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Friends are more than just trusted confidantes, say Michigan State University researchers who have examined the cultural and health benefits of close human relationships in a new study.
"Friendships are one of the untapped resources…
Scientists solve a 100-year-old mystery about cancer
The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of a fundamental discovery that's taught in every biochemistry textbook. In 1921, German physician Otto Warburg observed that cancer cells harvest energy from glucose sugar in a strangely…
Developmental origins of eczema and psoriasis discovered: Skin Cell Atlas points to new drug targets…
Scientists have created a highly detailed map of skin, which reveals that cellular processes from development are re-activated in cells from patients with inflammatory skin disease. The researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute,…
Bringing atoms to a standstill: Miniaturizing laser cooling
It's cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the optical components required to cool atoms down to a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, the first step in…
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Giant sand worm discovery proves truth is stranger than fiction: Trace fossil reveals more about…
Simon Fraser University researchers have found evidence that large ambush-predatory worms -- some as long as two metres -- roamed the ocean floor near Taiwan over 20 million years ago. The finding, published today in the journal…
New insights into the link between sunlight exposure and kidney damage
A new collaborative study from researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the University of Washington (UW) and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals unexpected insights into…
Creating a safe CAR T-Cell therapy to fight solid tumors in children
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy -- CAR T -- has revolutionized leukemia treatment. Unfortunately, the therapy has not been effective for treating solid tumors including childhood cancers such as neuroblastoma. Preclinical…
Abnormal hyperactivation in the brain may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s
Abnormally hyperactive areas in the brain may help better predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to findings of a research team led by Université de Montreal psychology professor Sylvie Belleville, scientific Director of the…
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Mitochondrial mutation increases the risk of diabetes in Japanese men
A new study of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Japanese populations has uncovered a previously uncharacterized genetic variant that puts male carriers at greater risk for the disease, as well as the mechanism by which it does so. The impact of…
Solar system formation in two steps
An international team of researchers from the University of Oxford, LMU Munich, ETH Zurich, BGI Bayreuth, and the University of Zurich discovered that a two-step formation process of the early Solar System can explain the chronology and…