Our gut-brain connection
'Organs-on-a-chip' system sheds light on how bacteria in the human digestive tract may influence neurological diseasesCredit: Martin Trapecar, MIT CAMBRIDGE, ...
Turning on the switch for plasticity in the human brain
Credit: Diana Kenney WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- The most powerful substance in the human brain for neuronal communication is glutamate. ...
Specific bacteria in the gut prompt mother mice to neglect their pups
Salk researchers make unexpected discoveries about how a particular microbe influences animal behaviorCredit: fusebulb/Shutterstock.com LA JOLLA--(January 29, 2021) As scientists ...
Islands without structure inside metal alloys could lead to tougher materials
These high-entropy alloys could lead to better technologies in transportation, energy and denfenseCredit: University of California San Diego An international ...
Accurate drug dosages with proton traps
An electronic proton-trapping ion pump for selective drug deliveryCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a proton ...
Scientists look to soils to learn how forests affect air quality, climate change
New research shed lights on the complex relationships between tree types, forest soil nutrients and microbes, and impact on environmentCredit: ...
UTA aims to build a better microchip
Electrical engineer works to improve on-chip interconnect performanceCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineer is investigating ...
Startup develops yeast-based COVID-19 diagnostic test
Based on a reaction between yeast and the novel coronavirus, the test will rapidly detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in ...
It’s elemental: Ultra-trace detector tests gold purity
Ultra-trace radiation detection technique sets new global standard for measuring the nearly immeasurableCredit: (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest ...
Robotic exoskeleton training expands options for stroke rehabilitation
Researchers find high-dose gait training with robotic exoskeleton during acute inpatient rehabilitation may aid early recoveryCredit: Karen Nolan East Hanover, ...
Production of ‘post-lithium-ion batteries’ requires new skills
Comparative study on lithium-ion battery series manufacturing and alternative technologiesCredit: WWU - MEET Research on manufacturing battery cells is gaining ...
How is human behavior impacting wildlife movement?
Research team with Göttingen University calls for 'anthropogenic resistance' to be considered in conservation and sustainability planningCredit: Conservation Biogeography, Humboldt-University ...
Coiling them up: Synthesizing organic molecules with a long helical structure
Credit: Eiji Tsurumaki, Chemistry-A European Journal Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) produced and extensively characterized novel organic ...
Protecting UK insect populations post-Brexit
Credit: Bill Kunin, University of Leeds The health of the UK's insect populations is to be assessed by a new ...
Reindeer lichens are having more sex than expected
Genetic analysis shows that reindeer lichens reproduce sexually as opposed to asexually more often than researchers thoughtCredit: Marta Alonso-García In ...
How coronavirus damages lung cells within mere hours
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlierCredit: Courtesy of Hekman, et al. What ...
A small protein in bacteria overlooked up to now
Credit: Grafik: Wolfgang Hess The biological process of photosynthesis is found at the beginning of nearly all food chains. It ...
New technology to detect bitter almonds in real time
Credit: University of Córdoba Who hasn't at some point been chewing on an almond and tasted an unpleasant and unexpected ...
Scientists identify locations of early prion protein deposition in retina
Findings indicate cones precede rods as targets for infectionCredit: NIAID WHAT: The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place ...
Novel therapy-resistance mechanism promoting the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis
Credit: Ilkka Paatero from Turku Bioscience SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but ...