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Michigan State University scientists have built tiny beating heart organoids that can be driven into atrial fibrillation with inflammation and brought back toward a steady rhythm with drugs. The model finally gives researchers human based tissue to study arrhythmias, speed drug discovery and move toward personalized heart treatments.
Scientists have built tiny, beating human heart organoids that can be pushed into an atrial fibrillation state and then brought back toward a normal rhythm with drugs.
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Scientists have engineered a “color-coded” strain of Asian tiger mosquitoes where males are dark and females are pale, allowing quick and accurate sex separation for disease control programs. The system adds a built-in safety feature, since pale females lay eggs that die if they dry out, reducing the risk of modified mosquitoes spreading in the wild.
DiscoveriesColor-coded mosquitoes safely enables male-only releases to combat Dengue and ZikaJoshua Shavit
New research links Earth’s orbital wobble to 4,000–5,000-year climate swings during a hot, ice-free Cretaceous period.
SpaceSlow orbital wobbles drove drastic climate swings on EarthJoshua Shavit
New research outlines how focused ultrasound could reveal which brain regions cause conscious perception in healthy humans.
HealthFocused ultrasound could reveal how consciousness worksMac Oliveau
Researchers in Japan report that oral health may affect dementia risk through eating, nutrition, and social connection
HealthOral health and dementia have a surprisingly complex relationship, study findsHannah Shavit-Weiner
Large Danish study finds depression can appear up to eight years before Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia.
HealthDepression can be an early warning of Parkinson’s and dementia, study findsMac Oliveau
Dark matter may have started hot and cooled during reheating after the Big Bang.
SpaceScientists reveal how dark matter formed in the early universe and why its still hereJoseph Shavit
Mahapatra with a R&D detector mounted in a dilution fridge that cools it to 100,000 times cooler than room temperature.
DiscoveriesSilicon vibrations add a new twist to dark matter research and quantum computingJoshua Shavit
A new study reveals that dialing down specific forms of the Homer1 gene during development quiets background brain activity and sharply improves attention in mice.
HealthADHD news: Researchers discover a gene that shapes how well the brain filters noiseMac Oliveau
A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays.
DiscoveriesScientists finally explain how lightning forms inside storm cloudsShy Cohen
Optimism and self-talk shape stress, disease risk, and well-being, with simple ways to build a healthier mindset.
HealthPositive thinking helps with stress management and can even improve your healthRebecca Shavit
The central square image, taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, shows shock waves around the dead star RXJ0528+2838.
SpaceAstronomers spot an ‘impossible’ shock wave around a dead star systemJoseph Shavit
New research from Boston University shows that as BMI rises, so does the chance of low back pain, with risk climbing steadily up to obesity.
HealthWhy weight matters more than you think for your lower backJoshua Shavit
A University of British Columbia study finds that riders feel cooler at visually pleasant, greener bus stops, showing that design and trees can soften the sting of extreme urban heat without changing the actual temperature.
Green ImpactYour eyes and emotions help shape your sense of temperature, study findsHannah Shavit-Weiner
A Cedars-Sinai team has found that support cells called astrocytes, located far from a spinal cord injury, release a protein that helps immune cells digest fatty debris and calm inflammation. The discovery, published in Nature, reveals a hidden repair system that could lead to new treatments for spinal cord injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis.
HealthSilent spinal cord cells may hold the key to healing after devastating injuries and brain diseaseShy Cohen
A new MIT study shows sentences linger in memory when their meanings stand apart. The brain remembers ideas best when they are less crowded.
DiscoveriesWhy do some sentences stay in your head much longer than others?Rebecca Shavit
Scientists at Northwestern University have discovered a highly toxic form of amyloid beta that appears early in Alzheimer’s disease and shown that an experimental drug, NU-9, can dramatically reduce its impact in mice. By calming overactive support cells and lowering harmful protein buildup before symptoms begin, the approach hints at a future in which high-risk patients could start treatment long before memory loss appears.
HealthExperimental drug can sharply reduce amyloid beta’s impact on Alzheimer’sMac Oliveau