Pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s found in aged chimpanzee brains

Humans are considered uniquely susceptible to Alzheimer's disease, potentially due to genetic differences, changes in brain…

Flu shot’s impact on pregnant women and their babies

For most of us, getting the flu is a miserable inconvenience, but for some it can…

Successful prediction of multi-year US droughts and wildfire risk

A new study shows that difference in water temperature between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans…

It’s never too cold for quantum

The peculiar characteristics demonstrated by 'quantum critical points' at absolute zero remain one of the great…

Sun’s core rotates four times faster that its surface

The sun's core rotates nearly four times faster than the sun's surface, an international team of…

Algorithms that can sketch, recreate 3-D shapes

A computer scientist has created a new software that can create a design sketch of an…

Adorable alpine animal acclimates behavior to a changing climate

As climate change brings new pressures on wildlife, species must 'move, adapt, acclimate, or die.' Researchers…

Gene-regulatory factors shown to improve pancreatic cancer response to chemotherapy

Researchers revealed that, in pancreatic cancer, the microRNAs miR-509-5p and miR-1243 can promote E-cadherin expression and…

Cheap and simple detection of neurotoxic chemicals

Chemical contamination from pesticides is a serious problem. Detection methods can be complicated, difficult to implement,…

Diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections

Thousands of patients suffering from invasive fungal infections in intensive-care units or after organ transplantation will…