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Innovative technique to examine blood vessels in 3-D help unlock secrets of the brain
Blood vessels examined in 3D allow scientists to examine circulation in the brain giving greater understanding of how dementia, brain...
Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia
Credit: Public Health Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences People who live close to high-traffic roadways face a...
Humpback habitats off Madagascar revealed as energy exploration ramps up
BOSTON, MA USA (January 4, 2017) - How humpback whales use marine habitats off the eastern coast of Africa is...
Eelgrass in Puget Sound is stable overall, but some local beaches suffering
Credit: David Ayers/USGS Eelgrass, a marine plant crucial to the success of migrating juvenile salmon and spawning Pacific herring, is...
York U research identifies icy ridges on Pluto
Credit: York University News TORONTO, January 4, 2017 - Using a model similar to what meteorologists use to forecast weather...
Liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes is toxic for kids
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON -- A 6-year-old child who accidentally swallowed liquid nicotine intended for her parents'...
Researchers discover new mechanism for Type IV pili retraction in Vibrio cholerae
Type IV pili, essential for many pathogens to cause disease, are hair-like appendages that grow out of and are retracted...
Contributors to the development of adverse outcome pathways receive monetary awards from PETA science group
London -- Researchers from the University of Cincinnati, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Selventa, Inc., are being recognized by the...
Scientists learn how to ramp up microbes’ ability to make memories
Credit: Zach Veilleux/The Rockefeller University Some microbes can form memories--although, inconveniently for scientists who study the process, they don't do...
Green chemistry: Au naturel catalyst mimics nature to break tenacious carbon-hydrogen bond
Credit: SMU A new catalyst for breaking the tough molecular bond between carbon and hydrogen holds the promise of a...
New technique uses immune cells to deliver anti-cancer drugs
Credit: Jian Yang, Yixue Su, Penn State Some researchers are working to discover new, safer ways to deliver cancer-fighting drugs...
First snapshot of Inuit gut microbiome shows similarities to Western microbiome
Washington, DC - January 4, 2017 - Researchers at the University of Montreal, in Canada, have characterized the gut microbiome...
Potential biofuel crops in Hawaii may successfully sequester carbon in soil
Credit: Theo Crazzolara, Flickr Two potential biofuel crops in Hawaii--sugarcane and napiergrass--may sequester more carbon in soil than is lost...
Evolving deep brain stimulation patterns
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University biomedical engineers have used computers to "evolve" more effective patterns of electric...
Manufacturing platform makes intricate biocompatible micromachines
Loading video... Credit: SauYin Chin/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--January 4, 2017--A team of researchers led by Biomedical Engineering Professor Sam...
Routes of migratory birds follow today’s peaks in resources
Loading video... Credit: Science Advances Movement of migratory birds is closely linked to seasonal availability of resources. The birds locate...
Research reinforces role of supernovae in clocking the universe
Credit: Courtesy of NASA How much light does a supernova shed on the history of universe? New research by cosmologists...
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers use light to launch drugs from red blood cells
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a breakthrough technique that uses light to activate...
Nano-chimneys can cool circuits
Credit: Alex Kutana/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 4, 2017) - A few nanoscale adjustments may be all that is required...
SwRI to lead NASA’s Lucy mission to Jupiter’s Trojans
Credit: SwRI Boulder, Colo. -- January 4, 2017 -- NASA has selected Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to lead Lucy, a...
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