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Parkinson’s gene may impair how new neurons are made throughout our lifetime
Credit: University of Sheffield A pioneering study, published in Scientific Reports, found that the Parkinon's gene PINK1 is important for...
Algorithms inspired by social networks reveal lifecycle of substorms, a key element of space weather
Evolution of auroral substorms revealed by physicists at University of Warwick using the same methods that link people through social...
Nanobiomaterial boosts neuronal growth in mice with spinal cord injuries
Credit: Liming Cheng, Rongrong Zhu, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University Researchers from the Department of Orthopedics of...
Novel thermometer can accelerate quantum computer development
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a novel type of thermometer that can simply and quickly...
UNIST students honored with 2021 Asan Foundation Scholarship
Credit: UNIST Three UNIST graduate students have been awarded the prestigious 2021 Asan Foundation Medical Bioscience Scholarship, an annual award...
uOttawa research team plays key role in global detection of COVID-19
Credit: University of Ottawa Did you know there's a little bit of uOttawa inside COVID-19 test kits used worldwide? That's...
A strong coffee half an hour before exercising increases fat-burning
Drinking a strong coffee half an hour before exercising increases fat-burning, new study findsCredit: University of Granada Scientists from the...
Fruit fly egg takes an active hand in its own growth, highlighting parallels to mammals
Credit: (c) Simons Foundation A cast of so-called 'nurse cells' surrounds and supports the growing fruit fly egg during development,...
Phytol may be promising for eco-friendly agrochemicals to control root-knot nematodes
Credit: Taketo Fujimoto, Hiroshi Abe, Takayuki Mizukubo, and Shigemi Seo Root-knot nematodes (RKNs, Meloidogyne spp.) infect a broad range of...
UMass Amherst researchers develop ultra-sensitive flow microsensors
Research could lead to more breakthroughs in neuroscience, metabolismCredit: UMass Amherst A team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts...
UNM study: As more are vaccinated, it makes economic sense to gradually open the economy
Credit: UNM School of Engineering A University of New Mexico research team conducted a data analysis that has found that...
What early-budding trees tell us about genetics, climate change
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech One of the surest signs of spring is the vibrantly lime-green tinge trees develop as their...
Planting the seed for DNA nanoconstructs that grow to the micron scale
A concept for seeded all-or-nothing assembly of micron-scale DNA nanostructures that could extend nanofabrication capabilities and enable creation of highly...
Focusing on the unhealthy brain to speed drug discovery
University of Houston collaboration with National Institutes of Health delivers toolkit to accelerate processCredit: University of Houston Though 40 million...
Teaching AI what’s fair
With support from Amazon and the National Science Foundation, Michigan State researchers are helping artificial intelligence understand fairnessCredit: Creative commons...
Data scientists propel West Virginia’s acclaimed vaccine strategy with digital inventory
Credit: Brian Persinger/West Virginia University As West Virginians receive the COVID-19 vaccine at record rates, citizens credit the power of...
Children’s Hosp Colorado & STAQ Pharma develop solution to pediatric medication challenges
New partnership and product development optimizes patient care while addressing drug shortages and medical wasteCredit: Children's Hospital Colorado AURORA, Colo....
Transcutaneous stimulation improves hand function in people with complete tetraplegia
Researchers at Kessler Foundation confirmed that spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation results in immediate and long-lasting gains in strength and handgrip,...
Fourth generation of e-cigarettes is not harmless
UC Riverside study identified toxic elements in pod atomizersCredit: Talbot lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A University of California,...
Reading minds with ultrasound: A less-invasive technique to decode the brain’s intentions
Credit: S. Norman / Caltech What is happening in your brain as you are scrolling through this page? In other...
