WASHINGTON — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose […]
As light as a lemon: How the right smell can help with a negative body image
The scent of a lemon could help people feel better about their body image, new findings from University of Sussex […]
New pathways for sensory learning in the brain: Automated, robotic training device advances neuroscience research
We’ve all heard the saying that individuals learn at their own pace. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an […]
How mammals’ brains evolved to distinguish odors is nothing to sniff at: Study finds that the relationship of ‘distributed circuit’ components scales across species
The world is filled with millions upon millions of distinct smells, but how mammals’ brains evolved to tell them apart […]
Patterns in DNA reveal hundreds of unknown protein pairings: Method will be applied to human genome to learn more about how our proteins interact to carry out biological functions
Sequencing a genome is getting cheaper, but making sense of the resulting data remains hard. Researchers have now found a […]
Snout dated: Slow-evolving elephant shark offers new insights into human physiology
The mineralocortoid receptor (MR) regulates water and sodium transport throughout cells and tissues, which is critical for controlling blood pressure […]
Group A strep genome research expedites vaccine development efforts
The global search for a group A streptococcal (Strep A) vaccine has narrowed after researchers identified a common gene signature […]
Merging cell datasets, panorama style: Algorithm stitches multiple datasets into a single ‘panorama,’ which could provide new insights for medical and biological studies.
A new algorithm developed by MIT researchers takes cues from panoramic photography to merge massive, diverse cell datasets into a […]
Broken mitochondria use ‘eat me’ proteins to summon their executioners
When mitochondria become damaged, they avoid causing further problems by signaling cellular proteins to degrade them. In a paper publishing […]
Molecules with strong anti-Zika virus potential: The finding might also have application in developing anti-parasite and antibacterial treatments
The Zika virus is widely known for causing microcephaly and other brain defects in the fetuses of pregnant, infected women. […]