Researchers have found a new way to boost the body’s defense against neurodegenerative diseases by preventing the degradation of Nrf2, potentially slowing the progression of…
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Scientists have identified a mutation that significantly boosts the cancer-fighting ability of engineered T cells without causing toxicity. This innovative approach, which works against multiple…
A study reveals AI’s struggle with tissue contamination in medical diagnostics, a problem easily managed by human pathologists, underscoring the importance of human expertise in…
Northwestern University researchers have introduced a soil-microbe-powered fuel cell, significantly outperforming similar technologies and providing a sustainable solution for powering low-energy devices, with full public…
Researchers at Northwestern University have created a targeted allergy treatment using antibody-coated nanoparticles to inhibit specific mast cells, successfully preventing allergic reactions in mice without…
A groundbreaking study reveals that imbalances in toxic and protective RNA strands play a critical role in Alzheimer’s disease, offering new avenues for treatment focused…
A comprehensive study reveals that personality traits like conscientiousness and extraversion may reduce dementia risk, while neuroticism increases it. These findings suggest that personality influences…
Astronomers have traced the most powerful and distant fast radio burst (FRB) to a rare cluster of interacting galaxies, challenging existing models of FRB origins…
Northwestern University’s latest research in perovskite solar cells has set a new efficiency record of 25.1%, using a novel dual-molecule approach to reduce electron recombination.…
The simulation shows the decahedra packing together into a quasicrystalline structure on the left, with a diagram of the structure on the right. Credit: Glotzer…
Northwestern University researchers have developed simulations showing that long gamma-ray bursts, previously thought to be exclusive to massive star collapses, can also occur from neutron…
This illustration shows the VR setup, with an “overhead threat” projected into the top field of view. Credit: Dom Pinke/Northwestern University Goggles enabled researchers to…
A new study using advanced atom-probe tomography has determined that the Earth’s Moon is 4.46 billion years old, 40 million years older than previous estimates.…
Prof. Magdalena Osburn removes a sample during a site visit in August. Credit: Sanford Underground Research Facility A former goldmine serves as a gateway to…
Astrophysicists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered that teenage galaxies, emerging within the first 2-3 billion years after the Big Bang, exhibit high…
A collaborative study has found that Greenland’s peripheral glaciers are retreating at an unprecedented rate, with the retreat in the 21st century being twice as…
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a device, funded by DARPA, that produces oxygen to keep cells alive within an implantable “living pharmacy.” This pharmacy…
Northwestern University has developed a “moisture-swing” technique for direct air carbon capture (DAC) which captures CO2 at low humidities and releases it at high humidities,…
A section of sediment core material from Wax Lips Lake in northern Greenland from a study where ancient aquatic plant fossils revealed that past warming…
Using new simulation technology, scientists predict the existence of massive merging black holes in Milky Way-like galaxies, challenging established theories. Above is a 31.5 solar-mass…