Science

Peer-reviewed academic online journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

The Science family of journals is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s oldest and largest general science organization. It serves 10 million people through primary memberships and affiliations with 262 scientific societies and academies.

Science was first published in 1880, is currently circulated weekly and has a subscriber base of around 130,000.

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Details last updated 04-Feb-2019

Science News

Scientists overcome hurdles to design human artificial chromosomes

Singularity Hub - 26-Mar-2024

New technique delivers more genetic material, paving way for safer & effective gene therapies

AI-powered RoboChem for faster, more efficient drug discovery

Interesting Engineering - 25-Jan-2024

Autonomous robot outperforms scientists, accelerating the path to new pharmaceuticals

New ultrasonic 3D printing tech mends broken hearts and bones without surgery

Singularity Hub - 10-Dec-2023

Sound waves and a special ink to print custom implants and deliver drugs directly to injured tissues

New brain atlas reveals thousands of previously unknown cell types

New Scientist - 12-Oct-2023

Could lead to new insights into neurological and mental health conditions

New AI tool predicts genetic mutations that could cause disease

The Guardian - 19-Sep-2023

AlphaMissense is a game-changer in genetic research for human health

Epigenetic insights: developmental changes in DNA linked to lifespan in mammals

EurekAlert! - 10-Aug-2023

Universal clock based on methylation profiles to accurately predict age in all mammalian species

Taurine linked to extended lifespan and improved health in animals

BBC - 08-Jun-2023

Anti-aging benefits found of taurine in animal studies, but no evidence to support supplementation in humans yet

Cancer in the young: A global trend raising alarms and spurring research

New Scientist - 29-Mar-2023

From diet to lifestyle, experts explore potential culprits behind this worrying trend

Gut microbiome linked to brain damage and neurodegeneration in mice

EurekAlert! - 12-Jan-2023

Modifying gut microbiota with antibiotics reduced inflammation and tau-linked damage

Universal flu vaccine protects against all 20 strains of flu virus

BBC - 25-Nov-2022

Breakthrough innovation that simultaneously induces antibodies against multiple antigens

Researchers found a missing genetic link that helps melanoma cells defeat mortality

EurekAlert! - 10-Nov-2022

Mutations in a telomere binding protein provide a new approach to treat melanoma and other cancers

Shorter lifespan in men linked with loss of male sex chromosome while aging

The Conversation (UK) - 14-Jul-2022

Understanding how Y chromosome may contribute to age-related diseases can help prevent them

Advancements in organ biofabrication may lead to build human heart for transplant

Harvard University - 07-Jul-2022

Helical structure of heart muscles helps understand the functioning of heart

Old skin transplants in young organisms reverses aging, show rejuvenation

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 01-Jul-2022

Upregulation of VEGF-A could be a potentially effective anti-aging therapy

Non-invasive technique for gut health monitoring

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) - 12-May-2022

Gene modification in bacteria using CRISPR array provide direct information of active gut genes

Low-calorie diet during active period of the cycle increased lifespan in mice

UT Southwestern Medical Center - 05-May-2022

Triple the effect seen over simply restricting calorie intake

Mutational signatures- a step closes to personalised cancer treatment

BBC - 21-Apr-2022

Instead of caterogising cancer based on the effected body part or type, whole-genome sequencing could be more practical

Limiting calories rewires immuno-metabolic function for longer healthspan in humans

GEN News - 14-Feb-2022

Protein produced by macrophages was identified as a key player of calorie restriction

New study reversed paralysis and repaired spinal cord injuries in mice

Science Focus - 12-Nov-2021

For decades, a major challenge for scientists is central nervous system. That don't have signifi...

Rockfish that lives more than 200 years unveiled genes for longevity

Scientific American - 11-Nov-2021

Insights on longer-living species could offer the targets for extending lifespan in humans

Reversible reprogramming regenerates cardiac tissue after a heart attack

Endpoints News - 23-Sep-2021

Possibility of regeneration: A boon to the broad rejuvenation field

OMEGA, a new powerful gene-editing system similar to CRISPR or so much better

New Atlas - 16-Sep-2021

Potential RNA-guiding enzymes that are capable of editing and modifying DNA in human cells

Scientists uncover patterns of metabolism in humans across the life course

BBC - 13-Aug-2021

Metabolism remained same throughout the mid-life and starts to decline only at 60 years

Latest AI tool predicts proteins structures in just 10 minutes

SciTechDaily - 17-Jul-2021

Freely accessible software from GitHub to help scientists speedup their research process

Suppressing bacterial hydrogen sulfide can make potent antibiotics

Phys.org - 10-Jun-2021

Enhancement of bactericidal effect at the same antibiotic dose

Sense of touch improved performance of a robotic arm

Medgadget - 21-May-2021

Brain implants enabled sensory and motor feedback to robotic arm, resembling human abilities

NMN improved muscle glucose uptake in prediabetic women

Medical Xpress - 22-Apr-2021

Further studies to confirm clinical benefits of this anti-aging compound in a large sample

Wild Biotech's unique database maps new targets for human diseases

Longevity Technology - 29-Mar-2021

Huge database of wildlife gut microbiota could screen potential therapies within days

Building digital twins for effective & personalized medicine

Science - 12-Mar-2021

Computer models to predict disease prognosis, health care needs, and fight future pandemics

Lab grown bile duct organoids could restore liver health in humans

Medical Xpress - 18-Feb-2021

Cholangiocyte-based therapy repairs bile ducts, offers hope to repair damaged donor livers

