Scientists uncover possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder
Nearly 3 percent of Americans suffer from binge-eating disorder at some point their lifetimes, and of them, more than eight ...
Month: December 2022
Meta-analysis reveals how crowds may change gene expression in some insects
A grasshopper hatched in a crowded environment may look and behave differently than a grasshopper hatched in isolation — even ...
Novel 3D imaging model may show path to more water-efficient plants
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new computational pipeline for analyzing three-dimensional imaging data can help biologists more accurately and quickly ...
Does throwing my voice make you want to shop here?
Tsukuba, Japan—Virtual environments, including those for commerce, are increasingly common so as to provide an experience for the user that ...
New computer model tracks origin of cell changes that drive development
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have developed a computer model — dubbed quantitative fate mapping — that looks ...
SwRI study describes first ultraviolet imaging of Sun’s middle corona
SAN ANTONIO — Dec. 12, 2022 — A team of researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), NASA and the Max ...
Scientists find new hints that dark matter could be made up of dark photons
Dark matter could be made up of ultralight dark photons that heated up our universe: this is a new scenario ...
Novel method with implications for treatment of Fukuyama muscular dystrophy, a widespread neuromuscular disorder
Muscular dystrophy is a debilitating disease that causes progressive weakening and loss of muscles. Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), the ...
This hormone may be the missing ingredient to heart-healthy cholesterol levels for menopausal women
Step aside estrogen. Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a predictor of blood lipid — or cholesterol — ...
Fossil-sorting robots will help researchers study oceans, climate
Researchers have developed and demonstrated a robot capable of sorting, manipulating, and identifying microscopic marine fossils. The new technology automates ...
Synthesis of a silicon-integrated organic framework film
1. An international research team, led by NIMS, including Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) and Aalto University in Finland, has ...
The American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research honor Kurt H. Albertine with the 2023 Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award
HOUSTON, Dec. 12, 2022 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) and the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) are pleased to ...
Simulations are starting to gel
Tokyo, Japan – Investigators from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo added the influence of hydrodynamics, ...
Novel wearable belt with sensors accurately monitors heart failure 24/7
There are about 64 million cases of heart failure worldwide. According to the American Heart Association, 6.2 million adults in ...
Eco-friendly paint most effective against fouling on ships and boats
Emissions from copper-based antifouling paints are a well-known environmental problem. As much as 40 percent of copper inputs to the ...
About 1 in 100 heart disease deaths linked to extreme hot and cold weather days
Exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures increases a heart disease patient’s risk of dying, according to a new study ...
Alcohol-involved injuries linked to increased risk of death in the next year: Study
By Kimberly FlynnCredit: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs By Kimberly Flynn PISCATAWAY, NJ — When people are injured ...
Could insulin come in a pill? How a molecule that mimics insulin may advance diabetes research
WEHI researchers in Melbourne have answered a 100-year-old question in diabetes research: can a molecule different to insulin have the ...
Study: New customizable, strontium-filled scaffold could improve dental implant healing
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A team of University at Buffalo researchers has developed a new strontium-loaded scaffold that can be personalized ...
BioRescue produces primordial germ cells from northern white rhino stem cells – a world’s first for large mammals
In its race to advance assisted reproduction and stem cell associated technologies to save the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, ...
