Nerve stimulation could provide new treatment option for most common type of stroke
Research led by a UCLA scientist found that a new nerve stimulation therapy to increase blood flow could help patients ...
Month: May 2019
Engineered bacteria could be missing link in energy storage
ITHACA, N.Y. - One of the big issues with sustainable energy systems is how to store electricity that's generated from ...
How plant cells neutralize the potential for self-harm
Understanding how plants minimize self-inflicted harm could help scientists engineer crops with improved yields and fight hunger in a changing ...
National Academy of Medicine announces 10 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the 2019 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars WASHINGTON -- The ...
Bringing human-like reasoning to driverless car navigation
Autonomous control system 'learns' to use simple maps and image data to navigate new, complex routes With aims of bringing ...
Children’s Tumor Foundation launches NF2 accelerator to combat rare genetic disorder
Foundation to invest $2.3 million to expand NF2 drug pipeline and accelerate treatments for neurofibromatosis type 2 patients On the ...
ESA announces the recipients of the 2018 Student Awards
Awards recognize students for exceptional research and outstanding presentations given at the 2018 Annual Meeting The Ecological Society of America ...
The healing power of fish skin for a dog named Stella
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - When Stella first entered the emergency department at the Michigan State University ...
GRACE data contributes to understanding of climate change
Expanded investigation through 2021 to be highly dependent on TACC supercomputing systemsCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The University of Texas at Austin team ...
Egyptian fruit bats trade food for sex
Female scroungers form bonds with particular male producers and exchange mating for nourishment, Tel Aviv University researchers sayCredit: Sasha Danilovich ...
How a zebrafish could help solve the mysteries of genetic brain disease
Study sheds light on mutation involved in autism, schizophrenia COLUMBUS, Ohio - A close look at the rapidly developing zebrafish ...
Scientists recommend measures to contain rapid woody weed spread in Baringo County, Kenya
A team of international scientists have recommended ways to manage the devastating spread of the woody weed Prosopis juliflora, where ...
Do physicians properly advise women with dense breasts on cancer risk?
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2019--A new study has shown that more than ...
Plant stem cells require low oxygen levels
Plants function as the green lungs of our planet. Rightfully so, due to the capacity of a large single tree ...
UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity
UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by ...
Family crucial to orca survival
Credit: Yvon Gouedard Orcas live in stable, structured social groups. And their survival directly depends on it, as a CNRS ...
Trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada
The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured ...
Better gene knockout in aneuploid cell lines
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2019-CRISPR/Cas9 technology enables convenient and effective genome editing ...
New stimulant formulations emerging to better treat ADHD
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 20, 2019--A comprehensive new review of the expanding scope ...
Climate change affects the genetic diversity of a species
An analysis of the alpine marmot's genomeCredit: Carole and Denis Favre-Bonvin What effects does climate change have on the genetic ...