in South Korea. It is cultivated in large quantities and has...
Examining female responses to drug use and addiction
A neuroscience researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is conducting a comparative study of how males and females respond to opiate withdrawal.Credit: The...
Aging | Age-associated changes in microglia activation and Sirtuin-1- chromatin binding patterns
“This work suggests that preservation of microglia and Sirt1 binding activity and patterns, as well as the directionality of pathways regulated by Sirt1, are prognostic...
Long-term physical and mental health outcomes after COVID-19 occur in all ages
Following COVID-19 infection, there is significant new onset morbidity in children, adolescents and adults across 13 distinct diagnosis and symptom complexes, according to a new...
Hundred-year-old riddle in botany reveals key plant adaptation to dry land
Průhonice, Czech Republic - The green world that we live in would not have been possible without hidden changes to the plant body over the...
Making melanoma immortal: Pitt scientists discover key genetic step in cancer’s race to live forever
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered the missing puzzle piece in the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality.Credit:...
Chinese incursions into India are increasing, strategically planned
EVANSTON, Ill. — Chinese incursions across India’s west and central borders are not independent, random incidents that happen by mistake. Instead, these incursions are part...
How to study ‘big’ molecules without breaking them apart
NORMAN, OKLA. – Just like seeing the forest through the trees, studying a whole, intact molecule has incredible scientific benefit but is difficult to do without...
A dual boost for optical delay scanning
Ultrafast laser technology has enabled a trove of methods for precision measurements. These include in particular a broad class of pulsed-laser experiments in which a...
For autonomous cars, a new laser beam steering device
A University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineering professor is leading a project that will explore an optical laser beam steering device for 3D sensing...
New MIT Sloan research on identity cues in social media shows it’s not just what is said but who says it that matters
One of the first and most controversial policy changes Elon Musk proposed after taking the helm at Twitter last week, was to overhaul Twitter’s verification...
Global distributive justice and systemic transformations key to planetary stability, study finds
In a new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability, an international team of scientists from the Earth Commission, convened by Future Earth, investigates the...
Previously unseen processes reveal path to better rechargeable battery performance
To design better rechargeable ion batteries, engineers and chemists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign collaborated to combine a powerful new electron microscopy technique and...
