Small Adaptations in Stress Activated Proteins Could Explain Longer Lifespan
Researchers at Newcastle University show that a collection of small adaptations in proteins that respond to stress, accumulated over millennia of human history, could help…
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Neurologists Identify New Brainstem Changes in Parkinson’s Disease
A pioneering study has found that patients with Parkinson’s disease have more errors in the mitochondrial DNA within the brainstem, leading to increased cell death…
Astronomers Measure the Magnetic Field HAT-P-7b
New magnetohydrodynamic simulations of HAT-P-7 b reveal variable winds and a corresponding variability in the position of the hottest point in the atmosphere. Studying a…
Researchers Use Bacteria from Space to Create New Biofilm
Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a new “super” biofilm using a key component from Earth’s stratosphere. By using Bacillus stratosphericu, bacteria normally found 20…