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Does this ring a bell? Wild bats can remember sounds for years
There are certain skills that once we acquire them, we rarely have to relearn them, like riding a bike or...
Cats injured in wildfires at risk of deadly blood clots
Cats who suffered burns and smoke inhalation in urban California wildfires are at risk of forming deadly blood clots, according...
Wireless activation of targeted brain circuits in less than one second
HOUSTON – (July 14, 2022) – A research team led by Rice University neuroengineers has created wireless technology to remotely...
Music-making and the flow of aerosols
The latest research from the labs of Penn scientists Paulo Arratia and Douglas Jerolmack was an answer to “a call...
UNC Charlotte-led team invents new anticoagulant platform, offering hope for advances for heart surgery, dialysis, other procedures
While blood clotting is important to prevent blood loss and for our immunity, coagulation also can cause health issues and...
Organic TFTs exhibiting band-like transport
Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) are the basic building blocks for flexible and stretchable electronics. As organic semiconductor films usually contain...
Researchers develop better model to study brain-attacking viruses
PITTSBURGH, July 14, 2022 – A new mouse model identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh might revolutionize development...
Using AI to diagnose birth defect in fetal ultrasound images
In a new proof-of-concept study led by Dr. Mark Walker at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine, researchers are...
Bacteria in donor organs complicate immune response after transplantation
Organ transplant recipients take life-long immunosuppressive drugs to prevent their bodies from mounting an immune response against the donated organ,...
Study: Individualized eating program helps dieters lose weight, keep it off
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An individualized diet program that empowers users to create their own plan based on targeted levels of...
‘Life-like’ lasers can self-organise, adapt their structure, and cooperate
By mimicking features of living systems, self-organising lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources and displays.Credit:...
Hebrew University scientists find the most primitive blueprint for embryo cell creation
A groundbreaking study, led by Professors Yossi Buganim at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) Faculty of Medicine’s Institute for...
A type of ‘step therapy’ is an effective strategy for diabetic eye disease
Clinical trial results from the DRCR Retina Network suggest that a specific step strategy, in which patients with diabetic macular...
DNA from ancient population in Southern China suggests Native Americans’ East Asian roots
For the first time, researchers successfully sequenced the genome of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China....
Woodpeckers’ heads act more like stiff hammers than safety helmets
Scientists had long wondered how woodpeckers can repeatedly pound their beaks against tree trunks without doing damage to their brains....
Eco-friendly sound absorbers from seaweed
From airplanes to apartments, most spaces are now designed with sound-absorbing materials that help dampen the droning, echoing and murmuring...
North American birds not fully adjusting to changing climate
Climate change poses a number of challenges to plants and animals. For example, as the climate changes, appropriate climatic conditions...
Rensselaer researchers learn to control electron spin at room temperature to make devices more efficient and faster
TROY, N.Y. — As our devices become smaller, faster, more energy efficient, and capable of holding larger amounts of data,...
DTC genetics company Nucleus Genomics raises $18 million in funding in one year
New York City, NY, July 14, 2022 – Nucleus Genomics, a next-generation consumer genetic testing and analysis company, has raised...
A brain network for social attraction
Humans are famously social animals. But they are not alone in their tendency to team up with other individuals of...
