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Scientists Just Discovered a Whole New Type of Connection Between Neurons : ScienceAlert

Scientists Just Discovered a Whole New Type of Connection Between Neurons : ScienceAlert

Super-resolution microscopes have revealed a whole new type of connection between neurons in mouse and human brains. In the lab, Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist Minhyeok Chang and colleagues identified tiny tubular bridges in the branching tips of cultured neurons. In further tests on mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, it appeared the bridges were shuttling calcium and disease-related molecules directly between …

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Arctic Ocean methane ‘switch’ that helped drive rapid global warming discovered

Arctic Ocean methane ‘switch’ that helped drive rapid global warming discovered

The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, researchers warn. Methane (CH4) is second only to carbon dioxide (CO2) in trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere. Since 2020, human-driven greenhouse gas emissions have increased atmospheric methane by about 10 parts per billion per year, more than twice as …

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'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars – Live Science

'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars – Live Science

‘Most pristine’ star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way’s edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe’s first stars  Live Science Astronomers discover the most ‘pristine’ star in the known universe  Phys.org The oldest and cleanest star in the universe is discovered  Reporteri.net The Most “Pristine Star” In The Universe May Have Been Identified – Researchers Link It To …

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Extensive dinosaur trackways discovered in unlikely location – The Independent

Extensive dinosaur trackways discovered in unlikely location – The Independent

Extensive dinosaur trackways discovered in unlikely location  The Independent How a huge dinosaur trackway was uncovered in the UK  BBC Europe’s Longest Sauropod Dinosaur Trackway Unearthed in England  Sci.News ‘Insanely big footprints’ reveal superhighway trailed by dinosaurs in UK  The Indian Express Watch: Dinosaur footprints found in British quarry  RTE.ie Source link

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Citizen scientists just discovered the most powerful ‘odd radio circle’ twins in space we’ve ever seen

Citizen scientists just discovered the most powerful ‘odd radio circle’ twins in space we’ve ever seen

Citizen scientists have found several new “odd radio circles<” or ORCs, in distant, enormous galaxy clusters — and through their discoveries, scientists are learning more about how these huge ring-like structures form. ORCs were first identified only six years ago, in 2019, by Anna Kapinska of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory while perusing observations made by the Australian Square Kilometre …

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Inflammatory Brain Cells Driving Progressive MS Discovered

Inflammatory Brain Cells Driving Progressive MS Discovered

Summary: Researchers have identified a rare type of brain cell that may drive the chronic inflammation and neurodegeneration seen in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). These cells, called disease-associated radial glia-like (DARG) cells, appear six times more often in patients with progressive MS than in healthy individuals. DARGs revert to an early developmental state yet also show premature aging, releasing inflammatory …

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