The ‘place’ of emotions
A study of the IMT School Studies Lucca describes how affective states are mapped in the brainCredit: Luca Cecchetti, IMT ...
Month: January 2020
Lin Chen receives Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory The Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society has announced that Lin X. Chen has ...
Assessing risk of chemicals to wildlife is huge challenge that requires new approach
Computer modelling and long-term environmental monitoring will be essential, says review paper in ScienceCredit: Pixabay Computer modelling and long-term ecological ...
New IEEE fellows
Electrical and computer engineering professors recognized for contributions to the fieldCredit: Photo illustration by Joy Smoker Two electrical and computer ...
MTU engineers examine lithium battery defects
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Historically, as in decades ago, rechargeable lithium metal batteries were dangerous. These batteries were quickly abandoned ...
Discovery sheds new light on how cells move
Credit: Photo by UW-Madison College of Engineering When we cut our skin, groups of cells rush en masse to the ...
UMD-led study named Science’s most impactful paper of 2019
American Association for the Advancement of Science awards Newcomb Cleveland prize to study of transgenic fungus designed to control malaria-carrying ...
Shaping the social networks of neurons
Identification of a protein complex that attracts or repels nerve cells during developmentCredit: Falconieri Visuals, LLC and del Toro et ...
With a protein ‘delivery,’ parasite can suppress its host’s immune response
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii need not infect a host immune cell to alter its behavior, according to a new study ...
Dance of the honey bee reveals fondness for strawberries
Research team led by the University of Göttingen investigates foraging behavior in agricultural landscapesCredit: Svenja Bänsch, University of Göttingen Bees ...
Deciphering the sugar code
Researchers discover vaccine to strengthen the immune system of plantsCredit: Sruthi Sreekumar Like animals and humans, plants possess a kind ...
Nano-thin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper
New touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so pliable it can be rolled up like ...
More than 40% of status epilepticus patients suffer adverse outcomes
Mortality risk can be estimated already in the emergency roomCredit: Reetta Kälviäinen A new study published in Seizure gives insight ...
Cell-phone-sized device that stimulates nerve in neck may prevent migraine
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University If your bank account balance looks nail-bitingly low and you won't get paid for days, ...
The regulators active during iron deficiency
Botany: publication in Plant PhysiologyCredit: HHU / Birte Schwarz When a plant is lacking important nutrients, it cannot simply move ...
Stanford researchers conduct census of cell surface proteins
Credit: Liqun Luo Stanford scientists have completed the first global census of diverse proteins sprouting tree-like from the outer membrane ...
New species of Allosaurus discovered in Utah
Credit: Todd Marshall A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. ...
Marburg virus found in Sierra Leone bats
Credit: Brian Bird/UC Davis One Health Institute Scientists have detected Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the ...
Brain-cell helpers powered by norepinephrine during fear-memory formation
Credit: RIKEN A sustained state of vigilance will generate a different type of memory than a momentary startle, and these ...
Researchers obtain ‘high-definition’ view of diabetes-related proteins
Credit: University of Birmingham Scientists have examined a key receptor for the first time at high resolution - broadening understanding ...
