Heart toggles between maintenance and energy-boost mode using ribosomes

Researchers reveal that cardiomyocytes and skeletal muscle cells replace their existing stock of ribosomes with a…

Genetic and socioeconomic factors interact to affect risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity

In analyses of genetic and area-level socioeconomic data for more than 260,000 individuals, researchers found an…

Modifying messenger RNA may provide a new target for Alzheimer's disease

Reducing the methylation of a key messenger RNA can promote migration of macrophages into the brain…

Researchers develop blood test for anxiety

Researchers have successfully developed a blood test for anxiety. The test examines biomarkers that can help…

Drunk mice sober up after a hormone shot

A hormone called fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) protects mice against ethanol-induced loss of balance and…

Complex oxides could power the computers of the future

Materials scientists describe in two papers how complex oxides can be used to create very energy-efficient…

Plastic containers can contain PFAS — and it's getting into food

Researchers are adding to their list of consumer products that contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances),…

The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire

Comparing the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery revealed that potters across the Wari empire…

Does current shellfish anti-predator gear curb 'crunching' rays?

It’s not just humans who enjoy eating shellfish, so do marine rays. They like to ‘crunch’…

How does the immune system react to altered gravity?

Space travel has always tested the human body by the effects of the new conditions of…