Nature Immunology
The 'molecular octopus': A little brother of 'Schroedinger’s cat'
The international and interdisciplinary team of scientists thus sets a new record in the verification of the quantum properties of nanoparticles. In addition,…
New research finds mangroves key to climate change
The findings from the study, which was carried out by scientists from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the USDA Forest Service,…
4 new genes identified for Alzheimer's disease risk
“Mount Sinai has unique resources that we contributed to the study, having one of the largest brain banks for Alzheimer samples in the world,” said lead Mount…
Nurturing newborn neurons sharpens minds in mice
Adult mice engineered to have more newborn neurons in their brain memory hub excelled at accurately discriminating between similar experiences – an ability…
New strategy for stimulating neurogenesis may lead to drugs to improve cognition and mood
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have developed a new way to stimulate neuron production in the adult mouse brain, demonstrating that neurons…
Common 'chaperone' protein found to work in surprising way, say Scripps Research scientists
In the constantly morphing field of protein structure, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute offer yet another surprise: a common “chaperone” protein in…