Arrows point to tiny sacks inside neurons called synaptic vesicles, which store neurotransmitters like dopamine before they're released from one cell to another. The gene TMEM230, shown in this study to cause Parkinson's disease, encodes a protein that extends...
This is an atherosclerotic lesion. Such lesions can rupture and cause heart attacks and strokes.Credit: UVA School of Medicine
A gene that scientific dogma insists is inactive in adults actually plays a vital role in preventing the underlying cause of...
The judicial decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have been predicted to 79% accuracy using an artificial intelligence (AI) method developed by researchers at UCL, the University of Sheffield and the University of Pennsylvania.
The method is...
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Droplets and exhaled breath caught from the blowholes of killer whales along the Pacific coast are providing scientists with insights into whale health and revealing bacteria and fungi that may be a threat to the mammals.
"We wanted to...
A new toothpaste ingredient which puts back the lost minerals from tooth enamel and helps prevent decay and treat sensitivity while you sleep is available online and from specialist dental distributors now. It is expected to be available through...
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The new finding shows that overfishing is not the sole reason for the decline in the lake’s fisheries, says study leader Andrew Cohen, a UA geoscientist.
The decrease in fishery productivity in Lake Tanganyika since the 1950s...
Collection of wild Arabidopsis thaliana from around the world that has adapted to local environments. This collection of plants was used to understand the patterns of population genetic and epigenomic diversity within a species. Credit: Patrick Gooden, Kathleen Donohue...
This is Dendrilla membranosa, near Palmer Station, Antarctica. Credit: Bill Baker
A serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), may soon be beatable thanks to the efforts of University of South Florida scientists who have...
Method sees through camouflage to reveal fake followers, reviewers
An algorithm developed at Carnegie Mellon University makes it easier to determine if someone has faked an Amazon or Yelp review or if a politician with a suspiciously large number of...
Section of adrenal cancer tissue under a microscope. The blue areas are the cell nuclei, and the cytoplasm is stained purple.Credit: University Hospital Würzburg
Cancer researchers in Würzburg, in cooperation with the international Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network, have identified...
Vitamin safely boosts levels of important cell metabolite linked to multiple health benefits
In the first controlled clinical trial of nicotinamide riboside (NR), a newly discovered form of Vitamin B3, researchers have shown that the compound is safe for humans...
