Biology
Every rose has its thorns … or does it?
According to Greek mythology, red roses first appeared when Aphrodite pricked her foot on a thorn, spilling blood on a...
Demographics of north African human populations unravelled using genomic data and artificial intelligence. For the first time, this study places the origin of the Imazighen in the Epipaleolithic, more than twenty thousand years ago
Made up of Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Egypt and Algeria, north Africa is a melting pot of cultures with two predominant...
Which strains of tuberculosis are the most infectious?
For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend on whether the individual and...
Largest study to date finds multiple urinary metals play key role in cardiovascular disease and mortality
Higher levels of urinary metals such as cadmium, tungsten, uranium, cobalt, copper and zinc are linked to increased cardiovascular disease...
Serotonin uptake regulates ependymoma tumor growth
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – July 31, 2024) Do neurons play a role in brain tumor growth and development? Scientists at St. Jude...
Mass extinction 66 million years ago triggered rapid evolution of bird genomes
ANN ARBOR—Shortly after an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, life for non-avian dinosaurs ended, but the evolutionary...
Keeping skin healthy: New method provides molecular portrait of sebum production
Sebaceous glands are essential for maintaining the structure and function of the skin. In a process known as holocrine secretion,...
New principle for treating tuberculosis
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) have together succeeded in identifying and synthesising...
FANCI that! Decades long mystery of how DNA damage by sunlight, alcohol and pollution is identified so it can be repaired, is solved. Opens up opportunities for improved cancer treatments.
An elegant collaboration between researchers in the UK’s two core-funded Medical Research Council Research Institutes, the Laboratory of Medical Sciences...
This protein does “The Twist”
Proteins are constantly performing a kind of dance. They move and contort their bodies to fulfill specific functions inside our bodies. The...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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