7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (220+ words) Hyun-Dong Paik and his team's results were published in Food Science of Animal Products on July 1st, 2026. Other effects of PPPs include metal chelation, which binds metals in a stable ring for later safe removal from the body, and beta-carotene bleaching…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago   (596+ words) The myriad proteins tied to autism cluster in previously unrecognized ways that can be disrupted by specific variants in the proteins. The proteins encoded by 100 genes involved in autism form an interconnected network consisting of multiple protein complexes that serve…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago   (446+ words) – has reopened after a months-long renovation that installed a star attraction: a new scanner that opens new windows into human biology. The renovation of CARI’s 6,000-square-foot building on East Cary Street includes a new Philips MR7700 3T MRI system, which brings dramatically…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (279+ words) 26 de agosto, 2026 At the Life Sciences Center of the National University of Singapore (NUS), a prototype data center is operating that processes information using live human neurons grown in the laboratory. These cells require constant maintenance: they must be fed,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (480+ words) UC Santa Barbara researchers have found that triggering a stress response in glioblastoma cells, a type of aggressive brain cancer, can suppress their growth and invasion. Their findings suggest new therapeutics in the treatment of the hard-to-access tumors. “There might…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (396+ words) Cooperation is a double-edged sword 3:30 PM CDT on August 26, 2026 Cooperation is the bedrock of civilization, but how it emerged from the seemingly selfish evolutionary regime of “survival of the fittest” is something of a puzzle. After all, helping someone comes…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (320+ words) The vagus nerve controls autonomic nervous system functions such as heart rate, breathing, digestion, immune response and inflammation. Currently, autonomic nervous system neuromodulation (ANS-NM) is proven to treat conditions in the brain like epilepsy, depression and post-stroke rehabilitation. “ANS-NM works…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (271+ words) The brain’s activity immediately before stimulation may help predict its response and improve the consistency of neuromodulation. The same brain stimulation can produce very different responses depending on when it is delivered. A study published in Brain Stimulation, using detailed…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (296+ words) For decades, biologists assumed that cells transmit instructions mainly through the concentration of signaling molecules — the higher the level, the stronger the response. Yet more and more evidence suggests this picture is incomplete: cells also rely on the timing and…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (835+ words) Inside a quiet MRI suite in downtown New Orleans, a baby lies swaddled beneath the soft hum of a scanner, watching videos of a familiar face. Researchers nearby collect the imaging data that may help uncover the earliest signs of…...