New Study Uncovers How a Unique Synapse Keeps Us From Falling
The inner ear has a need for speed. The sensory organs responsible for enabling us to walk, dance, and move our heads without feeling dizzy…
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For the First Time: Scientists Have Formed a Charged Rare Earth Molecule on a Metal Surface and Rotated It
For the first time, scientists formed a charged rare earth molecule on a metal surface and rotated it using scanning tunneling microscopy. Scientists from Ohio…
Even Low Doses of Alcohol Cause Changes in Brain Circuitry
How many drinks is too much? According to a recent rodent study, even tiny amounts of alcohol may cause epigenomic and transcriptomic changes in brain…
Gene Editing a “Factory Reset” for the Brain To Cure Anxiety and Excessive Drinking
Gene editing reverses brain genetic reprogramming caused by adolescent binge drinking. Gene editing may be a potential treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in…
Scientists Warn U.S. Health Officials Against “New Normal” Strategies for COVID-19
Strategies ignore COVID pandemic’s early lessons around chronic diseases. Experts are cautioning U.S. leaders and health officials against national strategies for a “new normal” of…
Substance Derived From Licorice May Have Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Cancer Effects
Researchers look to licorice for promising cancer treatments. Licorice is more than a candy people either love or hate — it may play a role…
Possible Link Discovered Between Enteric Neurons, Gut Microbiome and ALS
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago are looking at the possibility that gastroenterological changes could be an early warning sign for Lou Gehrig’s disease….
Scientists Discover How To Halt and Control Cellular Death Process – Previously Thought To Be Irreversible
A study published by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago describes a new method for analyzing pyroptosis — the process of cell death that…
Research Shows Intermittent Fasting Works for Weight Loss
Intermittent fasting can produce clinically significant weight loss as well as improve metabolic health in individuals with obesity, according to a new study review led…
Researchers Find Evidence of Link Between Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores) and Neurodegenerative Diseases
A new study by researchers at University of Illinois Chicago suggests that when the protein optineurin, or OPTN, is present in cells it restricts the…
Solar-Powered Electrochemical Reaction Uses Wastewater To Make the World’s No. 2 Chemical
UIC engineers convert nitrates to ammonia in sustainable electrochemical reaction with high solar-to-fuel efficiency. Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have created a solar-powered electrochemical…
“Wonder Material” Can Be Used to Detect COVID-19 Virus Quickly and Accurately
Researchers show a graphene-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene — one of the strongest, thinnest…
Antibiotics Can Treat Human Diseases Like Cancer – Not Just Bacterial Infections
UIC researchers prove that drugs designed for bacteria have potential to act on human cells. According to researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, the…
“Zombie” Cells? Research Shows Some Genes Come to Life in the Brain After We Die
Post-mortem changes may shed light on important brain studies. In the hours after we die, certain cells in the human brain are still active. Some…
Combating COVID-19: Generic Antibodies Can Be Retrained to Recognize SARS-CoV-2
The SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the current pandemic, infects humans by binding its surface-exposed spike proteins to ACE2 receptors exposed on the cell membranes….
“Swiss Army Knife” Nanoparticle Catalyst Can Make Natural Gas Burn Cleaner
Lowering the Combustion Temperature for Methane Natural gas is the cleanest traditional fossil fuel source because it produces relatively low amounts of pollutants like carbon…
New Scientific Study Shows Fish Oil May Help Treat Depression
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers use stem cells from adults with depression to test treatments. A study published in Molecular Psychiatry shows that patient-derived…
Research Into the Mysteries of Crystal Growth Reveals Key Molecular Events
Controlling crystal growth for innovations in medicine, engineering. While crystals have been studied for centuries and are ubiquitous in daily life — they are in…
