Mindfully Curated
Fungal pathogens have a major global impact upon human health — they are often difficult to diagnose and treat, and there is an urgent need for better diagnostics and more effective antifungal treatments. Using newly developed imaging technologies, re…
A research group has found that sensory neurons play an important role in human skin pigmentation and physiology. Specifically, the neurons secrete a protein known as Repulsive Guidance Molecule B (RGMB), which stimulates melanocytes (the cells in skin…
A research group has found that sensory neurons play an important role in human skin pigmentation and physiology. Specifically, the neurons secrete a protein known as Repulsive Guidance Molecule B (RGMB), which stimulates melanocytes (the cells in skin…
With autocorrect and auto-generated email responses, algorithms offer plenty of assistance to help people express themselves. But new research shows people who rely on algorithms for assistance with language-related, creative tasks didn’t improve their…
Scientists have shown that high-fat diets can cause rapid changes in the bone marrow of mice, driving the production of inflammatory immune cells, according to new findings.
Researchers have made a breakthrough — discovering new, natural sweeteners in citrus for the first time.
Researchers have developed a new mathematical technique to begin to understand how a cell’s nucleus is organized. They hope this understanding will expose vulnerabilities that can be targeted to reprogram a cell to stop cancer or other diseases.
Across the world, specialists are working on implementing quantum information technologies. One important path involves light: Looking ahead, single light packages, also known as light quanta or photons, could transmit data that is both coded and effec…
Researchers have deciphered a mechanism that enables skin cancer to metastasize to the brain and managed to delay the spread of the disease by 60% to 80% using existing treatments.
Robotic eyes on autonomous vehicles could improve pedestrian safety, according to a new study. Participants played out scenarios in virtual reality (VR) and had to decide whether to cross a road in front of a moving vehicle or not. When that vehicle wa…
Using equations to calculate kidney function that do not include race adjustments would result in Black patients gaining time on the transplant waitlist before their kidneys fail that matched similar durations for white patients, according to a new stu…
Promoting the sustainable development of marine environments requires planning, just as we have long had spatial planning for land-based activities. Now researchers are showing that marine planning must take climate change into consideration.
We aren’t very good at predicting what will make us happy, according to a new study. Economists investigated the effects of purchasing a home on life satisfaction. The positive effect on happiness did not last as long as people expected.
Researchers who identified the first patient mutations on the NFkB1-gene, cooperated with international clinicians to identify and characterize a plethora of unreported NFKB1 variants on patients with immune system related illnesses.
Lower immunity and recurring infections are common in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Researchers now show that the immune system of people with diabetes has lower levels of the antimicrobial peptide psoriasin, which compromises the urinary bladder’s cell …
The ideal crop plant is tasty and high-yielding while also being resistant to diseases and pests. But if the relevant genes are far apart on a chromosome, some of these positive traits can be lost during breeding. To ensure that positive traits can be …
Despite major COVID-19 disruptions, a survey study involving more than 8,300 students at 29 colleges and universities revealed that most maintained their trust in their institutions, at least in the early pandemic months. The researchers found steady t…
When it comes to showing affection towards people, many dogs are naturals. Now comes word that the remarkable ability to show attachment behavior toward human caregivers also exists in wolves.
Vampire bats infected with the rabies virus aren’t likely to act stereotypically ‘rabid,’ according to a new study — instead, infected male bats tended to withdraw socially, scaling back on the common habit of grooming each other before they died of t…
A medication for heart problems and high blood pressure may also be effective for treating alcohol use disorder, according to a new study. The study presents converging evidence from experiments in mice and rats, as well as a cohort study in humans, su…