PARIS – UNESCO and the Fondation L’Oréal on Tuesday named five women researchers as laureates of the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards, recognizing their pioneering work in life and environmental sciences. The…
Scientist Shows, How Aging Incapacitate The Immune System
[caption id="attachment_6032" align="alignright" width="300"] The Scripps Research Institute team found that stromal cells (green) in the thymus were deficient in an antioxidant enzyme called catalase (red), resulting in accelerated metabolic damage. (Source: TSRI)[/caption] Scientists from…
LISA Pathfinder launch sequence
Description Scheduled for launch in late 2015, ESA’s LISA Pathfinder will test key technologies for space-based observation of gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of spacetime that are predicted by Albert Einstein’s general theory…
Possible new weapon against PTSD
Blocking a newly identified memory pathway could prevent the disorder. [caption id="attachment_6023" align="alignright" width="300"] This illustration shows a brain with the amygdala highlighted in the center. In the background are models of the serotonin molecule.Illustration:…
Morgridge Institute Selects Pagliarini To Lead Campus Metabolism…
[caption id="attachment_6016" align="alignright" width="150"] Dave Pagliarini[/caption] MADISON - Dave Pagliarini, a University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor whose departmental home put metabolism research on the map worldwide, will help define the future of Wisconsin metabolism science…