A mother Rothschild’s giraffe tending to her baby. The photo was taken in Soysambu Conservancy, in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. Giraffes are attentive mothers to their offspring, and all female adults in a group are invested in each others’ offspring. Credit: Zoe MullerBefore, giraffes were thought to have little to no social...
The neuromorphic chip reliably and precisely detects high-frequency oscillations in previously recorded intracranial EEG. Credit: UZH, ETHZ, USZScientists from Zurich have created a portable, energy-efficient gadget made from synthetic neurons that can decode brainwaves. The chip uses information recorded from the brainwaves of epilepsy patients to determine which regions of the brain cause epileptic...
Thyroid nodules are a usual pathology with 19-76% when screened with ultrasound, more regularly in women. Present medical techniques used to examine this cancer include executing an ultrasound, a Doppler ultrasound, and a biopsy afterward. However, sadly, these techniques provide both low specificity and also low sensitivity. This low effectiveness in accurately diagnosing thyroid...
In a new College of California, Irvine-led research study, researchers discovered that a specific healthy protein prevented governing T cells (Tregs) from successfully doing their work in controlling the damaging results of inflammation in a version of multiple sclerosis (MS), a terrible autoimmune disease of the nervous system.Published in July 2021, in Scientific research...
A Naupactus cervinus weevil, a common, yet invasive species in many parts of the world, is seen eating a leaf. Credit: Courtesy of Analia Lanteri/Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata, ArgentinaResearch from Wellesley University reveals that despite being a clonal insect variety, weevils utilize genetics policy to adjust to brand-new food...
A set of brain signals known to assist memories form may additionally influence blood glucose levels, finds brand-new research in rats.Researchers at NYU Grossman College of Medicine discovered that a strange signaling pattern in the brain area called the hippocampus, connected by previous studies to memory development, likewise affects the metabolic process, the procedure...
Cryo-EM imaging reveals high-resolution side and top views of the viral RNA replication “crown” complex structure. Credit: Paul Ahlquist, Morgridge Institute for ResearchFor the very first time, researchers at the Morgridge Institute for Research have created near-atomic resolution images of a significant viral protein complicated responsible for replicating the RNA genome of a member...
The newly described oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (green) contact long-distance neuronal axons (magenta) on the wall of the brain ventricles.According to a study published June 20 in Science, scientists discovered two types of glial cells in the brains of adult mice - an astrocyte and an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell - after pushing neural stem cells to...
The aerial scene depicts two Late Devonian early tetrapods – Ichthyostega and Acanthostega – coming out of the water to move on land. Footprints trail behind the animals to show a sense of movement. Credit: Davide BonadonnaOne of the most critical questions in evolution is how and when significant groups of animals first evolved....
An artistic rendering of antibodies surrounding a SARS-CoV-2 particle. Credit: LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORYAn antibody treatment that seems to reduce the effects of all recognized SARS-CoV-2 pressures and various other coronaviruses was created with some help from architectural biologist Jay Nix.Lifesaving COVID-19 injections are enabling us to feel optimistic once again, after over a...
