Not only will most of the northern hemisphere get to witness a solar eclipse this Thursday, June 10 (via Space), but this astrological event also happens to occur at the same time as this month’s new moon. While the level of eclipse that people will get to see will depend on where they are located, […]
It may be hard to believe, but it’s already almost time for another new moon. It can be hard to keep track of these things. Isn’t Mercury still in retrograde? (It is!) But now it’s time for a new moon during this retrograde, which will affect the different elements of the zodiac in different ways. […]
Neural replay during waking rest may contribute to memory consolidation of action sequences in humans, according to a study published June 8 in the journal Cell Reports. Brain imaging results revealed fast, repeated reactivation of a neural network representing a behavioral sequence that people were learning—approximately 20 times the speed of the new memory—especially while […]
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have investigated how a newly developed algorithm in connection with gene analysis can be used to improve the possibilities of preventing premature vascular disease and death in individuals with the hereditary lipid disorder, familial hypercholesterolemia. The findings, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, show how the method can lead to […]
A team of Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D., the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has identified the molecular mechanisms of ASXL1 mutations involved in leukemia pathogenesis, according to a study published in Nature Cancer. The findings also suggest that using small molecular inhibitors to block the […]
The words young adults use to describe how they feel when they have been drinking alcohol are a key to understanding whether they will engage in risky behaviors such as driving under the influence. A new scale for researchers developed at Penn State has been shown effective in gauging how young adults feel when they […]
The immune nature of kidney cancer stands out when compared to other cancers: More immune cells infiltrate kidney cancers than most other solid tumors, and kidney cancer is one of the most responsive malignancies to today’s immunotherapy regimens. But despite treatment, many patients with clear cell renal carcinoma—the most common type of kidney cancer—eventually relapse […]
Recently published in the scientific journal Brain Communications, a new study distinguished structural patterns between individuals with corpus callosum dysgenesis (CCD), a congenital condition that consists of the absence or incomplete development in the connecting structure between the two brain hemispheres. The research was carried out by the D’Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), […]
A research team at the University of Oulu, Finland, has discovered a new mechanism in cells that causes an increase in harmful LDL cholesterol. The observation made by the researchers may explain the adverse effects of certain environmental chemicals and medicinal substances on cardiovascular health. At the heart of the finding is a nuclear receptor […]
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have found a way to detect a very low amount of a cancer biomarker in undiluted blood in just 15 minutes, a result that could eventually play a key role in evaluating the effectiveness of cancer treatments. The researchers at UNSW Science’s School of Chemistry, The Australian Center for NanoMedicine, and […]
