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Plants

Some plants have superior photosynthesis abilities

Pranjal Malewar

Over 3 billion years ago, photosynthesis first evolved in ancient bacteria on a water-covered Earth. Over millions of years, these bacteria evolved into plants,...

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Neuroscience

How does the brain slow anxious breathing?

Amit Malewar

Deep breath in, slow breath out… Isn’t it odd that we can self-soothe by slowing down our breathing?

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Plants

Higher temperatures drain plants of important dietary nutrients

Pranjal Malewar

Key nutrients help plants beat the heat.

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AI & Machine Learning

AI helps scientists engineer plants to fight climate change

Amit Malewar

Deep learning to analyze plant features, accelerating design of climate-saving plants.

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Neuroscience

Cannabinol shows neuroprotective potential: Insights from fruit fly study

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists also identified cannabinol analogs.

PAC1R-expressing dorsal raphe neurons
Neuroscience

Study reveals vital brain pathway that mediates panic disorder symptoms

Amit Malewar

A novel brain pathway that could be a target for new panic disorder therapeutics.

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Health

Restoring nerve cells: Healing after injury and in chronic disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Mitf, a Schwann cell sensor of axonal integrity, drives nerve repair.

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Health

Less stress boosts T cells as cancer fighters

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Sympathetic nerves linked to T cell exhaustion via β1-adrenergic receptor.

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Health

Precision brain cancer removal with the body’s invisible scalpel

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Boosting immune defense against glioblastoma: CTLA-4 blockade's action.

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Social Science

Time-restricted feeding reshapes gene expression throughout the body

Pranjal Malewar

Timing calorie intake synchronizes circadian rhythms across multiple systems in mice.

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Health

New compound reverses gut inflammation in mice

Pranjal Malewar

The drug acts like a master reset switch in the intestines.

Recent Stories

Scientists use light to control how cells move and shape themselves

Science

People with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate

Health

Galactic Giants: How black hole radiation might help life thrive

Space

The vast majority of the galaxies rotate in the same direction

Space

An experimental drug shows promise in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia

Neuroscience