Genetic Tweaks in Astrocytes Could Be Key to Alzheimer's Treatment
WEB22 hours ago · When astrocytes in the brains of mice were genetically modified to trigger their autophagy forms, damage to neurons caused by Alzheimer's-like symptoms reversed and cognitive functions and memory improved, the researchers discovered. Two key genes involved, called SQSTM1 and LC3B, produce a protein that helps eat up …
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WEBSep 24, 2024 · The world's oceans are close to becoming too acidic to properly sustain marine life or help stabilise the climate, a new report said on Monday. The report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) details nine factors that are crucial for regulating the planet's ability to sustain life. In six of these areas, the safe limit has ...
New Evidence: Chinese Rocket And Secret Payload Caused
WEBSpace 22 November 2023. By David Nield. The double crater left by the rocket. (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University) Researchers think they've finally confirmed the identity of an object that smashed into the Moon on 4 March 2022 – and explained why the piece of space debris left two craters on the lunar surface, rather than one.
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WEB5 days ago · Search For Alien Life Just Got a New Challenge, Lab Discovery Suggests. The most likely way we will discover life on a distant exoplanet is by discovering a biosignature. This can be done by looking at the atmospheric spectra of a world to discover the spectral pattern of a molecule that can only be created through biological processes.
Record-Breaking Antimatter Discovery Could Help Us Find Dark …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Perhaps by 2032, when the centenary of the initial discovery of antimatter rolls around, we will have made some strides in understanding the place of this curious mirror matter in the universe – and even know how it is connected the enigma of dark matter. Ulrik Egede, Professor of Physics, Monash University. This article is …
Scientists More Hopeful Than Ever That Perseverance Has Already …
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Scientists strongly suspected the Jezero Crater once contained a delta system, as its surface holds the telltale signs of a dried-out lake bed, fed by an ancient river. That's why a Mars rover was sent to investigate the crater in February of 2021. Now that researchers can peer beneath Jezero's dusty exterior, they are more excited than ever by ...
A Distant Spacecraft Has Confirmed That Earth Is Habitable
WEBSep 16, 2024 · A spacecraft en route to the frozen moons of Jupiter has taken a very close look at Earth, and found that our homeworld is, in fact, habitable.. During an August 20 flyby, the European Space Agency's Juice probe turned its MAJIS imaging spectrometer and SWI submillimeter spectrometer to Earth's atmosphere, looking for molecules and elements that, together, indicate that life could not only ...
Scientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in Lab With Vibrating …
WEBScientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in Lab With Vibrating Molecules. Illustration of a cancer cell. (Science Photo Library/Canva Pro) Scientists have discovered a remarkable way to destroy cancer cells. Stimulating aminocyanine molecules with near-infrared light caused them to vibrate in sync, enough to break apart the membranes of cancer cells.