AI, computing, and vast datasets combine to create new opportunities Tools are the lifeblood of people who tinker. For a carpenter, the basics include a hammer, nails, saw, and tape measure. Sometimes…
UC Riverside mouse study shows probiotic reduced negative impacts of PBDEs on development, behavior, and metabolism Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are fire-retardant chemicals that are found everywhere — upholstery, carpets, curtains,…
Scientists from UChicago created a new way to study snoRNAs, showing they may serve a surprisingly broad range of functions across many cell types. Dynamic, reversible modifications of DNA and RNA regulate…
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that you can “lower your risk for cancer by drinking less alcohol or not drinking at all,” Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) data show…
The new effort aims to rapidly transform academic breakthroughs into life-saving therapies for a range of medical conditions. USC has embarked on a collaboration with Autobahn Labs, an accelerator for early-stage drug discovery,…
The South American Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-SAIFR) is organizing the São Paulo Advanced School on Disordered Systems, which will take place between April 28 and May 9, 2025, in São Paulo city,…
While it’s well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, particularly those related to nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, remain largely unexplored. A new study by a team of…
Alcohol use was the most common predictor of escalating cannabis vaping among youth and young adults, independent of demographic factors, according to research by UTHealth Houston published this month in the journal Social Science…
The Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts and packages proteins to be sent to their final destinations, whether that’s within or outside of the cell. It’s a core function, but little studied in the…
Findings have implications for one day treating psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression Study sought to better understand how humans evolved to become skilled at thinking about others Newer parts of…
