Machine learning predicts pathogen risks in drinking water sources
Safe drinking water depends not only on treatment, but also on knowing when harmful microorganisms may be present in source…
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Silencing prefrontal cortex helps mice adopt better strategies
The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability to think…
Targeting small group of brain cells may reduce opioid addiction risk
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids’ pain-relieving benefits while reducing their addictive potential.…
New vaccine strategy targets overlooked regions of malaria parasite
Malaria kills more than half a million people a year, most of them young children in Africa. Two vaccines are…
Study uncovers molecular trigger behind pyrin inflammation in familial Mediterranean fever
Background Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease in which the body’s own immune system overreacts to minimal…
Thinning cancer cells’ sugar coating could expose tumors to immune attack
Like spies evading detection through being masters of disguise, many cancer cells are adorned with a copious coat of sugar-derived…
Using AI to improve precision of visual cortical prostheses
Researchers from three institutions, including UC Santa Barbara, have demonstrated that artificial intelligence has the potential to make future visual…
Two-gene interaction reveals metastatic risk in breast cancer
Why do some breast cancer patients face a much higher risk of distant metastasis, while others with seemingly similar disease…
Combination therapy overcomes ferroptosis resistance in β-catenin-mutant hepatocellular carcinoma
Background and aims The aberrant activation of the mTOR pathway and its crosstalk with other signaling cascades represent key drivers…
Human skin chemistry shapes species-specific mosquito attraction patterns
There is no such thing as a universal mosquito magnet. In a new study published in iScience, Florida International University (FIU) researchers…