Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’
Fred Ramsdell, Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi identified regulatory T cells, which help to keep the immune system…
pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists
In the 1960s, scientists classed chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans as a distinct family (Pongidae), thinking that these…
Vamp8 modulates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury via the autophagy-lysosome pathway
Data download The rat cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury(CIRI) data were downloaded from the GEO database (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/) using the R…
Electrochemical and computational investigation of Tinospora cordifolia fractions as a novel corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in seawater medium
Phytosubstances of TCFUV–Vis characteristics The results of the UV–Vis spectrum of the TCF are shown in Fig. 1. The…
These science prizes want to rival the Nobels: how do they compare?
How do science prizes such as the Breakthrough Prize and the Turing Prize compare with the Nobel science…
three ways she changed science
Jane Goodall, a British primatologist known for her work with chimpanzees, died on Wednesday 1 October, aged 91.…
what it means for science
The US government ceased many operations early on Wednesday after Congress failed to pass legislation to fund agencies’…
Want to do disruptive science? Include more rookie researchers
Collaborations with a higher proportion of unpublished researchers can yield papers that present groundbreaking ideas.Credit: StÃgur Már Karlsson/Heimsmyndir…
Ebola outbreak in the DRC: why is it so deadly? – Nature
Ebola outbreak in the DRC: why is it so deadly? NatureEbola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
is there any truth to it?
Pregnant people have long relied on paracetamol for pain and fever. Credit: BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty The painkiller acetaminophen…
Gestational diabetes linked to autism in study: what scientists say
Gestational diabetes can have long-term effects on women’s health. Credit: Yui Mok/PA Images via Alamy Last week, a…
A domed pachycephalosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia
Sues, H.-D. Functional morphology of the dome in pachycephalosaurid dinosaurs. N. Jb. Geol. Palaontol. Mh. 8, 459–472 (1978).…