AvatarJames The Brain Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Fight Prion Disease freethink.com - B. David Zarley Researchers believe they have found a spot on a mutated prion protein that can lead to brain-spongifying disease.
AvatarJames Climate Marine Life Is Fleeing the Equator, Signaling Possible Mass Extinction theinertia.com - Anthony Richardson Things are leaving the equator. That could be bad. Photo: Shutterstock The tropical water at the equator is renowned for having the richest diversity …
AvatarJames Greece Scientists Solve Mystery of High Quality Sound at Theater of Epidaurus greekreporter.com The ancient mystery of the great sound quality at the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus has finally been solved, researchers posit in a recent study. …
AvatarJames Natural Disasters The Mystery Deepens Over Why The Lost City of Cahokia Was Abandoned verified_publisherScienceAlert - David Nield For a couple of hundred years, Cahokia was the place to be in what is now the US state of Illinois. The bustling, vibrant city was at one time home …
AvatarJames A drug already in use in humans corrects obesity in mice medicalxpress.com Visualization of adipocytes from an obese mouse (left) and from a lean mouse treated with digoxin (right), showing a better response to nutrient …