Summary: Parkinson’s disease affects more than 10 million people globally, standing second only to dementia among devastating neurological disorders. The disease is pathologically characterized by the progressive destruction of dopamine-producing…
Category: Life
A discovery about this bat’s diet was hiding in a Renaissance painting
Last fall, scientists documented the greater noctule bat snatching songbirds out of the air for a snack. But while this was a finding relatively new to science, a Renaissance artist…
A whopping 14 million species of insects — or more — may roam Earth
A new estimate of insect diversity suggests there are at least 14 million to 20 million species buzzing and crawling around the globe. That’s double or triple other recent estimates,…
Hearing Aids Linked to 23% Lower Dementia Risk in Epilepsy
Summary: Hearing loss has long been recognized as a leading modifiable risk factor for dementia, yet the real-world efficacy of hearing aids in preventing cognitive decline remains a subject of…
Giant, deep-sea roly-polies steal a gene to endure starvation
A kilometer down in the ocean, football-sized roly-polies slowly clamber along the seafloor. Their metabolism is so slow that they can go years between meals. Now, researchers have found a…
Erliang Gao | Nitrogen enrichment in soil interrupts the ‘rhythms’ of plan-pollinator interactions in Tibetan alpine meadows – Functional Ecologists
In our latest ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Erliang Gao shares insights into the article “Anthropogenic nitrogen addition interrupts seasonal connectivity and structures of plant–pollinator networks“, which was published…
Long-Term Iron Accumulation Strips Neurons of Disease Resilience
Summary: Neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases afflict tens of millions of people worldwide, driven by a complex web of cellular vulnerabilities that scientists are actively racing to untangle.…
