Explore the fascinating intersection of resistance, permanence, and future technology with renowned OmniFuturist and author Allen Crowley. In this thought-pr…
A popular hypothesis for how the brain clears molecular waste, which may help explain why sleep feels refreshing, is a subject of debate.
This Viewpoint discusses how prerequisite comprehensive lifestyle interventions for novel antiobesity medications may disproportionately impact patients at highest risk of obesity-related complications and perpetuate disparities in care.
Researchers have developed a new kind of artificial neuron—called infomorphic neurons—that can independently learn and self-organize with nearby neurons, mimicking the decentralized learning of biological brains.
The Great Pyramid of Giza has mystified historians, archaeologists, and engineers for centuries. From its precision alignment with astronomical bodies to its geometric perfection, every aspect seems meticulously engineered for purposes beyond mere burial or symbolic display. But what if the purpose was far more profound — and fundamentally quantum?
Scientists at QuTech have achieved a major milestone in quantum computing by creating highly precise quantum gates on a diamond chip, hitting error rates as low as 0.001%. By using ultra-pure diamonds and advanced gate designs, the team overcame key challenges that have limited previous approache
New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence the development of the cerebrum, according to a recent study by researchers at the German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and the Max Planck Institute
Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that causes non-scarring hair loss on the scalp and body that is experienced by almost 2% of the global population at some point in their lifetime.
A team of researchers from Australia, Singapore, and China discovered that activated hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), crucial for hair regrowth and repair, require a powerful protector protein called MCL-1 to function successfully. Without MCL-1, these cells undergo stress and eventually die, leading to hair loss, as reported in a Nature Communications study.
Hair follicles are small tunnel-like structures in the skin where hair grows. These follicles repeatedly cycle through three distinct phases: anagen, the active growth phase; catagen, a transitional phase marked by slowed growth and follicle shrinkage; and telogen, a resting phase where growth ceases and shedding occurs, after which the cycle begins afresh, driven by HFSCs.