Reducing cholesterol levels might not just be good for your heart; they might also be effective at reducing your risk of dementia, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis involving close to a million participants.
The results imply that…
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Transcriptional interferences ensure one olfactory receptor per ant neuron
Hanchate, N. K. et al. Single-cell transcriptomics reveals receptor transformations during olfactory neurogenesis. Science 350, 1251–1255 (2015).
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You May Not Be on The Best Antidepressant For You. Here’s How to Check. : ScienceAlert
Millions of people worldwide take antidepressants. While these drugs can be very effective in treating mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, they can also cause a range of physical side-effects – including weight gain,…
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Designing allosteric modulators to change GPCR G protein subtype selectivity
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HEK293T/17 (CRL-11268, RRID: CVCL_1926) cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). G-protein-deficient HEK293 cells (ΔGNAS, ΔGNAL, ΔGNAQ, ΔGNA11, ΔGNA12 and ΔGNA13, HEK293 clone 38 (ref. 54) and…
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Cryogenic X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for battery interfaces
Oyakhire, S. T., Gong, H., Cui, Y., Bao, Z. & Bent, S. F. An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy primer for solid electrolyte interphase characterization in lithium metal anodes. ACS Energy Lett. 7, 2540–2546 (2022).
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Study Suggests COVID MRNA Vaccines Help Fight Cancer Too : ScienceAlert
The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the…
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The International Asteroid Warning Network Initiated a Campaign to Monitor 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Oct, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full size(Credit: Omer Eldadi) An editorial notice by the Minor Planet Center (accessible here) announced that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, has just been targeted in a new campaign initiated by a United…
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A 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Just Unsealed—and the Mummy Inside is Mind-Blowing
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:
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Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus.
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Inside they found the remains of a shockingly well-preserved body lying face-up…
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These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved?
Elkhorn coral off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Credit: Sam Hodge/Alamy
Two years after a record-setting heatwave, scientists have confirmed that two iconic corals that have flourished across Florida’s 560-kilometre-long reef for more than…
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Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors
Weighted ratings might help to identify the impact of a researcher’s contributions.Credit: Thawatchai Chawong/iStock via Getty
The h-index — a widely used measure of impact based on publications and citation count over time — treats all of…
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