New Drug Compound Halts Alzheimer’s, Appears to Reverse Some Neurological Damage
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that levels of the tau protein can be reduced, and some of the…
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New Dark Matter Detector Will Be 100 Times More Sensitive to Dark Matter
A team of scientists is building a supersized version of the dark matter detector Lux, called Lux-Zeplin, which will be roughly 100 times more sensitive…
New State of Matter Known as “Disordered Hyperuniformity” Discovered in the Cells in a Chicken’s Eye
Researchers have discovered the first known biological occurrence of a potentially new state of matter known as “disordered hyperuniformity” in the cells in a chicken’s…
DNA Study Reveals Clues about Primate Evolution
In a new DNA study, an international team of scientists reveal clues to human and ape evolution, finding that the evolutionary history of ancestral great…
Grains of Sand from Core-Collapse Supernova Found in Meteorites
In a newly published study, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis report finding tiny grains of silica, which they believe came from a core-collapse…
Nanoparticles Carrying Melittin Kill HIV
In a newly published study, scientists from Washington University School of Medicine show how nanoparticles carrying melittin fuse with HIV, killing the virus and leaving…
Super-Tiger Helps Explore Cosmic Rays
It has been roughly 100 years since cosmic rays first became an object of curiosity to the science world, but now scientists are finally close…
Vaporization Simulation of Earth Helps Explain the Atmospheres of Super-Earths
In an effort to better understand what astronomers should see when they look at the atmospheres of super-Earths, scientists are using computer simulations to see…
Images of Brain Connectivity Help Predict Intelligence
A newly published study from neuroscientists at the Washington University in St. Louis provides evidence that neural connections between the lateral prefrontal cortex and the…
Biochemical Systems that Modulate the Levels of Plant Hormones
An international team of scientists have begun to put a molecular face on the biochemical systems that modulate the levels of plant hormones to defend…
Cartilage Healing Genes Protect Against Arthritis
Joint pain is common among older adults and osteoarthritis is something many active people will face as they age. Scientists at Washington University School of…
Intrinsically Disordered Protein Responsible for Inactivating BK Channel
Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine are studying how a protein that lacks any definable structure plays a vital role in cell channels. While…
Researchers Present New Model for Planetary Accretion
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have come up with a new explanation for planetary accretion. By using classical physics and the laws of…
Mother’s Nurturing Results in Larger Hippocampus in Children
New research by neuroscientists and child psychiatrists show that children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus. This is…