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A new study reveals how a receptor in the brain called MC3R detects nutritional states in the body and regulates both growth rate and the timing of puberty.

Researchers found that glatiramer acetate, a prescription drug currently used to treat patients with multiple sclerosis, improved memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists have found that a process in cells may limit infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, and that mutations in the alpha and delta variants overcome this effect, potentially boosting the virus's ability to spread.

New data shows how inflammatory reactions can be resolved by changes to the metabolism of macrophages. Danger signals released by damaged cells during inflammation play a role during this process. 'Rewiring' the mitochon...

Youth activists have played a big role in promoting the urgency of acting on climate change, and they showed up in massive numbers at the COP26 summit

Jewelers, geologists, and microscopists agree: diamonds are forever. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are using microscopic nanodiamonds to calibrate and assess the performance of high-powered m...

Studies in rats suggest a device that applies suction to the skin may make cells take up more vaccine particles and enhance the immune response

It is essential for cells to control precisely which of the many genes of their genetic material they use. This is done in so-called transcription factories, molecular clusters in the nucleus. Researchers have now found ...

A new study has identified an RNA molecule that suppresses prostate tumors. The scientists found that prostate cancers develop ways to shut down this RNA molecule to allow themselves to grow. According to the new researc...

Researchers have discovered a new approach for using visible-light to structurally modify bioactive molecules in chemical reactions, providing a possible sustainable alternative to traditional methods that could be used ...

A new COVID-19 pill significantly cuts risk of hospitalization or death when taken within three days of symptom onset, Pfizer says.

After NASA's New Horizons mission flew past Pluto in 2015, it turned around and took pictures of the dwarf planet's back, revealing its moonlit dark side

Away from the shiny deals and leaders' speeches, negotations are underway in Glasgow on a decision text for the outcome and key rules on climate action

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The Sweaty Betty Super Grip Yoga Mat is a solid all rounder at a decent price that will help you get the most from your flow.

The Forecasting Floats in Turbulence competition, run by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, began with the first drop of a drifting sensor in the Atlantic. The best prediction of where it will end up in 10...

Deep within South Africa's Rising Star Cave System, in a passageway barely 6 inches (15 centimeters) wide, scientists have discovered the fragmented skull of a Homo naledi child they're calling "Leti."

Need another reason to cut back on sugary foods and drinks, apart from an expanding waistline? They're not helping the environment, contributing to a higher cropland, water scarcity and ecological footprint, according to...

Scientists have created a new technology that rapidly detects the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The new SENSR was developed using CRISPR gene-editing technology as a rapid diagnostic that eventually could be used in homes, airports ...

While Rolf Landauer was working at IBM in the early 1960s, he had a startling insight about how heat, entropy, and information were connected. Landauer realized that manipulating information releases heat and increases e...