More wheat for global food security
In terms of cultivated cropland, wheat is one of the most important grain varieties and plays a significant role as a basic food. It is...
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Our brain is a prediction machine that is always active
This is in line with a recent theory on how our brain works: it is a prediction machine, which continuously compares sensory information that we...
New method enables efficient sample preparation for single-cell proteomics
The proteins that make up our cells hold within an entire world of information, which, when unlocked, can give us insights into the origins of...
Chung-Ang University study reports hepatic toxicity from endocrine disrupting chemical mixtures
We are increasingly being exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that interfere with the normal functioning of our hormones. Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, which are...
All roads lead to big cities
The phrase “All roads lead to Rome” captures in five words how important roads are for important cities. Yet, when we think of what made...
Kids’ noses can better fight COVID-19
University of Queensland-led research has found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses.Credit: The University of Queensland University...
Low pressure, high stakes: UNLV physicists make major gains in race for room-temperature superconductivity
Less than two years after shocking the science world with the discovery of a material capable of room-temperature superconductivity, a team of UNLV physicists has...
Highest coral cover in central, northern Reef in 36 years
The northern and central Great Barrier Reef have recorded their highest amount of coral cover since the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) began monitoring...
Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer
ATLANTA, August 3, 2022 — A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older age and smoking are the...
Air pollution and stress alter brain development and social behavior in male mice
DURHAM, NC – Naval oceanographer Carina Block had a hunch that the jet exhaust fumes she and her fellow female sailors were regularly exposed to,...
FSU researchers use 3D culture techniques to develop improved therapy for neurological diseases
Florida State University researchers have developed a promising strategy for producing therapeutic particles in stem cells, work that could help patients with neurological diseases such...
Manipulating memories to help treat brain illness
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Manipulating Memories to Help Treat Brain Illness” on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at...
New patent-pending method mass-produces antitumor cells to treat blood diseases and cancer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University chemical engineer has improved upon traditional methods to produce off-the-shelf human immune cells that show strong antitumor activity,...
The protein signature changes during heart disease caused by reductive stress
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two years ago, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers and colleagues reported that reductive stress — an imbalance in the normal oxidation/reduction,...
Giant viruses build a cell nucleus surprisingly like our own
Humans aren’t the only targets for viruses. Like us, bacteria become infected by many types of viruses. In fact, across billions of years, bacteria and...