Stool transplants help skin cancer patients respond to immunotherapy

Guardian - 04-Feb-2021

Poop to pill: fecal transplants restore healthy gut microbes boosting immunity to fight cancer

Regenerating eyes could be a reality

ScienceAlert - 08-Oct-2020

Temporarily reactivating dormant genes could allow body to repair and regrow retinal cells

Novel ageing pathway slows ageing of yeast cells in silico

CNN - 21-Jul-2020

It's a long way to go to having an effect in humans in vivo, but an interesting approach

Boosting Gpld1 protein could have same benefits as exercise

Medical Xpress - 09-Jul-2020

I'm sure there's more to exercise than this, but an interesting start to a potential wonder drug

Scientists can control target nerve cells in living nematodes

New Scientist - 19-Mar-2020

Until now there has been no way to control only a selected group of nerve cells

Small molecule oral drug could treat influenza A

Phys.org - 11-Mar-2019

Targets seasonal and pandemic strains of flu

Threefold increase in asteroid strikes over last 300m years

Guardian - 17-Jan-2019

Now every million years... do due one any day now!

Photosynthesis fix boosts crop growth by 40%

Independent - 04-Jan-2019

More efficient photorespiration pathway could result in greater crop production

Llama blood clue to beating all flu

BBC - 02-Nov-2018

Llama antibodies able to attack parts of flu virus that don't mutate

A massive study of family trees finds no gene for longevity

MIT Technology Review - 01-Mar-2018

Birth and death dates of more than 86 million people compared. Studied family trees over the las...

CRISPR Toolkit Expands With Trio of New Tricks

Singularity Hub - 27-Feb-2018

New CRISPR technologies are CAMERA, DETECTR, and SHERLOCK. CAMERA reads out for the cell’s histo...

Hunting Unknown Viruses To Prevent Next Pandemic

Futurism - 23-Feb-2018

Scientists estimate still 1.6 million viruses to discover. Half of those could infect and cause ...

Mini-tumours created to battle cancer

BBC - 22-Feb-2018

Biopsies were taken and grown into miniature 3D cancerous organs in the lab. 100% accurate at te...

Blood test detects eight common forms of cancer

BBC - 19-Jan-2018

Looks for mutations in 16 genes and eight proteins that regularly arise in cancer. Blood test de...

Scientists remove retroviral DNA from pig's genetic code

Independent - 10-Aug-2017

Possible to breed pigs to harvest their organs to meet the demand for new tissue

Exoskeleton Adapts While It’s Worn

Scientific American - 27-Jul-2017

New approach improves endurance by lowering the wearer’s energy exertion. Software-controlled an...

Brain implant turns 'loser' mice into aggressive fighters

Ars Technica - 18-Jul-2017

In tube test the mice who shoves the most wins the dominance game. Scientists used optogenetics ...

Living Forever

Proto - 13-Jun-2017

Review of current thinking from the Massachusetts General Hospital - the largest teaching hospita...

Naked mole rat can survive with hardly any oxygen

New Scientist - 20-Apr-2017

Long-lived for its size and rarely gets cancer. Oxygen level of 5 per cent (compared to 20% in a...

Scientists Discover Master Regulator of Cellular Aging

Scripps Research Institute - 12-Jan-2017

Newly discovered a protein, named TZAP, binds the ends of chromosomes. TZAP controls a process c...

First flu affects lifetime risk

BBC - 11-Nov-2016

Research finds there are only two types of hemagglutinin protein on surface of influenza A virus....

Influence of the "first flu"

BBC - 11-Nov-2016

UK expert said 2 hemagglutinin could explain different patterns in flu pandemics

Novel proteins created using digital evolution

Kurzweil Network - 10-May-2016

University of North Carolina scientists are engineering proteins with functionality that nothing ...

Nicotinamide riboside (NR) stops the aging process in organs

Kurzweil Network - 06-May-2016

EPFL researchers restore ability of mice organs to regenerate – also extending life. Administeri...

No stem cells required

Science Daily - 28-Apr-2016

Gladstone Institutes has used chemicals to transform human skin cells into heart cells. 97% of c...

Creating custom drugs on a portable device

Kurzweil Network - 01-Apr-2016

MIT develops portable pharmaceutical manufacturing system that can be reconfigured to produce a v...

Cancer: lifestyle risk or just bad luck?

BBC - 17-Dec-2015

New study published in Nature concludes only 10-30% of cancers were down to “luck”. A January re...

Harvard professor believes anti-aging pill is only a few years away

Sydney Morning Herald - 03-Oct-2015

If the greatest driver of disease in old age is old age itself, then why not find a cure for agei...

Human Longevity Inc aiming for 1 million genome study

Next Big Future - 16-Jun-2015

HLI (Human Longevity Inc) has purchased two Illumina HiSeq X Ten Sequencing Systems to study inte...

Single test identifies past exposure virus infections –

BBC - 04-Jun-2015

Another step closer to instant diagnosis from a pin prick of blood. Average human have 10 infect...

Brain-reading implant controls arm

BBC - 22-May-2015

“Two tiny sensors were implanted into his brain to monitor the activity of around 100 neurons.” –...

Biologists discover the key mechanism that triggers human ageing

ScienceAlert - 01-May-2015

Accumulated alterations in the structure of heterochromatin may be a major underlying cause of ce...

Climate Change on Mars

EARTH Magazine - 11-Jan-2002

Severe episodic or catastrophic phenomena are much more common in nature than we have thought. T...