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Protecting Marine Wildlife: New EU Project Aims to Reduce Bycatch in Fishing

Every year, around 70,000 turtles and 200,000 seabirds die as a result of being caught as bycatch in EU fishing fleets.

12 Dec 2023

UTS Scientists Develop Portable System for Decoding Silent Thoughts

In a world-first, researchers from the GrapheneX-UTS Human-centric Artificial Intelligence Centre at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a portable, non-invasive system that can decode silent thoughts and turn them into text.

12 Dec 2023

The Evolving Landscape of Consciousness Studies

In this interview, we speak to Umberto Olcese, an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam, to delve into the complex and fascinating world of consciousness from a neuroscientific perspective.

12 Dec 2023

Novel DNA Tension Probe Technology Offers Precise Measurement of Platelet Function

A novel technique to test platelet function within a person's blood sample is faster, easier and more precise than methods currently in use, an experimental study shows.

12 Dec 2023

Unveiling the Extraordinary Bilateral Gynandromorph Bird

A University of Otago zoologist, Sesquicentennial Distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer, came across an exceptionally uncommon bird during his holiday in Colombia.

12 Dec 2023

New Findings on Senescence and its Evolutionary Advantages

Evolutionary biologists at the HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, led by Eörs Szathmáry from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and including András Szilágyi, Tamás Czárán, and Mauro Santos, used a computer model to demonstrate that under specific conditions, senescence can aid in responding to directional selection and facilitate adaptation to changing environmental factors.

12 Dec 2023

Unveiling ppGpp’s Surprising Role in Fruit Fly Sleep

Sleep, a fundamental behavior observed across various organisms, ranging from worms to humans, is influenced by both internal sleep drive and external environmental factors.

12 Dec 2023

Unveiling the Role of Exosomes in Regulating Hepatic Lipid Metabolism

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by an excess accumulation of hepatic lipids, is highly prevalent and can progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer.

12 Dec 2023

Free AI Drug Discovery Course Surpasses 2,500 Users

An online course on Disease Modeling and Target Discovery launched 7 months ago by clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company Insilico Medicine has surpassed 2,500 users.

12 Dec 2023

Non-Invasive Technology for the High-Throughput Characterization of Cancer Cells

Monitoring cancer cells effectively can help physicians with treatment and management, thus reducing cancer-related mortality.

11 Dec 2023

Tailored Nanoparticles Deliver siRNA to Reduce Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease Models

Some Covid-19 vaccines safely and effectively used lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to deliver messenger RNA to cells.

11 Dec 2023

Brain Scans Reveal Touch Response in Infants

Scientists at Tokyo Metropolitan University have gauged the fluctuations in oxygenated hemoglobin levels in the brains of infants in response to tactile stimuli.

11 Dec 2023

Unraveling Oxygen's Impact on Protein Dynamics

Understanding the adverse effects of insufficient oxygen becomes apparent with the simple act of holding ones breath for too long.

11 Dec 2023

Zika's Enzyme Cascade Holds the Key to Viral Replication

Viruses operate with limited genetic material and a sparse protein repertoire, requiring efficient utilization of their components. The Zika virus serves as an illustrative case, producing only 10 proteins.

11 Dec 2023

Deciphering the Chemistry Behind Antibody Tetramerization

Novel insights into antibody aggregation are anticipated to pave the way for fresh avenues in both research and therapeutic applications.

11 Dec 2023

SFU-UBC Collaboration Pushes Frontiers of Cellular Biology With AI-Enhanced Super-Resolution Microscopy

In 2014, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrated the breakthroughs in super-resolution microscopy, a technology that allows us to capture highly detailed images of small parts of cells using fluorescent microscopy.

11 Dec 2023

Record-Breaking Heatwaves Set to Trigger Devastating Global Coral Bleaching

Record-breaking marine heatwaves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a University of Queensland coral reef scientist.

11 Dec 2023

Insights into the Shaping and Organization of Microbial Communities

Dental plaque, gut bacteria, and the slick coating on river rocks exemplify biofilms—structured communities of microorganisms that inhabit both human bodies and the surrounding environment.

11 Dec 2023

Fossil Lipids and Genetics Offer Glimpse into Early Animal Diets

Paleontologists are gaining insight into life from over a billion years ago by analyzing chemical remnants in ancient rocks and studying the genetics of present-day animals.

11 Dec 2023

Brain Imaging Study Unravels the Secret of Impulse Control

A group of researchers from The University of Hong Kong and The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China has definitively pinpointed the right inferior frontal gyrus (rIFG) as a pivotal input and causal regulator within the subcortical response inhibition nodes.

11 Dec 2023