Anne Trafton | MIT News Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, is estimated to infect around 10 million people each year, and kills more than 1 million annually. Once established in the lungs, the bacteria’s…
After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers have shown in a new study how activity of “good” microbes in the gut…
An international team of researchers has uncovered the oldest spear tip ever discovered in Europe, revealing that it was crafted by Neanderthals. In their study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the…
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified a crucial link between glucose metabolism in glia cells – fundamental components of the nervous system – and the degeneration processes caused by Alzheimer’s. Using fruit…
Adam Conner-Simons | MIT CSAIL Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a novel artificial intelligence model inspired by neural oscillations in the brain, with the goal of significantly advancing…
A beautiful, yet distorted, spiral galaxy shines in this image from NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy, named Arp 184 or NGC 1961, is located about 190 million light-years from Earth in the…
Many mitochondrial diseases have been difficult to study and treat due to inherent challenges in accessing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Now, researchers in Japan have optimized mitochondria-targeted compounds that can selectively alter the ratio…
An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of Portsmouth Associate Professor of Astrophysics, Dr Or Graur to uncover what he thinks may be…
Like with the Cygnus Loop, Chandra has provided a 3-dimensional (3D) printable model that can be used to explore the end stage of a star’s life. These 3D models are based on state-of-the-art…
Tharsis Montes is the largest volcanic region on Mars. It is approximately 2,400 miles across, 6 miles high, and contains 12 large shield volcanoes. The summits of Tharsis Montes are about the same…