Systemic transplantation of wild-type hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (green) led to their differentiation into microglia-like cells (red), which reduced the amount of beta amyloid plaques (magenta) in the brain.…
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Researchers improve environmental monitoring applications
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A research team from Wayne State University’s National Institutes of Health-funded Superfund Research Program, the Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research (CLEAR), recently published…
Giant panda found in pit was sacrificed to Emperor Wen of Han |
Archaeologists excavating the Waizang Pit, one of more than 110 pits surrounding the mausoleum of Emperor Wen of Han, have uncovered a giant panda sacrificed as a funerary offering. The…
NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 mission
Officials and media personnel are seen inside the Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA’s Artemis 3 mission, set to return humans…
Physicists confirm 67-year-old prediction of massless, neutral composite particle
BYLINE: Michael O’Boyle Newswise — In 1956, theoretical physicist David Pines predicted that electrons in a solid can do something strange. While they normally have a mass and an electric…
The fastest-evolving moss in the world may not adapt to climate change
The world’s oldest moss has seen three mass extinctions — but may not survive climate change. The genus Takakia has the highest number of fast-evolving genes of any moss, researchers…
AI Enlisted To Combat Online Crimes Against Kids
Artificial intelligence technologies are being applied by investigators that can identify and stop internet crimes against children (ICAC), according to a maker of AI tools for law enforcement, government agencies,…
Babies almost all try crawling to get from Point A to Point B, but CDC says it’s not a useful developmental milestone
Infant milestones can be a source both of pride and anxiety for a new parent. Baby’s firsts – first tooth, first steps, first word – are moments of joy that…
Women get far more migraines than men – a neurologist explains why, and what brings relief
A migraine is far more than just a headache – it’s a debilitating disorder of the nervous system. People who have migraines experience severe throbbing or pulsating pain, typically on…
The role of the bilateral motor cortices in speech perception
The motor cortex helps restore auditory speech representation in noise. Inspired by archaeology, the “relics” of syllables (i.e., auditory representations) are placed on the “land” of the auditory cortex. The…
