Research Stash Weekly Review #27

Weekly Review #27 – Summary of the latest news in science and technology research across the world, carefully handpicked by team Research Stash

Parkinson’s Disease: Nurr1 Protein Might Become a Candidate for Drug Development

Researchers have modified the protein Nurr1 so that it can enter cells from the outside. Nurr1 deficiency may be one of the causes of Parkinson’s disease. Read More

Anomaly In CERN Data Inches Us Closer To Discovering Physics Beyond The Current Model

Particle physics is a curious discipline. Its key theory, the Standard Model – our best understanding of how the basic building blocks of matter are governed by three of the four fundamental forces –  is one of the most tested scientific systems and has allowed researchers to predict the existence of particles decades before we had the instruments to actually find them. Read More

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Both quantum physics says

Quantum physics has an answer for the age-old conundrum: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Possibly both. Read More

Surprising hidden order unites prime numbers and crystal-like materials

The seemingly random digits known as prime numbers are not nearly as scattershot as previously thought. A new analysis by Princeton University researchers has uncovered patterns in primes that are similar to those found in the positions of atoms inside certain crystal-like materials. Read More

The first test of in-body gene editing shows promise

A therapy that edits genes directly in the human body might be safe, suggest early findings from the first trial to test the approach. Read More

A New Metabolic Blood Test Could Accelerate ASD Diagnosis

Investigators at the UC Davis MIND Institute and NeuroPointDX, a division of Stemina Biomarker Discovery, have identified a group of blood metabolites that could help detect some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Read More

Sleep Loss Impairs Metabolism, Leads to Adverse Weight Gain, Study Says

The new study is the first to link how sleep loss, at the cellular level, affects metabolism in two tissues that are key to regulating metabolism. Read More

Scientists discover the new function of the heat-shock protein

n international research team has identified a new function of Hsp90, one of the most common and studied proteins in the human body. The study has implications for the development of new drugs. Read more 

Scientists Just Invented a More Efficient Way to Turn Sunlight Into Unlimited, Renewable Fuel

Life has been soaking up sunlight and storing it as a fuel source for billions of years. But scientists have just put a new twist on this ancient process that could finally provide us with the efficiency we need to compete with fossil fuels. Read More

Physicists control molecule for a millionth of a billionth of a second

Using a microscope and its electrical current, physicists have found a way to manipulate and control a single molecule. The breakthrough happened by accident. Read More

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