Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing
New insights into neuronal behavior in the brain may pave way to identifying learning disabilities Remember hearing people being called...
New app can secure all your saved emails
Credit: John S. Koh/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--March 26, 2019--While an empty email inbox is something many people strive for,...
First explanation for mechanism behind magnetism-driven NTE derived in 40 years
A step closer to developing more durable and less heat-sensitive machine partsCredit: Waseda University If you have tried dismantling your...
Immune-repelling protein prolongs function, survival of human stem-cell-derived beta cells
Approach developed by Mass. General team may get around problems impeding the use of islet-cell transplants Encapsulating human stem-cell-derived beta...
Dartmouth’s Xia Zhou Wins 2019 ACM SIGMOBILE RockStar Award
Credit: Dartmouth College/Eli Burakian HANOVER, N.H. -- March 26, 2019 -- Xia Zhou, an associate professor of computer science at...
New ‘pulsing’ ultrasound technique improves drug delivery to brains of mice
Scientists currently use long-wave pulses of ultrasound to deliver drugs, which can cause side effects. These new findings from Imperial...
Seeds inherit memories from their mother
UNIGE researchers demonstrate that maternal and environmental control of seed dormancy is carried out through novel epigenetic mechanismsCredit: © UNIGE...
Peking University makes progress in Materials Genome project by modifying the size of atoms
Credit: ©Science China Press Since the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) was proposed by the United States, Chinese government has launched...
New structural phase transition may broaden the applicability of photo-responsive solids
Scientists discover possibility of remotely controlling next-generation actuators by lightCredit: Waseda University A team of scientists from Waseda University in...
Nation’s first clinical trial for rehabilitating infant stroke victims to begin
Researchers to lead stroke study in children under 2Credit: Virginia Tech Strokes are devastating events often associated with people over...
More children could mean higher risk of heart disease
University of Hawaii researchers look at data from nearly 25,000 participants in a national health survey Parents who have five...
Contraceptive jewelry could offer a new family planning approach
Credit: Mark Prausnitz, Georgia Tech Family planning for women might one day be as simple as putting on an earring....
How the brain ‘mentalizes’ cooperation
Credit: Abe M. O. et al., Neural correlates of online cooperation during joint force production, NeuroImage, February 7, 2019.) Researchers...
Artificial intelligence identifies key patterns from video footage of infant movements
Credit: S Vanhatalo / University of Helsinki Subtle characteristics in the spontaneous movement of very young babies may reveal clinically...
Artificial womb technology breaks its 4 minute mile
Credit: Women & Infants Research Foundation A major advancement in pioneering technology based around the use of an artificial womb...
Discovery of life-extension pathway in worms demonstrates new way to study aging
New method could enable faster study of strategies to combat age-related diseases LA JOLLA, CA - March 25, 2019 -...
New VaxArray neuraminidase potency test for N9
InDevR launches first-in-class reagent kit for rapid quantification of N9 in 'pandemic' influenza vaccinesCredit: InDevR BOULDER COLORADO (3/26/19) -- InDevR...
AAAS announces third journal in Science partner journal program
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is pleased to announce the launch of the third journal in...
Scientists ID new metabolic target to prevent, treat heart failure at earliest stage
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio - Researchers with The Ohio State University College of Medicine...
Protein ‘spat out’ by cancer cells promotes tumor growth
Credit: University of Bradford Prostate cancer cells change the behaviour of other cells around them, including normal cells, by 'spitting...
