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Blocking BCL-2 cleared scar-forming cells and improved lung function in preclinical pulmonary fibrosis research.
Researchers discovered how BCL-2 helps lung scarring persist and found a therapy that reversed fibrosis in models.
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Ordinary matter looks solid and calm, but atomic nuclei hold immense energy locked behind powerful forces.
DiscoveriesThe astonishing amount of energy locked inside ordinary matterJoseph Shavit
Artistic representation of WASP-94A b, a gas giant in the Microscopium constellation. Clouds build as air flows over the dark side of the planet, reaching a large swell by daybreak. The clouds dissipate on the dayside, leaving clear skies in the early evening.
SpaceJWST catches mineral clouds forming and fading on ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanetJoshua Shavit
New math shows how a crystal-like critical state in spacetime can tip into a microscopic black hole.
SpaceTiny black holes may form out of a crystal-like state in spacetimeJoseph Shavit
Scientists found water-rich fault barriers that repeatedly stop magnitude 6 earthquakes on the Gofar transform fault.
Green ImpactScientists solve the 30-year mystery of ‘clockwork’ earthquakesBreaking Science
Fossils from ancient Australian seas suggest early eukaryotes depended on oxygen and lived mainly on the seafloor.
Green ImpactAncient fossils suggest complex life got its start on an oxygenated seafloorRebecca Shavit
Scientists found that ancient malaria likely shaped migration, isolation and evolution among early human populations in Africa.
HealthMalaria may have shaped human evolution for thousands of yearsHannah Shavit-Weiner
Ancient genome duplications may have helped flowering plants survive asteroid strikes, warming and cooling across Earth’s history.
DiscoveriesWhy flowering plants survived Earth’s greatest extinction while dinosaurs did notJoshua Shavit
JWST detected methane in TOI-199 b, the first temperate giant exoplanet to have its atmosphere studied in detail.
SpaceJWST finds methane in the atmosphere of a rare temperate Saturn-sized planetJoseph Shavit
A new review in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology challenges long-held fears that repeated weight loss harms metabolism.
HealthNew research challenges the belief that yo-yo dieting ruins your metabolismMac Oliveau
A new study reveals that life on early Earth depended on molybdenum and tungsten billions of years before oxygen filled the atmosphere.
DiscoveriesLife depended on a rare metal for survival – billions of years agoRebecca Shavit
Reanalysis of 14 years of Hubble data weakens evidence for Europa plumes and sharpens the picture of its hydrogen atmosphere.
SpaceThe case for water plumes on Europa just got much harder to makeJoseph Shavit
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet found that healthy eating patterns slowed chronic disease accumulation in older adults over 15 years.
DiscoveriesHealthy diets may slow chronic disease and aging in older adultsHannah Shavit-Weiner
Green ImpactGeophysicists solve the mystery of a 75-year-old ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian OceanJoshua Shavit
Bar-Ilan researchers reversed key age-related DNA packaging changes in old mouse livers by boosting SIRT6.
HealthScientists say they may be closer than ever to reversing agingMac Oliveau
Ancient rocks in Canada’s Shield are releasing measurable white hydrogen, offering a possible new local energy source.
Green ImpactWhite hydrogen found in billion-year-old Canadian rock could fuel clean energy productionRebecca Shavit
Northwestern study finds an asthma drug target may help reverse tumor resistance to immunotherapy in aggressive cancers.
HealthCommon asthma drug slows tumor growth and helps the immune system recoverJoshua Shavit