Discovered new regulation for infant growth
Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have identified new genetic signals for the regulation of how infants grow;...
Most Influential Paper Award: Producing software like cars in product lines
Credit: Oliver Dietze The three computer scientists have now been honored by an international commission of experts. The Microsoft Office...
Chemicals for pharmaceuticals could be made cheaper and greener by new catalysts
Credit: University of Warwick High value chemicals used to make pharmaceuticals could be made much cheaper and quicker thanks to...
New method improves measurement of animal behaviour using deep learning
Credit: Jake Graving A new toolkit goes beyond existing machine learning methods by measuring body posture in animals with high...
Full-body interaction videogames enhance social skills in children with autism disorders
Interventions based on games that require the use of technology have proved to facilitate motivation and learning processes in children...
Epilepsy: Function of ‘brake cells’ disrupted
Study by the University of Bonn provides possible explanation of how a seizure is able to spread through the brainCredit:...
Designing a new class of drugs to treat chronic pain
UC Davis researchers receive $1.5 million grant from NIH's HEAL InitiativeCredit: UC Davis Health A UC Davis research team, led...
NIH researchers develop MRI with lower magnetic field for cardiac and lung imaging condition
Redesigned MRI holds promise for the diagnosis and treatment of diseasesCredit: Campbell-Washburn A E, et al. Opportunities in interventional and...
A brain protein that could put the brakes on Alzheimer’s
UCI discovery heralds new directions in the disease fightCredit: University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine biologists blazing new...
Neuroimaging reveals hidden communication between brain layers during reading
Credit: Arjan van der Vegt, De VerBeelding, Nijmegen How is a language represented in the brain? This question is challenging,...
New species of parasite is identified in fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis
Phylogenomic analysis shows that pathogen isolated in Brazilian hospital does not belong to the genus Leishmania; researchers are investigating whether...
IU School of Medicine awarded $36 million NIH grant for Alzheimer’s drug discovery center
Credit: Photo by the Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a...
Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn
Credit: Photo by Don Hamerman CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Like atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide, ground-level ozone is on the rise....
Radio Club of America honors originator of Massive MIMO antenna technology
Thomas Marzetta becomes second consecutive wireless researcher at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering to be recognized for seminal contributionsCredit:...
New research identifies the strengths and weaknesses of super material
Scientists from Aarhus University and the University of Cambridge are first to measure and set guidelines for bolted joints using...
Inscripta launches the world’s first benchtop platform for digital genome engineering
The Onyx™ platform enables scientists to create libraries of millions of precisely engineered single cells in one experiment through a...
Virtual medical visits get wary welcome from older adults, poll finds
Few over 50 have tried telehealth and most see in-person care as better -- but half would consider it for...
250-million-year-old evolutionary remnants seen in muscles of human embryos
Credit: Rui Diogo, Natalia Siomava and Yorick Gitton A team of evolutionary biologists, led by Dr. Rui Diogo at Howard...
Researchers synthesize ‘impossible’ superconductor
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Researchers from the U.S., Russia, and China have bent the rules of classical chemistry and synthesized...
Cracking how ‘water bears’ survive the extremes
Researchers discover that a protein in tiny tardigrades binds and forms a protective cloud against extreme survival threats such as...
