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RIKEN’s Yukinori Okada on rheumatoid arthritis: ‘Genetic research has the potential to advance our understanding of the disease’

A research institution in Japan has found new genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis that could help in new treatments for the autoimmune disease.

New Research Highlights “Significant Gap” in Evidence About Effectiveness of Relationship Education Programmes

Educators should have not have ‘high’ confidence in the quality of existing relationship education programmes because there is a lack of robust evaluation, experts have warned.

Verbal Aggression Towards Women Ceos a Result of ‘Out of Group’ Gender Bias

Female CEOs face more aggressive questioning from male analysts during earnings conference calls, a new study reveals.

African Network Protects Key Turtle Sites

A network of West African Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covers key sites used by green turtles, new research shows.

New Cancer Treatment May Reawaken The Immune System

By combining chemotherapy, tumor injury, and immunotherapy, researchers show that the immune system can be re-engaged to destroy tumors in mice.

Artificial Networks Learn To Smell Like The Brain

When asked to classify odors, artificial neural networks adopt a structure that closely resembles that of the brain’s olfactory circuitry.

How The Brain Navigates Cities

We seem to be wired to calculate not the shortest path but the “pointiest” one, facing us toward our destination as much as possible.

Study Shows Fragile X Treatment Can Incur Resistance, Suggests Ways Around It

While the brain acquires resistance to continuous treatment with mGluR5 inhibitor drugs, lasting effects may still arise if dosing occurs intermittently and during a developmental-critical period.

How The Brain Deals With Uncertainty

Dedicated circuits evaluate uncertainty in the brain, preventing it from using unreliable information to make decisions.

Cellular Environments Shape Molecular Architecture

Researchers glean a more complete picture of a structure called the nuclear pore complex by studying it directly inside cells.

Rover Images Confirm Jezero Crater Is An Ancient Martian Lake

The findings include signs of flash flooding that carried huge boulders downstream into the lakebed.

3 Questions: Understanding The Haiti Earthquakes

Assistant professors Camilla Cattania and William Frank discuss the science behind the 2010 and 2021 earthquakes in Haiti.

Weighing Cancer Cells To Personalize Drug Choices

A new study shows a link between patient survival and changes in tumor cell mass after glioblastoma treatment.

Mathematicians Solve An Old Geometry Problem On Equiangular Lines

How many lines can be pairwise separated by the same angle in high dimensions? Geometry breakthrough gives new insights into spectral graph theory.

University of Michigan ecologist: 'Our results provide clear evidence that vehicle traffic on major roads impedes tiger movements'

Researchers from the University of Michigan conducted a study in Nepal tracking the movement of two tigers that were tagged with GPS collars during a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. than before.

Researchers make significant discovery with study that 'creates some new application possibilities for memory storage'

In a significant breakthrough, researchers from North Carolina State University and collaborating institutions have uncovered a size-induced phase transition in materials used in electronic devices.

Yoder: 'Hopefully our work may help prioritize further study of these two chemicals'

Researchers have reportedly made a significant discovery regarding the potential effects of PFAS chemicals on the body's innate immune system.

Université de Montréa professor leads study on nanomachines: 'These nanomachines control all molecular activities in our body'

A research team led by University of Montreal chemistry professor Alexis Vallee-Belisle recently found that breaking molecular nanomachines, which are essential components of life, can lead to the creation of new and improved ones.

READY4COPY//Magnetic whirlpool device trained to recognize handwritten numbers shows promise for low-energy computing

Researchers at RIKEN have developed a computing device that utilizes tiny magnetic swirls, known as skyrmions, to recognize handwritten numbers in a breakthrough in neuromorphic computing that spotlights the potential of magnetic whirlpools for creating low-energy computing systems inspired by the brain.

Behind The Scenes, Brain Circuit Ensures Vision Remains Reliable

A study of mice watching movies shows our brain cells rely on a circuit of inhibitory neurons to help ensure that the same images are represented consistently.