“A new microrobot fish could one day swim through the body with a mouthful of drugs, and automatically spit them up when it encounters cancer cells” | learn more
“The microscopic world of cells and bacteria is incredibly important to understand, but tricky to study in detail, especially without harming the subjects. Researchers at EPFL have now developed a new microscopy technique that combines two existing ones, allowing scientists […]
“Smell is the sense most deeply entangled with memory and emotion. It functions as a kind of psychic mortar, binding together all the richness of past experience, such that a familiar scent can instantly overwhelm us with remembrance and feeling. […]
“This study in mice showed that the compound can combat obesity by restoring function of a hormone called leptin, which plays a key role in the regulation of appetite by letting us know when we’ve had enough to eat.” | learn more
“Some of the world’s most creative minds, including Salvador Dalí and Thomas Edison described using this sleep technique to bolster creativity.” | learn more
“The study carried out at the University of Hong Kong sought to dig into the reasons why fat metabolism works at a slower rate in obese patients. Scientists suspect this is the result of abnormally functioning mitochondria, the cell’s powerhouses […]
“This new study carried out by scientists at the University of Connecticut sought to shine new light on the role these zombie cells play in type 2 diabetes, a metabolic condition affecting around 34 million people in the US.” | learn more
The island of Ikaria is a Blue Zone where people regularly live to 100. “But not all Ikariots enjoy the same degree of longevity. Data from the ongoing study shows that people living in the northern part of the island […]
“Robust new research published in the journal Nature Communications is demonstrating how a particular species of gut bacteria can directly improve long-term memory in bumblebees.” | learn more
“The study, led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Washington University in St. Louis, found at least one family of transposons that affected the viability of test mice. They believe the transposon could play a similar role […]