Altdorfer, Albrecht (b. c.1480, Regensburg, d. 1538, Regensburg). German painter, engraver, architect and graphic artist working in Regensburg, of which town he was a citizen from 1505 onwards, the leading artist of the so-called Danube School of German painting. His most... Continue Reading →
The Faculty of Medicine’s Dr. Peggy J. Kleinplatz suggests synthetic steroids were slipped into daily rations of female captives of Nazi concentration camps in a bid to stop their menstrual cycles and perhaps impair their ability to have children altogether.... Continue Reading →
From the same mind whose research propelled the notion that “sitting too much is not the same as exercising too little,” comes a groundbreaking discovery set to turn a sedentary lifestyle on its ear: The soleus muscle in the calf,... Continue Reading →
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Pegasus, NGC 7331 was recognized early on as a spiral nebula and is actually one of the brighter galaxies not included in... Continue Reading →
A type of brain cell that can renew itself is regulated by circadian rhythms, providing significant insights into how the body’s internal clock may promote healing after traumatic brain injuries (TBI), according to new research from Children’s National Hospital. Released... Continue Reading →
What's happening in the Statue of Liberty nebula? Bright stars and interesting molecules are forming and being liberated. The complex nebula resides in the star forming region called RCW 57, and besides the iconic monument, to some looks like a flying superhero or a weeping angel. By digitally removing the stars, this re-assigned... Continue Reading →
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German painter and printmaker known for his mannered portraits of German royalty, along with biblical scenes which portray elongated, semi-erotic nudes. Cranach’s style of painting is noted for its use of dark outlines and arabesque... Continue Reading →
A protein crucial to synaptic function in brain tissues of patients with Huntington’s disease (HD) was discovered to have decreased function by researchers at KIST Huntington’s disease (HD) is a hereditary brain disease caused by a mutation in the huntingtin... Continue Reading →
Over the past two years, machine learning has revolutionized protein structure prediction. Now, three papers in Science describe a similar revolution in protein design. In the new papers, biologists at the University of Washington School of Medicine show that machine learning can... Continue Reading →
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