Science & Technology
Surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam’s apple without neck scar
Doctors at the UCLA Gender Health Program have developed a technique to reduce an Adam’s apple bump without leaving a scar on the patient’s neck.
Indigenous communities used the Caribbean Sea as an aquatic highway
Researchers recently turned to pottery to tease apart the navigational history of the Caribbean, analyzing the composition of 96 fired clay fragments across 11 islands. The study was conducted in the Greater Antilles and marks the first time that potte…
Where once were black boxes, new LANTERN illuminates
A new statistical tool for predicting protein function could help with tasks ranging from producing biofuels to improving crops to developing new disease treatments. Not only could it help with the difficult job of altering proteins in practically usef…
Blood test developed to predict liver cancer risk
An estimated one-quarter of adults in the U.S. have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an excess of fat in liver cells that can cause chronic inflammation and liver damage, increasing the risk of liver cancer. Now researchers have developed a si…
Process to customize molecules does double duty
Chemists developed a method to add two fragments to an alkene molecule in a single process. The discovery could simplify drug and materials design.
ALS may be linked to both the immune and central nervous systems
The immune system may play a fundamental role along with the central nervous system in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as ‘Lou Gehrig’s disease,’ researchers report.
Breast duct treatment for early breast cancer eliminates all signs of disease in laboratory experiments
Delivering a targeted immunotoxin into breast ducts via openings in the nipple wiped out all visible and invisible precancerous lesions in laboratory studies of very early stage breast cancers.
Biomarkers found that could be drug targets against a deadly form of brain cancer
Biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma brain tumors have been identified, providing hope for a cancer that is highly lethal. This new finding provides early evidence that there may be a benefit in targeting specific alte…
Flicker from the dark: Reading between the lines to model our galaxy’s central black hole
Researchers have shown in a single model the full story of how gas travels in the center of the Milky Way — from being blown off by stars to falling into the black hole.
How humans evolved to get along (to extent that we do)
The research shows that four neighboring groups of bonobos they studied at the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo maintained exclusive and stable social and spatial borders between them, showing they are indeed part of distin…
Scientists identify sensor underlying mechanical itch
New finding could lead to better drug treatments for chronic itch conditions, like eczema.
Attitudes around older motherhood too often emphasize risk and pregnancy timing
A political science professor argues that much of the official language around older motherhood is rooted in both ageism and ableism, as well as being out of step with current childbirth trends. The average age of childbirth has been rising steadily si…