Rice, Baylor team sets new mark for ‘deep learning’
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 16, 2016) - Neuroscience and artificial intelligence experts from Rice University and Baylor...
New bioinformatics tool tests methods for finding mutant genes that ‘drive’ cancer
In their search for new ways to treat cancer, many scientists are using a high-tech process called genome sequencing to...
Quantifying radiation damage in SAXS experiments
Credit: Brooks-Bartlett et al Biological small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is an experimental technique that provides low-resolution structural information on macromolecules....
Ultrafast lasers reveal light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic algae
Credit: Desmond Toa Photosynthetic algae have been refining their technique for capturing light for millions of years. As a result,...
COPD — what causes the lungs to lose their ability to heal?
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the patients' lungs lose...
NIST device for detecting subatomic-scale motion may aid robotics, homeland security
Credit: Brian Roxworthy/NIST Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new device that measures...
Penn study finds link between HIV treatment and neuronal degeneration
Antiretroviral drugs have been life-changing therapies for HIV patients, but they can have significant side effects. Mounting evidence has implicated...
Tuberculosis virulence factor identified, may be target for new drug
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Scientists have discovered the mechanism that hijacks the immune system's response to tuberculosis, revealing an important...
Scientists boost catalytic activity for key chemical reaction in fuel cells
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Fuel cells are a promising technology for clean and efficient electrical power generation, but their...
World’s smallest radio receiver has building blocks the size of 2 atoms
Loading video... Credit: Harvard SEAS Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have made...
Research in worms provides a model to study how the human microbiome influences disease
December 13, 2016/Novato, California: The billions of microorganisms living within the human digestive tract appear to play a significant role...
Simulation method helps combat climate change, boost energy supply
Credit: Water Resources Research Fukuoka, Japan - A potential solution for addressing climate change is to securely store carbon dioxide...
USDA awards $3.4 million for research to increase wheat yields
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced...
UTHealth: Rapid population decline among vertebrates began with industrialization
HOUSTON - (Dec. 15, 2016) - Rapid population decline among vertebrate species began at the end of the 19th century...
Zika-linked birth defects more extensive than previously thought, UCLA-led research finds
New UCLA-led research finds that Zika-linked abnormalities that occur in human fetuses are more extensive -- and severe -- than...
Artificial intelligence to predict odors
FAU chemists are developing an artificial intelligence application which can predict which molecule structures will produce or suppress specific odours....
Certain high blood pressure drugs block cancer invasion
Credit: Dr Guillaume Jacquemet, University of Turku By screening already approved drugs, the team led by Postdoctoral Researcher Guillaume Jacquemet...
Avoiding over-the-counter heartburn meds could save cancer patients’ lives
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio Something as seemingly harmless as a heartburn pill could lead cancer patients to take a turn for...
This is your brain on (legal) cannabis: Researchers seek answers
Credit: Colorado State University FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - For those suffering depression or anxiety, using cannabis for relief may not...
New graphene-based system could help us see electrical signaling in heart and nerve cells
Credit: Halleh Balch and Jason Horng/Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley Scientists have enlisted the exotic properties of graphene, a one-atom-thick...