Alzheimer's and an unusual molecular chaperone

A research team elucidates the aggregation mechanism of the Alzheimer protein tau. Click here…

Ouch: Patients prescribed opioids after tooth extraction report worse pain

The use of opioids to soothe the pain of a pulled tooth could be drastically reduced…

Bacteria form biofilms like settlers form cities

Microbiologists have long adopted the language of human settlement to describe how bacteria live and grow:…

Mercury's 400 C heat may help it make its own ice

It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach…

Telesat closes offices globally as cautionary measure due to COVID-19 pandemic

Telesat today announced it has enacted its work from home policy in its offices globally effective…

NASA Request for Information (RFI) for Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Topics

NASA Request for Information (RFI) for Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Topics Click here…

How skin cells embark on a swift yet elaborate death

Scientists have identified the mechanism that allows skin cells to sense changes in their environment, and…

How sperm unpack dad's genome so it can merge with mom's

Researchers discover the enzyme SPRK1’s role in reorganizing the paternal genome during the first moments of…

First-time direct proof of chemical reactions in particulates

Researchers have developed a new method to analyze particulate matter more precisely than ever before. With…

What can you do with spiral graph? Help understand how galaxies evolve

Researchers have developed a technique to accurately measure the winding arms of spiral galaxies that is…