New genetic associations in pediatric NAFLD affect both risk and severity
In a pair of overlapping studies, a diverse team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego ...
Oxytocin spreads cooperation in social networks
Administering oxytocin to the central members of a social network spreads cooperation via increased punishment of uncooperative behavior, according to ...
Rensselaer researchers receive $3.5 million grant for development of COVID antiviral drug
TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers Gaetano Montelione and Christopher Cioffi will use a five-year, $3.5 million grant from ...
Making dark semiconductors shine
Whether or not a solid can emit light, for instance as a light-emitting diode (LED), depends on the energy levels ...
Virus discovery offers clues about origins of complex life
The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has ...
What sea cucumbers can teach us about self-defence
Genome mining techniques have helped to explain how sea cucumbers produce defensive chemicals that enable them to fend off foes ...
nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
East Hanover, NJ. June 27, 2022. Unemployment declined again in May for people with disabilities, while people without disabilities saw ...
Discovered epigenetic alterations associated with the COVID-19 related severe inflammatory syndrome in childhood
June 27th, 2022. Researchers from the Cancer Epigenetics group led by Dr. Manel Esteller at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research ...
Researchers extend quantum amplification to floquet systems
Detection of weak signals is a crucial step in the verification of physics hypothesis and making breakthroughs in cutting-edge and ...
Research finds that Google searches may be a predictor of domestic violence
When the COVID pandemic broke out and Italy experienced a strict lockdown, news stories started reporting anecdotal evidence about women ...
Supernumerary virtual robotic arms can feel like part of our body
Research teams at the University of Tokyo, Keio University and Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan have developed a virtual ...
Message received: Scientists identify the molecular mechanisms behind learning and memory, may open door to new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer’s disease
Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neuromodulator with a central role in aversive learning—rapid conditioning to unpleasant smell, taste, or touch. These ...
Observing different mating tactics in the Japanese scorpionfly
Owing to the high competition and the prevalence of natural selection, many male insects must develop alternative tactics to mate ...
Third and fourth robotic arms feel like a part of the user’s own body
OverviewCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A research team with members from the University of ...
Ancient microbes may help us find extraterrestrial life forms
Using light-capturing proteins in living microbes, scientists have reconstructed what life was like for some of Earth’s earliest organisms. These ...
Prostate cancer hijacks tumor cell biorhythm to evade hormone therapy
Hormone therapy is successful at keeping metastatic prostate cancer under control, but eventually the tumor cells become resistant to it. ...
USDA-ARS releases genome of the voracious desert locust
June 27, 2022--The first high-quality genome of the desert locust—those voracious feeders of plague and devastation infamy and the most ...
Scientists unravel mysterious mechanism behind “whisker crystal” growth
Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered the mechanism behind the rapid growth of ultra-thin nanowires or ...
Flawed AI makes robots racist, sexist
A robot operating with a popular internet-based artificial intelligence system consistently gravitates to men over women, white people over people ...
Spiral wave teleportation theory offers new path to defibrillate hearts, terminate arrhythmias
A spiral wave of electrical activity in the heart can cause catastrophic consequences. One spiral wave creates tachycardia — a ...
