After 50 years of research and the testing of over 1,000 drugs, there is new hope for preserving brain cells…
Physics tool helps track cancer cell diversity
A team took a novel, interdisciplinary approach to analyzing the behavior of breast tumor cells by employing a statistical modeling…
Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic
Using a machine-learning algorithm, researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of…
Bumble bees can experience an object using one sense and later recognize it using another
The ability to recognize objects across different senses is present in the tiny brains of an insect, researchers have discovered.
Curing genetic disease in human cells
Scientists show for the first time that a newer type of CRISPR, called base-editing, can safely cure cystic fibrosis in…
Scientists solve long-debated puzzle of how the intestine heals itself
Scientists find that normal intestinal cells ‘de-differentiate’ en masse into stem cells that generate the cells needed for a healthy…
Let there be ‘circadian’ light
Researchers describe the science behind creating lighting to make us all happy and productive indoors. A company is using the…
Research team tackles superbug infections with novel therapy
Superbug infections kill 35,000 people in the US annually. A team of researchers has found that a treatment known as…
New discovery has important implications for treating common eye disease
Scientists have made an important discovery with implications for those living with a common, debilitating eye disease (age-related macular degeneration,…
Therapeutic cooling effectively targets site of brain injury
Investigators successfully measure brain temperature in newborn babies undergoing therapeutic cooling, showing that the treatment effectively targets the core of…