Plug-and-play technology automates chemical synthesis
Researchers have developed an automated chemical synthesis machine that can take over many tedious aspects of chemical experimentation, freeing chemists to spend time on...
Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone’s benefits while taming its side effects
A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid, vamorolone, finds both act on the same key set of genetic...
Astrophysicists measure precise rotation pattern of sun-like stars for the first time
Scientists have measured the differential rotation on Sun-like stars for the first time, and their findings challenge current science on how stars rotate.
Gut fungus exacerbates asthma in antibiotic-treated mice
A non-pathogenic fungus can expand in the intestines of antibiotic-treated mice and enhance the severity of allergic airways disease, according to a new study....
What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists
Mammals are unique in many ways. We're warm-blooded and agile in comparison with our reptilian relatives.
Full, but still feasting: Mouse study reveals how urge to eat overpowers a signal...
A new study explores the mystery of what drives eating past the point of fullness, at the most basic level in the brain. It...
Why do people share? It’s contagious, six-year study of Hadza people shows
In the modern world, people cooperate with other people including strangers all the time. We give blood, tip providers of various services, and donate...
A behavioral intervention for cancer patients that works
This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific discovery, through development and testing, to dissemination...
Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases
Using a new technique known as laser-capture RNA seq, that involves cutting out dopamine neurons from a human brain section with a laser, investigators...
How lactoferrin clamps down on free roaming iron ions to stop nefarious effects on...
What prevents our cells being damaged due to overexposure to iron ions is a protein called lactoferrin, known for its ability to bind tightly...