Global Intelligence Database
Researchers have improved the sensitivity of solid-state sensors by combining physical pressure and electric fields to push low-charge particles through microscopic gaps. This dual-force method succeeds where traditional voltage-only techniques fail, offering a more reliable way to identify complex biological molecules.
By He, Zhang
Your daily habits, from exercise to sleep, physically remodel your brain's most abundant support cells, the astrocytes. This neural plasticity is a key mechanism by which a healthy lifestyle can improve cognition and potentially mitigate decline associated with ageing and neurological conditions.
By Augusto-Oliveira, Arrifano, Leal-Nazaré, Soares-Silva, Lopes-Araujo, Santos-Sacramento, Crespo-Lopez
A common anaesthetic may pose a heightened risk to the developing brains of offspring from diabetic pregnancies. A new mouse study suggests that gestational diabetes primes the brain's immune cells, amplifying nerve cell damage and synaptic loss when exposed to the drug sevoflurane.
By Sun, Guo, Wu, Tao, Lin, Song, Zheng, Ma, Shen, Zhou, Xu
Researchers have identified that gomesins, peptides derived from spiders, selectively destroy melanoma cells by targeting specific membrane lipids. By exploiting the naturally lower cholesterol levels in these cancer cells, the peptides disrupt the cell membrane and inhibit vital pathways, offering a promising avenue for new treatments.
By Fernandez-Carrasco, Moral-Sanz, Kurdyukov, Monne, Hartmann, Magalhães Novais, Waller, McKinnon, Chung, Salazar Castejón, Rainho, Dekan, Kremsmayr, Jandl, Filipič, Pamplona, Jové, Fernandez-Rojo, Anderluh, Muttenthaler, Alewood, Procházka, Neely, Deplazes, Ikonomopoulou