What causes that peak? Answering a long-standing question for covalent liquids
Credit: 2019 Hajime Tanaka, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo - Materials that have a disordered structure...
Detailed new primate brain atlas could lead to disease insights
Credit: CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- The ability to comprehensively map the architecture of connections between neurons in primate...
Researchers discover clues to brain differences between males and females
New study by Dr. Margaret McCarthy's Lab shows how male sex steroids play a key role in understanding behavioral development...
Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle
Unusual property of the ultrastrong material could be harnessed for twisting or pulling motions CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Spider silk, already...
How the humble marigold outsmarts a devastating tomato pest
Scientists have revealed for the first time the natural weapon used by marigolds to protect tomato plants against destructive whiteflies...
New research opens door to more efficient chemical processes across spectrum of industries
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Chemical processes that are more efficient and less expensive may be coming to industries ranging from battery...
Breast milk microbiome contains yeast and fungi: Do these benefit the infant?
Washington, DC - March 1, 2019 - Investigators have now shown that the breast milk microbiome contains fungi. Multiple previous...
Tree rings tell climate stories that technology can’t
Study suggests rings offer long term picture other technologies can'tCredit: Neil Pederson Satellite imagery, carbon dioxide measurements, and computer models...
ReactWell licenses ORNL catalyst for energy conversion applications
Credit: © 2016 Dr. Yang Song, et. al. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March...
Paleontology: Diversification after mass extinction
A team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich paleontologist Adriana López-Arbarello has identified three hitherto unknown fossil fish species in...
Two genes explain variation in color and behavior in the wall lizard
Credit: Guillem Pérez i de Lanuza How are reptiles capable of generating such a diversity of bright colors? And how...
Cells use sugars to communicate at the molecular level
The human body is made up of 30 to 40 million cells, a large and complex network of blood cells,...
Research shows link between rise of European populism and vaccine hesitancy
There is a significant association between the rise of populism across Europe and the level of mistrust around vaccines, according...
More humans always mean fewer African carnivores, right? Nope
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - African carnivores face numerous threats from humans. So, it's a fair assumption...
NIH funds UT research on quality of life of LGBT caregivers
A new study by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville will examine how the intersection of being both LGBT and a...
Embryos’ signaling proteins go with the flow
Rice University scientists say context rules dynamic mechanisms that turn cells intoCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 1, 2019)...
Researchers search for solutions to ‘invisible threat’ that affects cancer care workers
Exposure to chemotherapy can create hazards for nurses, pharmacists as they deliver lifesaving care to patients, but use of protective...
Bacteria in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in humans
Credit: Christian Martin In the past few decades, a lethal disease has decimated populations of frogs and other amphibians worldwide,...
The sneaky way estrogen drives brain metastasis in non-estrogen-dependent breast cancers
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Triple-negative breast cancers are more likely than other breast cancer types to metastasize and...
Frailty may be a new screening criterion for fitness for an operation
In adult surgical patients across ages, frailty relates to higher postoperative rates of major illness and hospital readmission, and greater...
