[ad_1] Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Credit: incamerastock/Alamy Left-handed people are almost three times more likely to have rare variants in the genes for tubulins, proteins that build cells’ internal skeletons. Tubulins assemble into long filaments called microtubules, which control the … Read more
[ad_1] The Rich Flee and the Poor Take the Bus Troy Tassier Johns Hopkins Univ. Press (2024) An adage in epidemiology states that, if you’ve seen one epidemic, you’ve seen one epidemic. However, argues economist Troy Tassier in his thoughtful history, in almost every epidemic, the rich escape and survive while the poor stay and … Read more
[ad_1] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s top biomedical research funders, will from next year require grant holders to make their research publicly available as preprints, articles that haven’t yet been accepted by a journal or gone through peer review. The foundation also said it would stop paying for article-processing charges … Read more
[ad_1] Loss of pristine tropical forests slowed last year — but the world is still falling far short of a global goal to end deforestation by 2030. The findings, from an analysis of satellite data released this week, highlight the need to improve conservation of tropical forests to protect biodiversity and slow climate change. In … Read more
[ad_1] A diabetes drug related to the latest generation of obesity drugs can slow the development of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a clinical trial suggests1. Participants who took the drug, called lixisenatide, for 12 months showed no worsening of their symptoms — a gain in a condition marked by progressive loss of motor control. … Read more
[ad_1] Researchers in North America are gearing up for their chance to observe the Sun’s corona — its wispy outer atmosphere — like never before. Normally hidden to the naked eye by the Sun’s glare, the corona will be visible to millions from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Newfoundland, Canada, when the Moon blocks the solar disk … Read more
[ad_1] A drug that uses messenger RNA technology has shown early success in addressing the core deficiency behind a rare genetic disorder. The results have ignited hope that the technology — which first gained attention through its breakthrough use in COVID-19 vaccines — could realize its long-awaited promise of generating therapeutic proteins directly in the … Read more
[ad_1] Kidney disease is growing worldwide. The secretariat of the World Health Organization has welcomed the call to include it as a non-communicable disease that causes premature deaths.Credit: Vsevolod Zviryk/SPL A quiet epidemic is building around the world. It is the third-fastest-growing cause of death globally. By 2040, it is expected to become the fifth-highest … Read more
[ad_1] Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. As polar ice has melted and moved mass towards the Equator, it has slowed Earth’s rotation.Credit: Alessandro Dahan/Getty Melting ice caps are slowing the rotation of the Earth and could delay the next leap second … Read more
[ad_1] Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. A typical mouse embryo (left) has four limbs. An embryo in which a particular gene was switched off halfway through development has six limbs, and several of its internal organs protrude from its abdomen.Credit: Anastasiia … Read more