Brain Ion channel identified as new line to treat depression

ISLAMABAD-Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that works against depression by a completely different mechanism than existing treatments.Their study showed that ezogabine (also known as retigabine), a drug that opens KCNQ2/3 type of potassium channels in the brain, is […]

Hubble captures an eye in the sky

islamabad   –  This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features NGC4826 — a spiral galaxy located 17 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair).  This galaxy is often referred to as the “Black Eye,” or “Evil Eye,” galaxy because of […]

Study shows life from earth could survive on Mars

islamabad   –  Study shows sending microbes to Earth’s stratosphere, to test their endurance to Martian conditions, can reveal their potential use and threats to space travel. Some microbes on Earth could temporarily survive on the surface of Mars, finds a new study by NASA and German Aerospace […]

New genetic test effectively screens for cancer

ISLAMABAD-A single test can identify the multitude of known sources of genetic variation underlying mismatch repair deficiency syndrome in inherited colon, endometrial, and other cancers, researchers report in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.Researchers have developed a new integrated genetic/epigenetic DNA-sequencing protocol known as MultiMMR that can […]

MIT teams ready for Mars rover landing

ISLAMABAD-Following touchdown, MOXIE will brew up oxygen while geologists comb for sediments to sample. Recently, NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to touch down on the surface of the red planet following a nail-biting entry and descent sequence vividly known as the “seven minutes […]

Supercomputer turns back cosmic clock into mysteries

ISLAMABAD-Astronomers have tested a method for reconstructing the state of the early Universe by applying it to 4000 simulated universes using the ATERUI II supercomputer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). They found that together with new observations the method can set better […]

A new theory explains how superconductivity arises

islamabad   –  In a study published in Quantum Materials, Si of Rice University and Nica of Arizona State University argue that unconventional superconductivity in some iron-based and heavy-fermion materials arises from a general phenomenon called “multiorbital singlet pairing.” In superconductors, electrons form pairs and flow without resistance.  […]

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