New gene editor harnesses jumping genes for precise DNA integration
Credit: Sam Sternberg/Columbia University Irving Medical Center NEW YORK, NY --A new discovery by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College ...
High-density of alcohol outlets and advertising affect youth drinking
Study of Tanzanian urban youth shows a comprehensive alcohol policy could help curb adolescent alcohol use June 12, 2019 -- ...
Promising treatment for shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury
Researchers report initial results for a minimally invasive intervention for relief of chronic refractory shoulder pain in upper-limb dependent individuals ...
Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed
A new tool for predicting a person's movement trajectory may help humans and robots work together in close proximity. In ...
NASA reveals Tropical Cyclone Vayu’s compact center
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The ‘AI turn’ for digital health: A futuristic view
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 12, 2019-- The unprecedented implications of digital health innovations, being ...
UTEP partners with UAlbany to map developing brain circuits underlying conditioned fear
Credit: Dr. Arshad Khan A partnership between researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso and the University at ...
The brains of birds synchronize when they sing duets
Vocal control areas in the brain of weaver birds fire in time when they sing togetherCredit: Susanne Hoffmann / MPI ...
Overdose, suicide among leading reasons for deaths of new moms
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Overdoses and suicides were among the most common reasons for mothers dying within a year of ...
A heart failure drug to treat leukemia: A promising new therapeutic approach
Canadian researchers followed their intuition that a drug initially intended for heart failure could be effective in treating cancer. Those ...
Ants maintain essential interactions despite environmental flux
Ants adjust their social interactions to accommodate changes in population densityCredit: Adam B. Lazarus, Public Domain UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- ...
Carnegie Mellon researchers develop semi-liquid metal anode for next-generation batteries
The new anode could help create a safer high energy lithium metal batteryCredit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers from Carnegie Mellon ...
Large summer ‘dead zone’ forecast for Chesapeake Bay after wet winter and spring
CAMBRIDGE, MD (JUNE 12, 2019)--Ecologists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Michigan are ...
First blood-brain barrier chip using stem cells developed by Ben-Gurion University researchers
Credit: Dr. Gad Vatine/BGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 12 - Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ...
Nuclear pore complex outer rings: No longer ‘one size fits all’
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - In eukaryotic cells, the nucleus is walled off from the rest of the cell ...
Hybrid nanostructure steps up light-harvesting efficiency
A stepwise transfer of energy through the different components of the nanostructure boosts its response to light, showing promise for ...
Researchers determine ideal areas and timing for biological control of invasive stink bug
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Biological control of the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive pest that devastates gardens and crops, would ...
Researchers discover potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease
An antagonist that blocks specific interaction between the protein apoE and amyloid precursor protein appears promising in a University of ...
New web-based tool accelerates research on conditions such as dementia, sports concussion
A new paper describes a web-computing platform led by Indiana University scientists to support and publish reproducible neuroscience researchCredit: Image ...
Not silent at all
The so-called "silent" or "synonymous" genetic alterations do not result in altered proteins. But they can nevertheless influence numerous functions ...
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