Synapse-specific plasticity governs the identity of overlapping memory traces
Credit: Kaoru Inokuchi, Kareem Abdou Memories are formed through long-term changes in synaptic efficacy, a process known as synaptic plasticity, ...
Thermo Scientific Krios Cryo-TEM instrument installed at the Institut Pasteur
The Institut Pasteur officially unveiled its new Thermo Scientific Krios Cryo-TEM electron microscope at an event in Paris, France on ...
Mice study implicates fat as obesity cause
Credit: Pixbay What we eat plays a big role in our ability to regulate our body weight. Over time, however, ...
Allergy potential of strawberries and tomatoes depends on the variety
The incidence of food allergies has increased in recent decades: It affects three to four percent of the adult population ...
Study finds 84 highly endangered Amur leopards remain in China and Russia
Credit: Emmanual Rondeau VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, (July 13, 2018) - Scientists estimate there are only 84 remaining highly endangered Amur leopards ...
Growing a dinosaur’s dinner
Scientists have measured the nutritional value of herbivore dinosaurs' diet by growing their food in atmospheric conditions similar to those ...
New research calculates capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon
Credit: Kai Zhu Researchers have calculated the capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon in a detailed analysis that ...
UMBC researchers develop nanoparticles to reduce internal bleeding caused by blast trauma
Blast trauma, such as from injuries sustained during combat, can lead to internal bleeding in major organs including the brain. ...
Looking at the urine and blood may be best in diagnosing myeloma
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 13, 2018) -When it comes to diagnosing a condition in ...
Community colleges can boost access to primary care and physician diversity
Credit: Copyright UC Regents and courtesy of UC Davis Health Medical school graduates who attended community college are more likely ...
Researchers to target mosquito egg production to curtail disease
Credit: Emre Aksoy, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have received a five-year grant ...
Internists optimistic about proposed CMS payment rule, recognize areas to improve
Washington, DC (July 13, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) is encouraged by provisions included in the proposed ...
Products of omega-3 fatty acid metabolism may have anticancer effects, study shows
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A class of molecules formed when the body metabolizes omega-3 fatty ...
Routine, coordinated treatment of opioid abuse can stem national epidemic
PORTLAND, Oregon - To help stem the nationwide opioid epidemic and related increases in HIV, hepatitis C and other infections, ...
Testosterone research brings new hope for cancer patients
Many cancer patients suffer from a loss of body mass known as cachexia. Approximately 20 percent of cancer related deaths ...
PTSD rate among prison employees equals that of war veterans
Prison employees experience PTSD on par with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, a new study from a Washington State University ...
Better methods improve measurements of recreational water quality
Washington, DC - July 13, 2018 - The concentration of enterococci, bacteria that thrive in feces, has long been the ...
Is surgery the best option for penetrating kidney trauma?
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- Trauma is the sixth leading cause of death worldwide, and recent studies suggest ...
Residential segregation associated with black-white disparity in firearm homicide rates
Residential segregation is linked to many racial disparities in health, including cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Now, a new ...
Study examines prenatal depression in 2 generations of pregnant mothers
Bottom Line: A study of two generations of women in England examined how common depression during pregnancy (prenatal depression) is ...
