Faulty myelin-making brain cells may help drive cognitive decline with age
A rare combination of lifelong cognitive tracking, postmortem brain analysis, and targeted mouse experiments reveals unexpected changes in…
One cognitive ability stood out in a study of Western diets and Alzheimer’s risk genes
Long-term Australian data suggest Western eating patterns may be linked to faster attention decline in genetically susceptible older…
LMU researchers reveal how different organs customize their internal clocks
LMU researchers have elucidated how different organs adapt the same clock machinery to regulate their individual needs over…
New OpenABE gene editor improves editing efficiency by up to 36 times
A joint research team led by Professor Daesik Kim (Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University), along with Professor Yong-Sub…
Scientists discover master molecular switch for ginseng saponin production
Sanchi ginseng (Panax notoginseng) is a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine, prized for its saponins-bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory,…
Specialist Microscopy and AI Analysis Can Improve Lung Cancer Testing
Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Research shows fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) combined with a form of…
Engineered ribozyme repairs broken RNA to explain origins of life
In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and relies on proteins to replicate, repair and build…
Cold-exposed mothers pass metabolic protection to male rat offspring through milk
Cold exposure during early pregnancy altered breast milk bile acids and microbial metabolism, providing male rat offspring with…
New viral library helps scientists study thousands of proteins
To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us – whether it’s an individual case of hepatitis B or…
New method helps scientists better understand DNA organization
Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at NUS have developed a new method that…
New screening approach identifies proteins that control human gene expression
Researchers at University of California San Diego have developed a large-scale screening approach that identifies proteins controlling a…
Plague emerged earlier than thought and hit hunter-gatherers hard
Ancient genomes from Siberian graves reveal that plague was already lethal in small hunter-gatherer communities, reshaping ideas about…