Two proteins central to the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease act as prions — misshapen proteins that…
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Exaggerated physical differences between male and female superheroes
Superheroes like Thor and Black Widow may have what it takes to save the world in…
How our brain generates consciousness — and loses it
In a first of its kind study, researchers have used cellular resolution in vivo two-photon calcium…
Human influence on global droughts goes back 100 years, NASA study finds
Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the…
Water found in samples from asteroid Itokawa
Cosmochemists have made the first-ever measurements of water contained in samples from the surface of an…
Nuclear 'magic numbers' collapse beyond the doubly magic nickel 78
Scientists have demonstrated that nickel 78, a neutron-rich ‘doubly magic’ isotope of nickel with 28 protons…
Changes in the metabolism of normal cells promotes the metastasis of ovarian cancer cells
A systematic examination of the tumor and the tissue surrounding it — particularly normal cells in…
New target to improve response to cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have looked at a little-understood type of cell death called ferroptosis. They found ferroptosis occurs…
First hominins on the Tibetan Plateau were Denisovans
So far Denisovans were only known from a small collection of fossil fragments from Denisova Cave…
A comprehensive map of how Alzheimer's affects the brain
Researchers performed the first comprehensive analysis of the genes altered in individual brain cells of patients…