Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory. Professor Frederic Meunier from the Queensland Brain Institute said the team had identified new active compounds from the mushroom, Hericium erinaceus. “Extracts from these so-called ‘lion’s mane’ mushrooms have been used in traditional medicine in Asian countries for [...]

The receptor sticks to the virus and pulls it away from the target cells University of Sydney scientists have discovered a protein in the lung that blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection and forms a natural protective barrier in the human body. Left: Control Lung. Right: Immunofluorescent staining shows expression of new SARS-CoV-2 spike-receptor LRRC15 (green) in [...]

When Srikanth Singamaneni and Guy Genin, both professors of mechanical engineering and materials science at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, established a new collaboration with researchers from the School of Medicine in late 2019, they didn't know the landscape of infectious disease research was about to shift dramatically. [...]

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have developed a new nanotechnology-based test that can detect and profile prostate cancers-;even in microscopic amounts. Their work, published in the peer-reviewed journal nanotoday, suggests that this "liquid biopsy" test could spare many patients unnecessary treatment-related side effects, directing them instead to effective therapies that could prolong their lives. "This research will revolutionize the liquid [...]

A mechanism used by bacteria to defend themselves could lead to the development of new antibiotics. Princeton Engineering researchers have found a compound that can kill bacteria that cause incurable infections, with the potential to address the current drug-resistance crisis. The compound, called cloacaenodin (chloa-say-nodin), is a short, slip-knotted chain of amino acids known as a lasso [...]

First study to show that delivering information at the natural tempo of our neural pulses accelerates our ability to learn. Participants who received a simple 1.5-second visual cue at their personal brainwave frequency were at least three times faster when it came to improving at a cognitive task. When participants were tested again the [...]

A Yale study says not yet. A recent study led by Yale University highlights that while neuroimaging holds great potential in connecting specific symptoms of mental health disorders to abnormal brain activity, there are still challenges to overcome before it can be reliably used to diagnose conditions like PTSD. The study underscores the need for further research [...]

Study suggests people who have had COVID-19 benefit from vaccination, even if they’ve delayed it. Immunity from COVID-19 appears to gather strength with more time between vaccination and infection, a new laboratory study from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggests. The findings carry implications for vaccine recommendations as the pandemic transitions to an endemic [...]

The incorporation of exotic DNA from wild relatives into wheat results in a remarkable yield increase of up to 50%, even in hot weather, surpassing elite lines without these genes. Amid a year of record-breaking temperatures, research from the Earlham Institute in Norwich and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) provides much-needed [...]

Australia has become the first country to recognise psychedelics as medicines, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration took researchers by surprise and approved the psychedelic substances in magic mushrooms and MDMA for use by people with certain mental health conditions. MDMA and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, will be considered schedule 8 drugs - [...]