Brain found to simultaneously process linguistic and extralinguistic information
An international team of scientists from the UK, Spain, Denmark and Russia (including researchers from the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience) ...
Month: September 2022
Will climate-change-driven temporal variation in precipitation affect crop yields and reactive nitrogen losses?
Climate change (e.g., global warming) is intensifying the global water cycle and the temporal variation of precipitation has increased significantly. ...
Discovery could power up platelet production to battle blood shortages
A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets ...
Tree study shows low-income Brisbane suburbs need more shade
Researchers say more investment in tree planting is needed after discovering inequality in shade-coverage across certain Brisbane suburbs.Credit: The University of ...
Strong link between gut bacteria and metabolites
There are strong links between bacteria living in the gut and the levels of small molecules in the blood known ...
Robot sleeves for kids with cerebral palsy
UC Riverside engineers are developing low-cost, robotic “clothing” to help children with cerebral palsy gain control over their arm movements. Credit: ...
Transition to newer clot-busting drug improves patient outcomes, lowers cost in treating ischemic stroke
A newer-generation clot-busting drug called tenecteplase outperforms the traditional treatment for ischemic strokes in several key areas, including better health ...
Monkeypox outbreak highlights need for One Health approach to prevent future zoonotic diseases
The current global outbreak of monkeypox is yet another warning for the adoption of a preventative, One Health, approach to ...
Moradi receives NIH Outstanding Investigator Award
Chemistry professor Mahmoud Moradi, whose research focuses on computational simulations of coronavirus and other diseases, has received an Outstanding Investigator ...
Understanding the dynamics of workplace violence can improve employee health and safety
Toronto – Workplace violence is a pervasive problem with tremendous costs for individuals, organizations, and society. A new study published ...
Monon Bioventures receives nearly $400,000 to develop Purdue-discovered glioblastoma treatment
INDIANAPOLIS and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Monon Bioventures LLC has received a one-year, $398,314 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, ...
Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan’s next great earthquake
Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan’s ...
Psychedelics face corrupting influence of financial interests
Credit: Photo illustration/UC Psychedelics such as magic mushrooms offer promise for addressing addiction, post-traumatic stress and other difficult-to-treat ...
A sarbecovirus found in Russian bats is capable of using human ACE2 to enter cells, and is resistant to the antibodies of people vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2
A sarbecovirus found in Russian bats is capable of using human ACE2 to enter cells, and is resistant to the ...
It may already be too late to meet UN genetic diversity target, but new findings could guide conservation efforts
Palo Alto, CA—Climate change and habitat destruction may have already caused the loss of more than one-tenth of the world’s ...
Monkeypox outbreaks associated with human-to-human transmission outside endemic areas
Since May 2022, cases of monkeypox have increased globally, stirring fears of a new pandemic. A study published in the ...
Researchers have used beams of muons to analyze the elemental composition of Asteroid Ryugu samples
Stone samples brought back to Earth from asteroid Ryugu have had their elemental composition analyzed using an artificially generated muon ...
Termites may have a larger role in future ecosystems
Most people think termites are a nuisance that consume wood in homes and businesses. But, these termites represent less than ...
Genetic variation explains racial disparity in esophageal cancer cases
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a type of cancer affecting the mucus-secreting glands of the lower esophagus — the tube connecting ...
Climate change is making lakes less blue
American Geophysical Union 22 September 2022 AGU Release No. 22-56 For Immediate Release Credit: AGU/Geophysical Research Letters American Geophysical Union 22 ...
