A newly discovered plant-derived molecule disrupts a critical cancer enzyme in an unconventional way. Scientists looking for new ways to tackle hard-to-treat breast cancers turned to an unexpected source: Munronia henryi, a plant known for producing limonoids, a family of complex natural compounds that plants often use for chemical defense. In Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, […]
Black Hole Collisions May Finally Resolve the Hubble Tension
A subtle gravitational-wave “hum” from merging black holes may help settle the cosmic fight over how fast the universe is expanding. Astronomers have understood for many decades that the universe is expanding. To calculate how quickly it is stretching today, researchers measure a value called the Hubble constant. Different techniques are used to determine this […]
Black Hole Collisions May Finally Resolve the Hubble Tension
A subtle gravitational-wave “hum” from merging black holes may help settle the cosmic fight over how fast the universe is expanding. Astronomers have understood for many decades that the universe is expanding. To calculate how quickly it is stretching today, researchers measure a value called the Hubble constant. Different techniques are used to determine this […]
Jupiter’s Moons May Have Been Born With Life’s Building Blocks
Jupiter’s moons may have been born with the chemistry needed for life. An international collaboration that included Southwest Research Institute has shown how complex organic molecules (COMs), widely considered essential precursors to life, may have been built into Jupiter’s Galilean moons as they formed. The findings are detailed in companion papers published in The Planetary […]
A Hidden African Carbon Vault Is Starting to Leak
A vast African peatland once thought stable is now leaking carbon thousands of years old. Tropical swamps and peatlands are major components of Earth’s carbon system and play a significant role in regulating the climate. Regions such as the Amazon Basin, the Congo Basin, and the wetlands of Southeast Asia steadily build up thick layers […]
A Hidden African Carbon Vault Is Starting to Leak
A vast African peatland once thought stable is now leaking carbon thousands of years old. Tropical swamps and peatlands are major components of Earth’s carbon system and play a significant role in regulating the climate. Regions such as the Amazon Basin, the Congo Basin, and the wetlands of Southeast Asia steadily build up thick layers […]
Study Challenges Long-Held Belief That Opioids Are Most Effective for Acute Pain
The largest review of its kind suggests opioids may offer far less relief for acute pain than commonly believed. The largest analysis ever conducted on opioid pain medications used for acute pain has found that these drugs offer only modest, short-lived relief for certain conditions and do not work at all for others. Researchers at […]
Study Challenges Long-Held Belief That Opioids Are Most Effective for Acute Pain
The largest review of its kind suggests opioids may offer far less relief for acute pain than commonly believed. The largest analysis ever conducted on opioid pain medications used for acute pain has found that these drugs offer only modest, short-lived relief for certain conditions and do not work at all for others. Researchers at […]
Study Challenges Long-Held Belief That Opioids Are Most Effective for Acute Pain
The largest review of its kind suggests opioids may offer far less relief for acute pain than commonly believed. The largest analysis ever conducted on opioid pain medications used for acute pain has found that these drugs offer only modest, short-lived relief for certain conditions and do not work at all for others. Researchers at […]
Study Challenges Long-Held Belief That Opioids Are Most Effective for Acute Pain
The largest review of its kind suggests opioids may offer far less relief for acute pain than commonly believed. The largest analysis ever conducted on opioid pain medications used for acute pain has found that these drugs offer only modest, short-lived relief for certain conditions and do not work at all for others. Researchers at […]