Physical activity prepares neurons to regenerate in case of spinal cord injury
A study carried out in mice and rats has identified a molecular pathway related to physical activity that stimulates nerve...
New species of early human found in the Philippines
Credit: Lannon Harley, ANU An international team of researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in...
When do male and female differences appear in the development of beetle horns
Credit: NIBB The male Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, living on Japan's main island has big horns, which are used...
Dartmouth researchers offer new insights into how maternal immunity impacts neonatal HSV
Findings from a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, led by David Leib, PhD, professor and chair of...
New center founded to develop more efficient flexible solar cells
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- New organic materials for creating advanced, flexible, light-weight solar cells and electronics for military and civilian...
EPIDEMICS: Exscalate is the world’s most powerful supercomputer
Currently, the platform's performance is being used to identify molecules that are effective in countering the Zika virus The most...
New quantum material could warn of neurological disease
By speaking the brain's language, the material is a portal between electronics and the brainCredit: Purdue University image/Hai-Tian Zhang WEST...
Breast milk analyses show new opportunities for reducing risk of childhood obesity
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (April 10, 2019) -- New research suggests the composition of breast milk in normal weight...
Nurses use FDNY geospatial mapping of opioid overdoses to inform clinical practice in real time
Using data from emergency responders, study illustrates importance of interprofessional collaboration Nurse practitioners and nursing students can use local, real-time...
Research underscores value of cognitive training for adults with mild cognitive impairment
Memory and higher-order cognitive functions improve; neuro-stimulation fails to enhance training benefits Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth®, part of...
Wonder material: Individual 2D phosphorene nanoribbons made for the first time
Tiny, individual, flexible ribbons of crystalline phosphorus have been made by UCL researchers in a world first, and they could...
Birds’ surprising sound source
The best place for a bird's voice box is low in the airway, researchers findCredit: Photo by Natasha Verzhbitskiy. All...
NASA-NOAA satellite sees Tropical Cyclone Wallace dissipating
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Wallace was dissipating in the Southern...
‘Deep learning’ casts wide net for novel 2D materials
Rice U. engineers show faster techniques to model atom-flat materials for bottom-up designCredit: Prabhas Hundi/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 10,...
ClinEpiDB data resource releases childhood malnutrition and intestinal disease study
Credit: ClinEpiDB/University of Pennsylvania As the big data revolution continues to evolve, access to data that cut across many disciplines...
VA’s process for determining TBI in veterans seeking disability compensation examined in new report
The US VA should expand the requirement in its disability compensation process regarding who can diagnose traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
Who will win the Game of Thrones?
Machine learning algorithm predicts who will be left standing in "Game of Thrones"Credit: GoT-Team 2019 / TUM Shortly before the...
Research shows evidence of impulsive behavior in nonsuicidal self-injury
Outcome suggests promising treatment target for some at high-risk for suicide Are young adults who harm themselves more at risk...
Scientists from NUST MISIS create a super-fast robot microscope to search for dark matter
Credit: © NUST MISIS Researchers from the National University of science and technology MISIS (NUST MISIS, Moscow, Russia) and the...
New electron microscopy technique limits membrane destruction
Credit: Purdue University/Rebecca Wilcox Membrane proteins play an important role in many biological processes. Studies suggest they're targeted by more...
