We've updated our Privacy Policy to make it clearer how we use your personal data. We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. You can read our Cookie Policy here.

Advertisement

News

How the Gut Microbiome Can Influence Cancer Immunotherapy Response content piece image
News

How the Gut Microbiome Can Influence Cancer Immunotherapy Response

Researchers have demonstrated how machine learning models can reveal interactions between a patient's gut microbiome and their response to immunotherapy, in findings that may ultimately improve cancer patient outcomes.
Molecular Signatures of Immature Neurons Provide New Insights Into Brain Plasticity content piece image
News

Molecular Signatures of Immature Neurons Provide New Insights Into Brain Plasticity

According to research, plastic neurons are present in the hippocampus throughout the human lifespan, a finding that could pave the way for the deeper study of adult neurogenesis and its roles in memory, mood, behavior and brain disorders.
Researchers Estimate When the Genetic Variations That Make Us Human Emerged content piece image
News

Researchers Estimate When the Genetic Variations That Make Us Human Emerged

The study of the genomes of our closest relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, has opened up new research paths that can broaden our understanding of the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens.

Advanced AI Has a Thirst for Wine, Not Power content piece image
News

Advanced AI Has a Thirst for Wine, Not Power

Scientists have developed a new type of hardware for AI that could use less energy and operate more quickly — and it has already passed a virtual wine-tasting test.
Water Resources Will Become Less Predictable as Snowpack Declines content piece image
News

Water Resources Will Become Less Predictable as Snowpack Declines

Water resources will fluctuate increasingly and become more and more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere by later this century, according to a new study.
Mobile Phone Device Measures Food Spoilage With Ease content piece image
News

Mobile Phone Device Measures Food Spoilage With Ease

A $1 device that attaches to a mobile phone aims to become a pivotal tool to help solve the $1 trillion food waste problem.
Elephant DNA Offers New Insights for Cancer Research content piece image
News

Elephant DNA Offers New Insights for Cancer Research

Scientists from seven research institutions have used pioneering bioinformatic modeling to investigate the molecular interactions of the p53 protein known to give protection against cancers.

Arctic Air Samples Show How Fast Earth Is Warming content piece image
News

Arctic Air Samples Show How Fast Earth Is Warming

Scientists gathered thousands of air, seawater, sea ice, snow and meltwater samples, and brought home the physical evidence needed to determine exactly how ice nucleation and clouds over the Arctic Ocean ebb and flow over time.
Alcohol Presents Only Health Risks for the Young, But May Benefit Over 40s content piece image
News

Alcohol Presents Only Health Risks for the Young, But May Benefit Over 40s

New research shows that alcohol poses higher health risks in young people than in older adults, and that consumption of a small amount of alcohol in adults over aged 40 may provide some health benefits for cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes.
New Peptide System for Targeted Molecule Transport content piece image
News

New Peptide System for Targeted Molecule Transport

A novel peptide developed at the Universities of Bayreuth and Bristol is eminently suited for the targeted transport of molecules, for example of active substances and dyes, into the cells of mammals.
Advertisement