It’s not lightsaber time, not yet. But a team of theoretical physicists has taken another…
Month: September 2015
Rare cosmic find: Astronomers find galaxy cluster with bursting heart
Astronomers have discovered a gargantuan galaxy cluster with a core bursting with new stars —…
Depression study seeks to predict treatment response
Treating depressed individuals and figuring out who will and won’t respond to antidepressants is mostly…
Chronic drinking disrupts liver’s circadian clock, contributes to alcoholic liver disease
Staying on an internal schedule is important for health, and disease can occur if the…
The hormonal factor FGF21, present in breast milk, plays a key role in regulating newborn metabolism
A compound found in breast milk, named fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), plays a key…
New protein manufacturing process unveiled
A user-friendly technology has been developed to help scientists understand how proteins work and fix…
Moon’s crust as fractured as can be
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have identified regions on the far side of the moon,…
Pancreatic cancer stem cells could be ‘suffocated’ by an anti-diabetic drug
Pancreatic cancer stem cells are virtually addicted to oxygen-based metabolism, and could be ‘suffocated’ with…
Damage in retinal periphery closely matches loss of blood flow in people with diabetes
A follow-up study has shown that these peripheral lesions, which are not detected by traditional…
Problematic relationship: Small brain models distort contact intensity between neurons
Even the most powerful computers in the world can only simulate one percent of the…