The Bitter-Sweet Symphony Of Cancer: Integrins And Glycans
In the United States, half of all women and one-third of all men will develop cancer in their lifetime. A similar rate has been reported…
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Treating Pigs With A Gene Therapy For Huntington’s Disease
Back in 1993, a gene was discovered to be responsible for the heritable brain disorder called Huntington’s disease. It was found that within the gene…
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Game Theory Tells Us How To Efficiently Use Institutions For Governing The Commons
Cooperation is imperative when humans deal with the consequence of collective actions, such as global warming, overfishing, or preserving natural resources. However, the collapse of…
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The Use Of Emotions Can (Also) Be Learned, According To A Twin Study
Whether you suppress your emotions or look at them from a different angle to make them less painful depends to varying degrees on the genes,…
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Considerations For Designing Vaccine Trials During Epidemics
During the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic, incredible efforts were made to quickly develop a vaccine for this deadly disease. However, once the vaccine was ready for…
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The Search For Better Endometriosis Treatments Continues
Women’s pain is something that has historically been overlooked, dismissed, and stigmatized. It is an awkward topic and is often avoided. While menstrual pain is…
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Novel Organic Macrocycles With Unique Super-Ring Structure, Global Aromaticity And Polyradical Character
The concept of aromaticity is a pivotal one in chemistry used to rationalize the notable stability of unsaturated organic molecules, with the benzene ring being…
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Predicting Major Depressive Disorder In Disaster Victims
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a relatively common psychiatric illness that is one of the major sources of disability worldwide and may lead to suicide….
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A Universal Deposition For Large-Area New Generation Perovskite Photovoltaics
The game-changing discovery of photovoltaic perovskites has heralded a new generation in photovoltaic technology. Now, their future commercial exploitation might benefit a substantial acceleration based…
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How Does The Brain Manage Everyday Memory Events?
An intuitive model for the formation of memories (the two streams hypothesis) that has prevailed for the past decades in memory research is that what…
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Nickel As A Catalyst For Benzene And Cyclohexane
Catalysts are substances used to control the production of chemicals by changing how fast reactions occur. The most familiar type to most people is the…
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