42,000-year-old trees allow more accurate analysis of last Earth’s magnetic field reversal
Radiocarbon measurements on the remains of 42.000 years old New Zealand kauri trees provide the basis for better calibration of ...
Making sense of the mass data generated from firing neurons
Credit: University of Sussex. Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in predicting the behaviour of neurons in large networks operating at ...
Covid-19: Future targets for treatments rapidly identified with new computer simulations
Researchers have detailed a mechanism in the distinctive corona of Covid-19 that could help scientists to rapidly find new treatments ...
Study suggests link between DNA and marriage satisfaction in newlyweds
Variation in a specific gene could be related to traits that are beneficial to bonding and relationship satisfaction in the ...
Stents or bypass surgery more effective for stable patients with high-risk cardiac anatomy
Location of blockages in a patient's heart is a key consideration in selecting the right treatment, University of Alberta cardiologists ...
Fuel for earliest life forms: Organic molecules found in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks
Credit: Helge Missbach A research team including the geobiologist Dr. Helge Missbach from the University of Cologne has detected organic ...
Songbirds’ reproductive success reduced by natural gas compressor noise
Novel research reveals bluebirds, tree swallows seemingly ignore noise at first; pay laterCredit: Julian Avery, Penn State Some songbirds are ...
Tuning electrode surfaces to optimize solar fuel production
An electrode material with modified surface atoms generates more electrical current, which drives the sunlight-powered reactions that split water into ...
Explainable AI for decoding genome biology
Opening the black box to uncover the rules of the genome's regulatory codeCredit: Illustration courtesy of Mark Miller, Stowers Institute ...
UCI researchers eavesdrop on cellular conversations
New computational tool decodes biological language of signaling moleculesCredit: Suoqin Jin, Qing Nie & Maksim Plikus / UCI Irvine, Calif. ...
Chatter between cell populations drives progression of gastrointestinal tumors
Study results could lead to more effective treatment options for GIST patients, which are currently limitedCredit: UC San Diego Health ...
Henry Ford Health System first in U.S. to offer next generation deep brain stimulation
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT (Feb. 18, 2021) - The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Henry Ford ...
First-in-human clinical trial to assess gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
UC San Diego researchers will inject harmless virus carrying a restorative gene into participants' brains, where earlier animal studies suggest ...
Is odor the secret to bats’ sex appeal?
Credit: Mariana Muñoz-Romo and Paul B. Jones. When falling in love, humans often pay attention to looks. Many non-human animals ...
The original antigenic sin: How childhood infections could shape pandemics
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18, 2021 - A child's first influenza infection shapes their immunity to future airborne flu viruses--including ...
Pre-existing immunity protects against airborne spread of flu viruses
Credit: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), MEDIA518719 JAB/AH 1/21 Pre-existing immunity is an important barrier to airborne transmission of ...
Migratory birds track climate across the year
Credit: Jonathan Eisen As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get ...
A natural protection racket among damselfish and mysid shrimp
New UD study finds first example of underwater domesticator-domesticate relationshipCredit: Illustration by Rohan Brooker Throughout nature, there are instances of ...
Temperature affects susceptibility of newts to skin-eating fungus
Credit: Todd Amacker Conservation Photography, 2020 Eastern newt populations in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada are at greatest ...
First black hole ever detected is more massive than we thought
Credit: ICRAR Cygnus X-1, a binary star system first discovered in 1964, comprises one of the closest black holes to ...