Immune cells from the neck cause Alzheimer’s in the brain
In a strange reflection of the last post here, Science has a report on a study at Washington University in St. Louis that’s found immune […]
biochemistry
Sweat against influenza
PNAS has a study on a chemical found naturally in sweat that, it turns out, helps protect against viral infection and the symptoms of flu: […]
Snakes can fast because they got rid of a hormone.
Science reports on a discovery researchers are putting up there with GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs. In this case, snakes can survive long, and foodless, periods of […]
Age-blocking injection rebuilds knee cartilage.
Sci Tech Daily investigates a new treatment for arthritis that can not just stop joint damage but actually reverse it by blocking chemicals associated with […]
Deer pee glows during mating season
Science ran a festive piece of research during the longest nights of winter, with biologists who’ve found that male white-tailed deer mark their territory during […]
Butt breathing for when lungs fail
Science News reports on medical doctor and stem cell biologist Takanori Takebe’s quest to build a back-door alternative to invasive, awkward ventilator machines for pneumonia […]
Take a look inside by dyeing your skin transparent.
The Guardian reveals a … well, a revealing discovery, that a common food dye can be used to make skin and muscle transparent enough for […]
Tardigrade proteins can slow aging in humans.
Science Daily reminds us again of the charms of the humble, unkillable water bear, the tardigrade, a creature that can withstand nearly anything and just […]
Unlocking brain fog: is it serotonin?
STAT reports on a new study that might be getting to the root of the long-covid brain fog, finding that the symptom appears to go […]
“Inverse vaccine” could treat autoimmune diseases.
The University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has announced that they’ve come up with a way to make a person’s immune system forget […]
Taurine, not telomeres, could be the key to a longer lifespan.
Science Alert reports on research that finds that boosting levels of the amino acid taurine – present in meat, fish, and dairy, and one that […]
Science Art: 20alpha-Dihydroprogesterone 3D spacefill, by Jynto, 2011.
Progesterone is a hormone released by ovaries. It’s made from cholesterol, which might seem odd. It’s a key component in birth-control pills and in hormone […]
Using cows to end plastic pollution.
Inverse considers the environmental power of the cow, whose immense domestic population increases greenhouse gases (pardon me), but could also, new research proposes, be harnessed […]
After 20 years, they found the weird toxin that’s been killing eagles.
Science News celebrates a discovery that may save the lives of hundreds of eagles, ducks, and other birds living on or near lakes in the […]
Mouse livers could cure your sweet tooth.
Popular Science has more on the hormone from mouse livers that cuts sugar cravings: The scientists found that in the rodents, a hormone generated by […]