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Molecular understanding of calcium-sensitive protein could explain the mysteries of long-term memory – and more
Margaret Stratton ponders a conundrum as she and her students study neuronal proteins in her lab: How can memory outlive the molecules...
How UMass Amherst’s ATLAS group is leading the charge into one of the universe’s great mysteries: The realm of subatomic particle physics
December 8, 2022Credit: UMass Amherst December 8, 2022 AMHERST, Mass. – There is the universe we know, made of...
Ultra-high-resolution photon-counting detector CT: Reconstruction kernel, slice thickness guide protocol
Leesburg, VA, December 8, 2022—An accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) guides optimization of clinical protocols...
Guideline-directed hemoglobin targets in children with kidney disease may not optimize growth
Among 510 children and young adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) followed for over 15 years, declining hemoglobin levels were...
Climate whiplash increased wildfires on California’s west coast about 8,000 years ago
Scientists are trying to uncover and analyze evidence from the past in their search for a better assessment of future...
Study shows new way to produce important molecular entity
Among the most common structures relevant to the function of biologically active molecules, natural products and drugs are so-called vicinal...
Arsenic-contaminated water associated with antibiotic resistance in children, study finds
In rural Bangladesh, areas with high levels of arsenic contamination in drinking water, compared to areas with less contamination, have...
How intensive agriculture turned a wild plant into a pervasive weed
New research in Science is showing how the rise of modern agriculture has turned a North American native plant, common...
Astronomers discover enigmatic cosmic explosion
Cosmic explosions:Credit: A. Simonnet (Sonoma State University) and Goddard Space Flight Center. Cosmic explosions: Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful...
Casthouse technology specialists partner with Aston University to develop energy-efficient recycling systems
Credit: Aston University Aston University and Mechatherm International Ltd enter Knowledge Transfer Partnership which is expected to reduce energy consumption...
Finding simplicity within complexity
Picture a tall stately grandfather clock, its long pendulum swinging back and forth, over and again, keeping rhythm with the...
Solving the puzzle: Cubic silicon carbide wafer demonstrates high thermal conductivity, second only to diamond
A team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Material Science and Engineering researchers have solved a long-standing puzzle about lower measured...
Improving bladder cancer trials and treatments goal of new $6 million CPRIT recruit
HOUSTON-(Dec. 8, 2022) – With a focus on expediting the development of early-phase clinical trials and enhancing chemoimmunotherapy responses in...
New STAT1-us quo? Novel STAT1 variants cause MSMD
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find three novel variants in STAT1 that cause Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial...
$11m NIH grant will support evaluation of Alzheimer’s screening tool in primary care settings
December 8, 2022—BRONX, NY— Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, Regenstrief Institute, and Indiana University School...
Accessibility is a human right, but it is not always achieved
Achieving accessibility requires knowledge of users' abilities, users' actual needs and the factors that influence the development chain. According to...
Changing the intrinsic behavior of neurons
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and MIT have developed a new method to...
Canine brain wiring influenced by human-driven breeding practices
National Institutes of Health researchers have shown that areas of the genome related to brain development harbor variants that may...
Your dog’s behavior is a product of their genes
From the excitable sheep dog to the aloof Shiba Inu, and all breeds in between, dogs have unique and diverse...
Harvard researchers discover embryonic origins of adult pluripotent stem cells
Stem cells are a biological wonder. They can repair, restore, replace, and regenerate cells. In most animals and humans these...
