World’s biggest study of blood pressure genetics
Over 500 new gene regions that influence people's blood pressure have been discovered in the largest global genetic study of blood pressure to date.
Mapping vast unknown territory of long non-coding RNA
Scientists have developed a powerful method for exploring the properties of mysterious molecules called long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), some of which have big roles in cancer and other serious conditi..
Scientists determine four personality types based on new data
Researchers have sifted through data from more than 1.5 million questionnaire respondents and found at least four distinct clusters of personality types exist: average, reserved, self-centered and rol..
Gene therapy via skin protects mice from lethal cocaine doses
A new study shows that skin stem cells, modified via CRISPR and transplanted back to donor mice, can protect addicted mice from cocaine-seeking and overdose.
We are predisposed to forgive, new research suggests
New research finds that when assessing the moral character of others, people cling to good impressions but readily adjust their opinions about those who have behaved badly.
Why some tuberculosis bacteria prove deadly
A new study has found that the same mutation that gives tuberculosis bacteria drug resistance also elicits a different — and potentially weaker — immune response.
Large-scale shift causing lower-oxygen water to invade Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence
Rapid deoxygenation in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence is caused by shifts in two of the ocean's most powerful currents: the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current. A detailed model shows that large-s..
X-rays uncover a hidden property that leads to failure in a lithium-ion battery material
X-ray experiments have revealed that the pathways lithium ions take through a common battery material are more complex than previously thought.
Paris climate targets could be exceeded sooner than expected
A new study has for the first time comprehensively accounted for permafrost carbon release when estimating emission budgets for climate targets. The results show that the world might be closer to exce..
Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution
A new study shows that getting smaller was a key factor contributing to the exceptional evolution of mammals over the last 200 million years.