The Hidden Secrets of Flowers – Understanding Floral Evolution
A team of researchers has created 3D models in order to gain a better understanding of the evolution of flowers. A team of researchers from…
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“Water Worlds” – Astronomers Discover That Two Exoplanets Are Unlike Any Planets in Our Solar System
Team of astronomers led by the University of Montreal (UdeM) find that two exoplanets may be mostly water. Astronomers have discovered evidence that two exoplanets…
Unlocking the Mysteries of a Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s – Scientists Identify a Potential Treatment
Tauopathies: the protein that provides hope. A mechanism has been discovered that regulates cellular levels of tau, a protein whose aberrant accumulation is at the…
A New Brain Model Could Pave the Way for Conscious AI
A new model of the human brain. A new study presents a new neurocomputational model of the human brain, which might shed light on how…
New Non-Addictive Compound Alleviates Pain Without Sedation
According to UCSF researchers, the new molecules are the top prospects for narcotic alternatives. A recent study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco…
Breakthrough in Tiny DNA “Nanotransporters” Chemically Programmed To Treat Cancer
A new class of drug transporters made of DNA that are 20,000 times smaller than a human hair and that could improve how cancers and…
Insomnia Increases the Risk of Dementia in Older Adults
Recent research demonstrates that psychological disorder is a significant comorbidity for dementia and other cognitive impairments. According to recent Canadian research, older adults who have…
Scientists Discover That a Virtual Museum Trip Can Improve Your Physical, Mental, and Social Health
A randomized controlled study demonstrates substantial gains in social isolation, well-being, quality of life, and frailty evaluations. Scientists have known for a long time that…
Water World: Astronomers Discover an Extrasolar World That May Be Entirely Covered in a Deep Ocean
With the help of instruments designed partly in Canada, a team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet that could be completely covered in water. An…
A New Yale-Developed Model Could Lead to Improved Treatment of Diabetes and Obesity
A new model that will allow scientists to better study and treat metabolic illnesses Despite the fact that insulin was discovered more than a century…
Weird Quantum State of Matter Observed for the First Time
Physicist Andrea Bianchi has observed the “quantum spin liquid” state in a magnetic material created in his lab. It’s not every day that someone discovered…
Chemists Use DNA To Build the World’s Tiniest Antenna – “Like a Two-Way Radio”
Researchers at Université de Montréal have created a nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins. Reported last week in Nature Methods, the device is a…
“Zero-Dose” Unvaccinated: The Kids Aren’t Alright
Nearly 10 million children in lower-income countries like Nigeria and Pakistan have never been vaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to deadly diseases like polio, measles, and…
COVID-19: The Older You Are, the More Antibodies You Have – Better Protection Against Delta Variant
With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide, the pandemic’s spread is accelerating. A research team led by Joelle Pelletier and Jean-François Masson, both professors in…
Staying Young: Scientists Discover New Enzymatic Complex That Can Stop Cells From Aging
Scientists in Montreal discover a new enzymatic complex that can stop cells from aging, opening the way to possible new cancer therapies. Researchers at Université…
Study Shows “Harsh Parenting” May Lead to Smaller Brains
Repeatedly getting angry, hitting, shaking, or yelling at children is linked with smaller brain structures in adolescence, according to a new study published in Development…
A ‘Super-Puff’ Planet Like No Other – As Big as Jupiter but 10 Times Lighter
The core mass of the giant exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than what was thought necessary to build up the immense gas envelope surrounding giant…
The Male Y Chromosome Does More Than We Thought – Could Explain Why Men Suffer Differently From COVID-19
New light is being shed on a little-known role of Y chromosome genes, specific to males, that could explain why men suffer differently than women…
