Specialized inhibitory cluster gates plasticity in fear learning
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Has your heart ever started to race at the thought of an upcoming ...
Month: May 2021
Researchers identify facilitators for rehabilitation care for people with spatial neglect
Inpatient rehabilitation is shown to be effective, and ample opportunities exist to facilitate optimal outcomes; experts identify innovative approaches to ...
No difference in outcomes between light exercise and rest for patients with mild TBI
Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom Des Plaines, IL - For acute mild traumatic ...
Shiqing Cai to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
Shiqing Cai to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery ...
Microscopic fossils record ancient climate conditions
Credit: Courtney Wagner/University of Utah Fifty-six million years ago, as the Earth's climate warmed by five to eight degrees C, ...
Researchers find semimetal that clings to a quantum precipice
Credit: Yiming Qiu, NIST Scientists studying a special kind of semimetals have found a material with an unusually pristine nature ...
Decolonising ecology? How to adopt practices that make science more equitable
Credit: Keren Cooper Knowledge systems outside of those sanctioned by Western universities have often been marginalised or simply not engaged ...
New optimization approach helps design lighter carbon fiber composite materials
New design approach for manufacturing carbon fibers with optimized orientation and thickness achieves weight reduction in fiber reinforced plasticsCredit: Robert ...
Study: Fluorescent light clarifies relationship between heat stress and crop yield
Credit: Graphic courtesy Hyungsuk Kimm CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists report that it is possible to detect and predict heat damage ...
Bile acids trigger satiety in the brain
EPFL scientists have discovered a new role for bile acids: they curb appetite by entering the brain.Credit: EPFL Our brain ...
New fishing tech may pose risks to fisheries, says study co-authored by UMass researcher
Scientists need to work closely with resource management agencies to assess impactsCredit: Andrew Burr AMHERST, Mass. - New developments in ...
Researchers identify the causes of the extreme drought that affected the Pantanal
The study shows that the 2019-20 drought resulted from a natural meteorological phenomenon similar to the one that caused the ...
How tendons become stiffer and stronger
Credit: Visualisations: ETH Zurich / Viktor Koen Tendons are what connect muscles to bones. They are relatively thin but have ...
Plant-microbe homeostasis: A delicate balancing act
Credit: Ka-Wai Ma Plants grown in soil are colonized by diverse microbes collectively known as the plant microbiota, which is ...
Scientists discover a new feature that distinguishes modern humans from Neanderthals
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Skoltech scientists and their colleagues from Germany and the United States have analyzed the metabolomes ...
Building a better plant: UConn researcher develops improved technology for grafting
UConn researcher Yi Li has invented a novel grafting technique that improves several factors important for healthy plant growthCredit: Yi ...
Generating electricity from heat using the spin Seebeck device
Credit: POSTECH Thermoelectric (TE) conversion offers a carbon-free power generation from geothermal, waste, body or solar heat, and shows promise ...
Endangered wallaby population bounces back after ferals fenced out
Credit: Alexandra Ross/UNSW Sydney A population of bridled nailtail wallabies in Queensland has been brought back from the brink of ...
Electromagnetic anomalies that occur before an earthquake
Credit: Copyright © 2021, Yuji Enomoto, Shinshu University It has been documented over hundreds of years that various electromagnetic anomalies ...
Using waste heat to power an environmentally sustainable future
City, University of London's Dr Martin White, explores a novel organic Rankine system for converting waste heat into electricity.Credit: Dr ...
