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Opossum hearts hint at new ways of fighting cardiovascular disease
Artificial intelligence improves the diagnosis of congenital heart defects before birth
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New lab-grown retinal sheets almost ready for clinical trials
The free-energy principle explains neural network behavior
How does gravity affect antimatter?
Super-thin wearable electronics just got more flexible
Cassava engineered to produce healthier tapioca starch
Diazoxide pills for Alzheimer’s disease?
Zebrafish imagine a danger-free future to avoid threats in virtual reality
Kleefstra syndrome in mice reversed after birth
A faster and more sensitive antibody test for COVID-19
Opossums are the first genome edited marsupials
Methylation mutation directly linked to autism
Melatonin in mice, circadian rhythms, and daily torpor
Why (mouse) mothers take risks to protect their infants
Dietary amino acid linked to cancer in flies
Cancer cells killed with artificial glycosylated metalloenzyme
H2AK119ub1: How you inherit acquired traits from your mom
COVID-19: Changing the way we do research
Telework: a societal game-changer
Decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic
Confronting a string of epidemics including COVID-19
Next stop: clinical hair regeneration
Godzilla-sized zooplankton for better aquafarming
Electric rays to help us map the ocean floor
Bacterial drug resistance studied by robotic E. coli evolution
New artificial skin helps avoid animal testing
Social novelty in the brain: haven’t I seen you someplace before?
FABP4: A preschool-aged biomarker for autism
Microbial infections are a parasitic plant’s dream
Gut bacteria double team worsens symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Something smells fishy: categorizing odors in the brain
Photosynthetic bacteria spin spider silk for the masses
Blood cell mutations linked to leukemia are inevitable
Organic nitrogen in soil helps crop growth
Consciousness, brain connections, and the claustrum
A new imaging biomarker for the aging brain
Sphingolipid S1P: Potential new target for schizophrenia treatment
Staining that lights up whole organs and bodies
Artificial gravity protects the immune system of mice in space
Ultraprecise clocks and the Tokyo Skytree verify Einstein’s theory of relativity
A new alpha-particle treatment for multiple cancers
A researcher’s journey: from surfing to studying pain
The first drug treatment for brain aneurysms (in mice)
Simple but revolutionary modular organoids
Thoughts on the genetics of medicinal licorice
Pathogenic genetic variation linked to H. pylori-related stomach cancer
ERRg predicts atrial fibrillation and hidden comorbidity
Memories are made of this ?? – (Part 2)
Replicating opossum heart regeneration to help fight cardiovascular disease
Aug
8

Mathematical model predicts self-organized learning in real neurons
The free energy principle predicted how real neural connections changed as neurons “learned” in a dish. Continue!
Aug
7

Deadly fungi beaten with fatty acid synthase inhibitor
A new approach to attacking fungi involves inhibiting a gene needed for making fatty acids. Continue!
Jul
12

A new and improved way to store hydrogen
A simple chemical reaction allows hydrogen-carrying ammonia to be stored and retrieved cheaply and easily. Continue!
Jun
29

A new alpha-particle treatment for multiple cancers
A new type of alpha-particle therapy allows selective targeting of tumors in multiple cancers. Continue!
Jun
28

A researcher’s journey: from surfing to studying pain
Joshua Johansen from RIKEN CBS tells us about his journey from surfer to pain researcher and beyond. Stay tuned for part II … Continue!
Jun
15

The first drug treatment for brain aneurysms (in mice)
Scientists discover that most aneurysms result from mutations. A mouse model shows they can be treated with drugs. Continue!