Physicists achieve most accurate measurement yet of the W boson
For a few years, one of particle physics’ most unsettling numbers seemed to be pointing somewhere strange. The…
Our local universe’s expansion rate doesn’t add up, astronomers find
A difference of a few kilometers per second might not sound like much. In cosmology, it has become…
Metformin protects neurons after brain injury by restoring mitochondrial health
TBI remains a major cause of death and long-term neurological disability worldwide, yet effective treatments for secondary injury…
Colombia’s main river redraws the map of little-known night monkeys
A new study looks at genetic evidence to suggest that Colombia’s Magdalena River, and not the Andean…
Study reveals brain mechanisms behind post-stroke urinary incontinence
A new USC-led study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) reveals the neural mechanisms that contribute to urinary…
Flipping a single DNA letter can trigger complete sex reversal
Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode…
Alarming study reveals the universe will end much, much sooner than previously estimated
It’s the end of the world as we know it — a lot sooner than we think. A…
Pseudogene lncRNAs regulate cancer stem cell behavior and signaling
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a critical subpopulation within tumors, drive cancer initiation, progression, metastasis, relapse, and resistance to…
Landmark study establishes shared definition of mental wellbeing
For decades, ‘mental wellbeing’ has been one of the most used, but least agreed upon, terms in mental…
EV-RNAs show promise for IBD diagnosis and treatment
A research team led by Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has published a comprehensive…
Combined training improves fitness outcomes in heart failure patients
Heart failure affects more than 64 million people worldwide (1%–3% in the general adult population) and its prevalence…
Early epigenetic changes shape infant gut microbiome development
The gut microbiome and epigenetics-molecular switches that turn genes on or off-are intertwined, and both contribute to neurodevelopment,…