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Insect venom may seem like an unlikely ally in the discovery of new human pain treatments, but the latest findings into the “unique” way a small ant causes us such agony is a big leap forward – and one that’s expected to progress rapidly.Continue Readi… Continue reading “Bizarre” way ant venom hits a nerve: An exciting new path to pain relief
We’ve all done it before – spent time and effort on pointless tasks just so we look busy when the boss walks past. But now scientists have discovered a new type of fat cell in the body that does the same thing, burning energy and producing heat with po… Continue reading New class of fat cells that do pointless busywork show weight-loss promise
Instead of focusing on fighting the plaques linked to Alzheimer’s, researchers took a look at boosting electrical oscillations in the brain. The molecule they invented got the job done in mice, offering hope for a new treatment path for humans.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: molecular biology, UCLA, Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory, Brain
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The world’s first human trial of a drug that can regenerate teeth will begin in a few months, less than a year on from news of its success in animals. This paves the way for the medicine to be commercially available as early as 2030.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in September
A non-hormonal, reversible and non-toxic male birth control could be a step closer, with scientists successfully targeting a protein that’s crucial in making fertile sperm. Knocking this protein out for a period of time would give men control over thei… Continue reading Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while
The current breakthrough weight-loss drugs are only the beginning, according to Danish researchers hard at work on a new treatment that targets the brain’s natural plasticity, which could offset bad side effects and provide more long-term benefits.Cont… Continue reading Brain-hacking weight-loss drug works even after you stop taking it
The body uses protein-based molecular motors to perform functions essential to life. Now, researchers have created ‘The Lawnmower,’ the first synthetic motor modeled on those found in nature that propels itself by harnessing the energy it creates as it… Continue reading First synthetic protein motor creates its own fuel as it ‘mows’
Whether it was in your shoelaces or earbud cables, we’ve all accidentally tied knots that we can’t untangle – but we don’t expect to win any world records with them. Now scientists have done exactly that, accidentally tying the world’s smallest and tightest knot in a tiny structure made of just 54 atoms.
Category: Science
Tags: World’s Smallest, Mathematics, Chemistry, molecular biology, Atoms, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Whether it was in your shoelaces or earbud cables, we’ve all accidentally tied knots that we can’t untangle – but we don’t expect to win any world records with them. Now scientists have done exactly that, accidentally tying the world’s smallest and tightest knot in a tiny structure made of just 54 atoms.
Category: Science
Tags: World’s Smallest, Mathematics, Chemistry, molecular biology, Atoms, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Continue reading Smallest and tightest knot ever tied is made of just 54 atoms
For the first time, scientists have uncovered the precise molecular mechanism that gives the tardigrade, one of the toughest organisms on the planet, its rare ability to switch on a near-invincibility cloak when faced with extreme stress.Continue Readi… Continue reading We finally know just how tardigrades are all but invincible under stress