Microelectrodes can be used for direct measurement of electrical signals in the brain or heart. These…
Marine reserves are vital — but under pressure
A massive study of nearly 1800 tropical coral reefs around the world has found that marine…
Using fragment-based approaches to discover new antibiotics
A new review article summarizes new methods of fragment-based lead discovery (FBLD) to identify new compounds…
New target to stop cancer growth uncovered
Researchers have discovered that a protein called Munc13-4 helps cancer cells secrete large numbers of exosomes…
How do horses read human emotional cues?
Scientists demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice tones to…
Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater spurs fat cell development
Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater promotes fat cell development, or adipogenesis, in laboratory cell models,…
Human immune ‘trigger’ map paves way for better treatments
A discovery about how human cells are 'triggered' to undergo an inflammatory type of cell death…
Your brain anatomy may play a role in determining your food choices
Our ability to exercise self-control is linked to our neurobiology.
Sticklebacks infected with parasites influence behavior of healthy fish
Certain types of tapeworm make sticklebacks behave carelessly and thus become easier prey for birds. A…
Opening up a drug delivery route: Discovery of a new vehicle peptide
The bottleneck of cationic antimicrobial peptides as anticancer therapeutics is their limited ability to penetrate cell…