The rise of horse power ~4,200 years ago
1. An international research team sequenced the genomes of hundreds of horse archaeological remains to track the historical rise of horse-based mobility around 4200 years...
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The World Cultural Council (WCC) is pleased to announce the names of the 2024 Awards
SCIENCECredit: WCC SCIENCE Professor Eske Willerslev, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Copenhagen and Prince Philip Professor at the University of Cambridge, has been selected...
Unlocking RNA functionality: A redox-responsive approach
National University of Singapore (NUS) chemists have developed a strategy using disulfide-containing small molecules to facilitate the reversible control and delivery of ribonucleic acid (RNA).Credit:...
Researchers identify a key metabolic gene as target for improved cancer immunotherapy
Leuven, 06 June 2024 – Researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology have identified a potential target for cancer immunotherapy. The team, led by...
Severity of calls to US poison centers increases sharply for both adults, kids
America’s poison centers are fielding increasingly severe cases that are dramatically more likely to lead to severe harm or death in both adults and children,...
Balancing act between digestion and liver health through bile acids
Bile acids are essential molecules the liver produces that play a critical role in digestion. They help us absorb fat-soluble vitamins and cholesterol from our...
Cleveland clinic-led study links sugar substitute to increased risk of heart attack and stroke
June 6, 2024, Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers found higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack...
Vigorous exercise may preserve cognition in high-risk patients with hypertension
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 6, 2024 – People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study from...
Sanders-Brown study: Long-read RNA sequencing reveals key gene expressions in Alzheimer’s disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are working to develop a pre-symptomatic disease diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Photo...
Ohio State develops searchable database for Alzheimer’s research
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A searchable database is now ready to help study Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio – A...
Drug used to treat eczema may provide relief for patients with intensely itchy skin diseases
A drug approved to treat eczema provided significant improvement in the symptoms of patients with severe itching diseases that currently have no targeted treatments, according...
Antidepressants: new data on prevalence of discontinuation symptoms
Joint press release from Charité & University Hospital CologneCredit: © Charité | Romy Greiner Joint press release from Charité & University Hospital Cologne How hard...
Virginia Tech researcher helps reach nutrition security goals
Food is many things.Credit: Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech. Food is many things. It nourishes our bodies, delights our senses, and gives us...
The importance of the paradise fish in evolutionary and behavioural genetics research
In Hungary, ethological research is most often identified with tests on dogs, but novel methodological advances could bring another species, the paradise fish, into the spotlight....
William T. Grant Foundation announces funding for UT, Cherokee Health Systems for research-practice partnership
Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation and the Bezos Family Foundation have approved funding for the winners...
