1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (385+ words) RNA helps cells interpret and use genetic information. Like DNA and proteins, RNA can be chemically modified in ways that influence its function, stability, and fate inside cells. NSUN2 is one of the enzymes that writes those marks, adding a modification…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (468+ words) Greater consumption of ultra-processed foods in early childhood is associated with lower volumes of several brain regions by age 6, according to new research led by Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition- Opens…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago  (569+ words) Betul Akkopru-Akgun, assistant research professor in Penn State's Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute, at work in a Materials Research Institute lab in the Millennium Science Complex. Newswise " UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " Betul Akkopru-Akgun, assistant research…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (258+ words) Inside the Eco BOT cabinet, a robotic arm lifts a sterile Eco FAB growth chamber containing a small plant shoot. This highly controlled, automated environment allows the system to continuously monitor plant responses to stressors without the risk of human…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (136+ words) Helium is an interesting material because, unlike hydrogen, its atoms do not form molecules," said LLNL physicist Marius Millot. Therefore, we can isolate how pressure and temperature cause atoms to lose electrons, a process called ionization." Using those initial densities,…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (624+ words) Newswise " When bright green water appeared in the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, it drew national attention and sparked political finger-pointing. The culprit: cyanobacteria"sometimes called blue-green algae"a type of bacteria that can produce toxins harmful to people,…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago  (521+ words) Newswise " About 25 million people in the U. S. " roughly eight out of 100 " are diagnosed with asthma. Allergens, air pollution, extreme weather conditions, or other irritants can cause chronic lung inflammation, leading to coughing, wheezing, or shortness of breath. For'a paper published in'Nature…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago  (671+ words) YRu3 B2 and Lu Ru3 B2 gain their superconductivity from electrons forming flat bands in a kagome lattice, named after a hexagonal Japanese basket-weaving pattern. Newswise " An international team of quantum researchers has shown how machine learning can be used to filter a practically…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (600+ words) Newswise " As demand for new plant-based protein sources grows, a new studyfrom the University of Georgia suggests the next big thing may be in a pot in your backyard: marigolds. The researchers found that marigold flowers contain about the same…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago  (461+ words) From table sugar to medicines: new chemistry could reduce the cost and complexity of the production of vital drugs used to treat common health conditions, including diabetes. Pioneering research has developed a new way of creating carbohydrate-based medicines, which could…...