Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease Summary Katie Burns is pioneering research into mastocytosis, a rare disease where mast cells accumulate abnormally, causing diverse symptoms. She’s Read More
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Low-oxygen air both prevented and reversed symptoms in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Scientists at the Broad Institute and Mass General Brigham have discovered that placing mice with Parkinson’s-like disease in a Read More
By studying the leopard-like spots on rocks from Earth and Mars now, scientists will be ready to analyze returned space samples when they arrive. In 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover retrieved an unusual rock sample from Read More
Possible genetic clues to ME/chronic fatigue syndrome identified in massive
DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals” Summary A large-scale DNA study involving over 15,500 individuals suffering from a debilitating condition has identified eight potential genetic markers associated Read More
New study reveals surprising clues about the beginning of subduction
Subduction, a crucial geological process on Earth, may have begun hundreds of millions of years earlier than traditionally believed. Summary New research suggests that subduction, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, could have started Read More
It has long been established that emotions reflect in our voice—this helps us communicate more purposefully and gives listeners cues as to how they should interpret what we say. But what emotions predominate in Read More
Researchers find that certain genetic variants and mother’s age may have an impact on the sex of her children Summary A new study suggests that genetics and maternal age can influence a woman’s Read More
In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in search of clues to our planet’s changing climate. Summary Belgian scientists Read More
What’s Missing in the Psychopathic Brain? Scientists Find Startling Clues
A research team has used the Julich-Brain Atlas to identify specific brain structures linked to antisocial behavior. A recent publication in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience provides new insights into structural brain Read More
For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: Paranthropus robustus. It walked upright, and was built for heavy chewing with relatively massive jaws, Read More