Computer model simulates sense of touch from the entire hand
Credit: Bensmaia, et al, UChicago Neuroscientists from the University of Chicago have developed a computer model that can simulate the...
Chimpanzee ‘super strength’ and what it might mean in human muscle evolution
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) For years, anecdotes and some studies have suggested that chimpanzees are 'super strong' compared to...
Study: Exposure to light causes emotional and physical responses in migraine sufferers
Credit: BIDMC BOSTON - People experiencing migraines often avoid light and find relief in darkness. A new study led by...
Novel platform uses nanoparticles to detect peanut allergies
Credit: University of Notre Dame Researchers have developed a novel platform to more accurately detect and identify the presence and...
Glycans as biomarkers for cancer?
Glycosylated proteins are often overexpressed in tumor cells and thus could serve as tumor markers, especially those with the interesting...
Why social isolation can bring a greater risk of illness
Credit: Michael Paolini & Sarah Ly. Adpated from Colwell (2007) Nature Neuroscience PHILADELPHIA -- Social isolation has been linked to...
UA researchers: Brains evolved to need exercise
Mounting scientific evidence shows that exercise is good not only for our bodies, but for our brains. Yet, exactly why...
Endocrine Society issues Scientific Statement on obesity’s causes
WASHINGTON--A new Scientific Statement issued by the Endocrine Society calls for more research aimed specifically at understanding the underlying mechanisms...
World’s largest sleep study launches from Western University, Canada
Credit: Western University Renowned Western University neuroscientist Adrian Owen has launched the world's largest sleep-and-cognition study to help researchers learn...
Study: Lack of sleep + spat with spouse = potential health problems
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center A lack of sleep doesn't just leave you cranky and spoiling for...
Where are the new therapies for heart disease?
Credit: Center for Integration of Science and Industry Despite dramatic reductions in the death rate from cardiovascular disease, which includes...
The beach time capsule
And to think it was all right there in her garage. A load of boxes pulled from biologist Dale Straughan's...
New method to rapidly map the ‘social networks’ of proteins
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 26, 2017) Salk scientists have developed a new high-throughput technique to determine which proteins in...
Ten million tonnes of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks
Credit: UBC Public Affairs Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every...
Sandia creates better ‘fingerprints’ to detect elusive, valuable chemical compounds
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Imagine being able to see the entire Statue of Liberty and a small...
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Credit: Michael Bergin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air...
Review: Insomnia medication may wake up some patients from vegetative state
Credit: Michigan Medicine In a new systematic review in JAMA Neurology, Michigan Medicine researchers found reason to further explore the...
UC Riverside molecular biochemist named to German National Academy of Sciences
Credit: IIGB, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Katayoon Dehesh, the director of the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (IIGB) and...
Mount Sinai researcher identifies best practices for cochlear implant hearing preservation
Cochlear implants that have electrodes designed without wire perform better than those with wires for long-term hearing preservation, a Mount...
A little place for my stuff
Credit: Stephen Vadia In his classic comedy routine, "A Place for your Stuff," George Carlin argues that the whole point...
