A study found that the health benefits of plant-based eating for brain health vary significantly depending on which plant foods are consumed and how they are prepared.
Category: Health & Science
Lowering MHC-I Proteins Can Help Immune System Detect Cancer and Foreign Cells Study Finds
Researchers found that reducing a surface protein on cells allowed CD4-positive T cells to more effectively identify and eliminate abnormal cells.
Experimental Osteoarthritis Therapies Repaired Damaged Joints in Animals and May Enter Trials
Novel treatments for osteoarthritis restored joint tissue in animal models and could advance to human clinical trials within 18 months.
Geometry May Have Origins in Navigation Skills Shared With Animals Researchers Suggest
Scientists proposed that human ability to understand spatial geometry evolved from navigational circuits common to many animal species.
India’s Nagoya Protocol Report Shows Leadership in Biodiversity Conservation and Benefit Sharing
The government submitted India’s first comprehensive report to the CBD on compliance with access and benefit-sharing rules for biological resources.
Monarch Butterfly Tagged in Kansas Found to Have Reached Mexico Over 1200 Miles Away
A volunteer butterfly tagger in Wichita learned that a monarch he tagged at the Great Plains Nature Center had been identified by researchers in Mexico.
Researchers Create First Detailed Electrical Map Beneath the United States
A comprehensive subsurface electrical map of the continental US was published improving earthquake prediction and geothermal resource assessments.
New Research Suggests High-Fat High-Sugar Diets in Early Life Rewire the Brain Permanently
Scientists found that junk food diets during youth altered brain structure and appetite-regulating regions in ways that persisted even after switching to healthier eating.
Giant Exoplanet 700 Light-Years Away Has Daily Mineral Cloud Weather Cycle
James Webb Space Telescope observations revealed a distant gas giant where mineral clouds form each morning and dissipate by night.
Sweeping Study Reveals Wild Rattlesnakes Suffering Hidden Health Crisis From Fungi and Parasites
Researchers found widespread fungal infections and lung parasites in southeastern US rattlesnake populations threatening wild snake health.