Researchers discover major new contributor to Alzheimer's disease
Research reports for the first time a pathway that begins in the gut and ends with a potent pro-inflammatory toxin in brain cells.
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Joseph Shavit
- Aug 6
Human brains change when we are awake after midnight, researchers find
After midnight for most people —there are neurophysiological changes in the brain that alter the way we interact with the world.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 4
Mammals were not the first creatures on Earth to be warm-blooded
Karoo fossils provide “smoking gun” on clues to when warm-bloodedness evolved in pre-mammalian ancestors according to researchers.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 30
The surprising reason why deep-sea corals glow in the dark
For centuries, nature lovers and scientists have been fascinated by the fact that creatures in the sea are able to glow in the dark.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 18
Fossil discovery substantially rewrites history of life on Earth
A variety of microbial life may have existed on primordial Earth, potentially as little as 300 million years after the planet formed.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 15
Finally an answer to the fundamental question of how life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 14
Fast and accurate cancer diagnosis using artificial neurons
AI technology enables learning of the stiffness levels and distributions of the tumor, suggesting the possibility of cancer diagnosis.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 13
Building blocks for RNA-based life abound at center of our galaxy
According to this scenario, life on Earth was originally based on RNA only, and DNA and protein enzymes evolved later.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 8
Why is it so hard for humans to have a baby?
Research suggests that “selfish chromosomes” explain why most human embryos die very early on before a mother even knows she is pregnant.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 19
Human middle ear evolved from fish gills, research finds
The human middle ear houses three tiny, vibrating bones and is key to transporting sound vibrations into the inner ear that allow us to hear
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 18
Discovery substantially rewrites history of life on Earth, study finds
A variety of microbial life may have existed on primordial Earth, potentially as little as 300 million years after the planet formed.
Joseph Shavit
- May 7
This is what happens to the human brain over time in space
Long-duration space flight alters fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 23
Quantum dots shine bright to help scientists spot inflammation deep in the body
Quantum dots can measure things in the body that are very, very dynamic and complicated and that we can't see currently.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 23
Lettuce could protect astronauts’ bones on Mars trip
Astronauts might one day grow and eat genetically modified plants to ward off disease associated with long spaceflights.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 15
The colder you are -- the longer you live, study finds
Researchers have found that body temperature exerts a greater effect on lifespan than metabolic rate.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 27
Humans can endure lower temperatures and humidity levels than previously thought
Research found that in humid climates, the temperatures to which humans can adapt may be lower than previously thought.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 18
Can a planet have a mind of its own?
If the collective activity of life—known as the biosphere—can change the world, could the collective activity of cognition also change it?
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 11
Research team finds clues to possible extraterrestrial origin of life on Earth
All life consists of the same chemical building blocks. These include peptides, which perform various completely different body functions.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 26
Breathing is the master clock of the sleeping brain
LMU neuroscientists have shown that breathing coordinates neuronal activity throughout the brain during sleep and quiet.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 16
A world-first study has revealed how space travel affects red blood cells
A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia.