In tiny worms, researchers find spiking neurons — and clues about brain computation
Credit: Qiang Liu/The Rockefeller University Contrary to popular belief, the brain is not a computer. However brains do, in their...
New technique uses umbilical cord stem cells for early repair of cleft palate
October 2, 2018 - A technique using umbilical cord blood stem cells could be a promising new approach for repair...
UM researchers publish discoveries on antibiotic resistance
Credit: Courtesy of Patrick Secor MISSOULA - University of Montana researchers recently published their new insights into how pathogenic bacteria...
Shorter physician encounters associated with antibiotic prescribing
1. Shorter physician encounters associated with antibiotic prescribing Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-2042 URLs go live when the embargo lifts Patients who received...
‘Spacesuits’ protect microbes destined to live in space
Credit: Peidong Yang lab, UC Berkeley Just as spacesuits help astronauts survive in inhospitable environments, newly developed "spacesuits" for bacteria...
CRISPR tames the wild groundcherry
ITHACA, NY - You might not have heard of the groundcherry, or at least, never tasted one. But that could...
New tool developed at Brown will aid in understanding brain signals
Credit: Nick Dentamaro/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The human brain contains about 90 billion neurons, but Stephanie Jones, an associate...
Animal study suggests deep space travel may significantly damage GI function in astronauts
WASHINGTON -- Simulations with animal models meant to mirror galactic cosmic radiation exposure to astronauts are raising red flags for...
Finding middle ground on the range
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Cattle ranching and conservation may seem an unusual pair in the American West, but new research...
‘Turbocharging’ photosynthesis in corn hikes yield
ITHACA, N.Y.- Scientists from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell University have boosted a carbon-craving enzyme called RuBisCO to...
Stanford students deploy machine learning to aid environmental monitoring
Credit: NASA As Hurricane Florence ground its way through North Carolina, it released what might politely be called an excrement...
Journey to precision cancer treatment takes off with new passports tool
Cancer research and the future of precision cancer treatment will be accelerated by a new tool developed by scientists at...
Expert: Keep up with latest discoveries through automated updates in reporting genetic test results
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Maybe the genetic test report your doctor ordered says your DNA contains many "variants of...
Super-resolution microscopy builds multicolor 3D from 2D
Credit: Christian Sieben/EPFL Super-resolution microscopy is a technique that can "see" beyond the diffraction limit of light. The technique has...
Delayed pregnancy — heart health risks for moms and sons, study shows
Knoxville, Tenn. (October 1, 2018)--Delaying pregnancy may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in both women and their children, with...
Exercise helps bones, but not metabolism, in ovarian function loss
Knoxville, Tenn. (October 1, 2018)--Exercise may reduce the risk of osteoporosis associated with the loss of ovarian function, but fitness...
Pioneering biologists create a new crop through genome editing
Crops such as wheat and maize have undergone a breeding process lasting thousands of years, in the course of which...
High CO2 levels cause plants to thicken their leaves, could worsen climate change effects
Credit: Abigail Swann Plant scientists have observed that when levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rise, most plants do...
3D bioprinting of living structures with built-in chemical sensors
Credit: Photo: Anja Lode, TU Dresden An international team of researchers led by Professor Michael Kühl at the Department of...
Decline in native fish species — Invasive species on the increase
Credit: J. Geist/ TUM The majority of Bavaria's watercourses are in poor ecological condition. A team from the Technical University...
