14-Apr-2025 Lab-grown teeth might become an alternative to fillings following research breakthrough King's College London Adults could one day grow their own replacement teeth instead of having fillings – as scientists make a key discovery.
11-Apr-2025 Brain-like AI promises game-changing advances in small drones Texas A&M University Researchers plan to develop flexible, neuron-like nano-devices to add energy-efficient artificial intelligence to energy-hungry applications such as battery-powered miniature drones. Journal Science Advances Funder Air Force Office of Scientific Research
11-Apr-2025 Low-dose opioids could help promote social behaviors for people with autism spectrum disorder Hiroshima University The same chemicals and receptors that control the sensation of pain in the opioid system also play a role in regulating social behavior. The body produces natural opioid substances which are drawn to receptors throughout the nervous system, sending signals through neurons that induce pain relief, pleasure, and more. Low-dose morphine and buprenorphine that attach to the mu (μ) opioid receptors (MORs) could help promote social interactions, which could help people with neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that affect social interactions. Journal JCI Insight Funder Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Nakatomi Foundation, Astellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic Disorders, Mochida Memorial Foundation for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
7-Apr-2025 Engaging the next generation of dairy leaders: strategies to inspire and retain undergraduates—especially women—in dairy science programs Elsevier A symposium presentation review published in JDS Communications explains how universities play a critical role in guiding the future leaders of the dairy industry into successful and fulfilling careers and highlights achievable strategies to improve the engagement of dairy science undergraduate students. Journal JDS Communications
23-Mar-2025 Chronic jet lag disrupts metabolism differently in male and female mice Kyushu University Chronic jet lag causes drastically different effects on male and female metabolism in mice, say researchers from Kyushu University. The study, published in the journal, Biology of Sex Differences, found that the body clocks of female mice are more easily disrupted than the clocks of male mice, and revealed opposing metabolic effects; jet-lagged male mice gained weight and developed glucose intolerance, while jet-lagged females lost weight compared to female mice without jet lag. Journal Biology of Sex Differences Funder Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chinese Government Scholarship
18-Mar-2025 Changes in feeding habits due to climate change cause sardines eat worse and ingest more microplastics Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) demonstrate that the way sardines eat, altered due to the reduction in size of plankton, undermines the efficiency of their feeding and increases the likelihood of consuming more plastic fibres. Although no direct negative effects of this ingestion were identified, environmental changes may have a greater impact than previously thought on how pelagic fish interact with plastic pollutants. Journal Environmental Pollution
17-Mar-2025 Machine learning enables comprehensive prediction of the relative protein abundance of multiple proteins on the protein corona Research Prof. Zilong Zhang,Feifei Cui's team from Hainan University and Quan Zou's team from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China collaborated to build a model that can comprehensively predict the relative abundance of multiple proteins in the protein corona by using machine learning, and provide the corresponding web service, so as to make the established model have practical application value. Journal Research Funder National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China
17-Mar-2025 Micro metal-movers: MSU biochemists are one step closer to better cancer treatments Michigan State University By unraveling the complex choreography of cellular machinery, Michigan State University researchers are helping identify the next generation of drug targets and cancer therapies. Led by Jian Hu and Kennie Merz, the MSU team has unveiled new insights into a family of proteins that, while vital for cellular functions, are also linked to an array of diseases such as breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers. Understanding these dynamic proteins found in cell membranes — called Zrt-/Irt-like proteins, or ZIPs for short — will contribute to the search for cutting-edge drug therapies and the improved health of patients. Journal Nature Communications
13-Mar-2025 U-M study uncovers secret color language of snakes University of Michigan In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. Journal Nature Communications
