If you’ve ever accidentally sliced yourself on broken glass or a piece of paper, you may have noticed that the bleeding can be hard to stop. Scientists have long wondered how the cascade of Read More
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Researchers in Germany have uncovered a hidden receptor, GPR133, that plays a vital role in bone strength. By activating it with a new compound called AP503, they boosted bone density in mice and even reversed Read More
Biologists have long known that amino acids can help stabilize proteins, for example as additives to pharmaceutical formulations. In trying to understand why this works, EPFL and MIT researchers have discovered a fundamental stabilizing effect Read More
A landmark study has uncovered that a simple blood test could reveal early warning signs of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear. By analyzing blood biomarkers in more than 5,700 Hispanic and Latino adults, researchers at Read More
Lakeshore shallows can be biodiversity hotspots—but warming is changing their
The 19th-century American naturalist Henry David Thoreau described the small freshwater lake at Walden as “Earth’s eye”—a measure of the complexity of ecological interactions. Summary Henry David Thoreau, the 19th-century American naturalist, viewed Read More
Trilayer moiré superlattices unlock tunable control of exciton configurations –
Moiré superlattices are periodic patterns formed when two or more thin semiconducting layers are stacked with a small twist angle or lattice mismatch. When 2D materials form these patterns, their electronic, mechanical, and optical properties Read More
Archaeologists Unearth Europe’s Oldest Naval Artillery on Sunken Royal Ship
The shipwreck of Gribshunden revealed unique artillery and insights into European exploration. Denmark, however, prioritized Baltic control over Atlantic expansion. Archaeologists from Lund University have uncovered new information about late medieval artillery preserved in the Read More
Researchers released the first nearly complete sequence of the widely used RPE-1 human cell line. Summary Researchers have achieved a major milestone in cell biology by releasing the first near-complete genome sequence of the RPE-1 Read More
Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when it tore through southern Malawi in 2023. His farm didn’t. Summary Alex Maere, a farmer in southern Malawi, weathered the devastating Cyclone Freddy in 2023, but his Read More
Scientists at Gladstone Institutes uncovered a surprising reason why dopamine-producing neurons, crucial for smooth body movements, die in Parkinson’s disease. In mice, when these neurons were kept overactive for weeks, they began to falter, Read More