2024 - Page 3 of 5 - Science Connected Magazine

New Study on Lowering Risk of Diabetes from Antipsychotic Drugs

Antipsychotic drugs can increase the risk of diabetes, but dopamine receptors in the brain and body may be the key to a solution.

A new drug helping natural enzymes target a dysregulated protein represents a step forward in Alzheimer’s research.

Bioengineers produce a plant-based protein with a fraction of the environmental impact of meat by altering mushroom proteins.

Eating kiwifruit could improve mental health for people with low vitamin C, with real fruit showing more benefits than a vitamin supplement.

Sensory neurons help animals make sense of the world, and these small marine invertebrates can do a lot with only a few neurons.

Health

Read how immune cells are like fighters on the planet Dune, and how this defense system changes for sepsis survivors.

A PhD candidate shares what being a science communicator has meant to her, and why telling stories about science is important.

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria help plants obtain a usable form of nitrogen. But what’s the science behind it, and how can it benefit crops?

Brain fog accompanying long COVID could be the result of breaches in a cellular barrier protecting the brain.

Flying insects seem magnetized by light, but why? New research uncovers the dorsal-light-response mechanism behind this phenomenon.