A wild mouse with an unusually long life may reveal clues to healthy aging. Aging is often treated as an unavoidable biological process, but evolution tells a more complicated story. Across the animal kingdom, species age at dramatically different rates, with some rapidly declining after reaching adulthood while others remain healthy and active for years […]
This Extraordinary Desert Mouse Defies Aging – and It Could Change Human Longevity
A wild mouse with an unusually long life may reveal clues to healthy aging. Aging is often treated as an unavoidable biological process, but evolution tells a more complicated story. Across the animal kingdom, species age at dramatically different rates, with some rapidly declining after reaching adulthood while others remain healthy and active for years […]
This Popular Workout Supplement May Give Cancer Immunotherapy a Big Boost
Researchers at UCLA found that creatine not only enhances cancer-fighting killer T cells but also strengthens dendritic cells, which activate and direct T cells to attack tumors. Creatine, a supplement widely used by athletes and bodybuilders, may also strengthen the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to new research from UCLA. Published in iScience, […]
Scientists Built a Mars Rover That “Swims” Through Sand
A Sahara desert lizard has inspired a new approach to Mars rover mobility. The research could lead to more capable explorers able to navigate sandy landscapes with greater ease. One of the biggest challenges for Mars rovers is simply staying mobile. Fine, loose sand can cause wheels to slip, sink, or become trapped—a problem that […]
Scientists Built a Mars Rover That “Swims” Through Sand
A Sahara desert lizard has inspired a new approach to Mars rover mobility. The research could lead to more capable explorers able to navigate sandy landscapes with greater ease. One of the biggest challenges for Mars rovers is simply staying mobile. Fine, loose sand can cause wheels to slip, sink, or become trapped—a problem that […]
Scientists Built a Mars Rover That “Swims” Through Sand
A Sahara desert lizard has inspired a new approach to Mars rover mobility. The research could lead to more capable explorers able to navigate sandy landscapes with greater ease. One of the biggest challenges for Mars rovers is simply staying mobile. Fine, loose sand can cause wheels to slip, sink, or become trapped—a problem that […]
This Strange New Magnet Could Transform Future Electronics
Researchers have designed a diamond-based quantum sensor that could help detect altermagnets, a newly discovered type of magnetic material with unusual properties. For almost 100 years, scientists recognized only two fundamental types of magnets. Now, a much newer class called altermagnets is emerging as one of the most exciting discoveries in physics, with the potential […]
Scientists Create Tiny “Mini Livers” That Could One Day Replace Liver Transplants
Engineered tissue grafts could help perform key liver functions and benefit thousands of people living with liver failure. The liver is one of the body’s hardest-working organs, carrying out hundreds of vital jobs, from filtering toxins and metabolizing medications to producing proteins essential for blood clotting. Yet when it fails, the only definitive treatment is […]
Scientists Create Tiny “Mini Livers” That Could One Day Replace Liver Transplants
Engineered tissue grafts could help perform key liver functions and benefit thousands of people living with liver failure. The liver is one of the body’s hardest-working organs, carrying out hundreds of vital jobs, from filtering toxins and metabolizing medications to producing proteins essential for blood clotting. Yet when it fails, the only definitive treatment is […]
Scientists Create Tiny “Mini Livers” That Could One Day Replace Liver Transplants
Engineered tissue grafts could help perform key liver functions and benefit thousands of people living with liver failure. The liver is one of the body’s hardest-working organs, carrying out hundreds of vital jobs, from filtering toxins and metabolizing medications to producing proteins essential for blood clotting. Yet when it fails, the only definitive treatment is […]