deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Alzheimer’s Disease found to be a Diabetic Disorder…
Researchers at Tohoku University have found a promising treatment for Alzheimer's disease, by noticing a similarity in the way insulin signaling works in the brain and in the pancreas of diabetic patients. "In the pancreas,…
Pepsi to Test New Flavors for Tuberculosis Drugs
One of the world’s largest food and beverage companies is launching a new initiative to help children all over the world. Pepsi is teaming up with the nonprofit TB alliance to engineer new flavors to…
Collapse of mitochondria-associated membrane in ALS
Mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM) is a contacting site of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, and plays a key role in cellular homeostasis. Researchers at Nagoya University identified that disruption of the MAM is tightly involved in the…
Engineers design a new weapon against bacteria
Antimicrobial peptides can kill strains resistant to existing antibiotics. [caption id="attachment_10471" align="alignnone" width="639"] A team of researchers at MIT, the University of Brasilia, and the University of British Columbia has now engineered an antimicrobial peptide…