Insect brain map a landmark first step in unlocking human consciousness

Scientists are one step closer to understanding consciousness, with the unveiling of the world’s first complete, high-resolution brain map of the baby fruit fly. It’s the most complex and intricate connectome of any animal’s brain ever constructed and … Continue reading Insect brain map a landmark first step in unlocking human consciousness

Clean energy breakthrough as electricity is produced out of thin air

While most of us will never bear witness to them, many of the world’s smallest organisms have some incredible means of survival. Some soil bacteria, for example, can gobble up hydrogen from the air and use it for fuel if starved of any other food.Conti… Continue reading Clean energy breakthrough as electricity is produced out of thin air

Dual attack supercharges cells to eliminate metastatic breast cancer

Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer is an ever-evolving area of medical science, but among the most stubborn and least responsive to immunology therapies is metastatic breast cancer.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Breast cancer… Continue reading Dual attack supercharges cells to eliminate metastatic breast cancer

Safe upcycle of pandemic plastics creates lucrative nanotechnology

In the midst of the pandemic in 2021, we were throwing out three million face masks per minute. Scientists sounded the alarm early, but the response to cope has seen a lot end up in our waterways.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Nanotechnology, O… Continue reading Safe upcycle of pandemic plastics creates lucrative nanotechnology

Good and bad news for older adults in link between sleep and dementia

Whether it’s too little or it’s poor quality, sleep disorders and risk of dementia have become increasingly linked, and scientists are racing to find out exactly how.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Dementia, Insomnia, S… Continue reading Good and bad news for older adults in link between sleep and dementia

Ovarian cancer cells resist chemo and strengthen neighbors to survive

Ovarian cancer is the fifth biggest cause of cancer death in women, and part of its frustrating stubbornness to treat and high level of recurrence may be down to some surprisingly cellular cooperation.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Can… Continue reading Ovarian cancer cells resist chemo and strengthen neighbors to survive

Historic world agreement commits to protecting international waters

A historic agreement in conservation has seen 193 nations come together for the first time to agree on a High Seas Treaty, which aims to place 30% of international waters into protected areas by 2030. This treaty is necessary for the success of the lan… Continue reading Historic world agreement commits to protecting international waters

Crocodile’s secret weapon against deadly infections could help save us

They’ve been on the planet for around 83 million years, and their giant ancestor Deinosuchus is believed to have even dined on dinosaurs. But while the crocodile is best known as an aggressive apex predator, the reptile has plenty of attack power in it… Continue reading Crocodile’s secret weapon against deadly infections could help save us

Your gut may hold the key to better, faster healing from muscle injury

Scientists are only just scratching the surface of the power that the gut’s microbiome holds. It’s already been linked to memory, depression and mood, and shifts in its bacterial makeup offers clues to the development of prediabetes and multiple sclero… Continue reading Your gut may hold the key to better, faster healing from muscle injury

Peptide breakthrough could mean dementia aid is right under your nose

Scientists have discovered a novel way to halt nerve cell death in the most common forms of motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia, which could transform how these neurodegenerative conditions are treated. What’s more, it has the ability to b… Continue reading Peptide breakthrough could mean dementia aid is right under your nose