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New study explains mechanisms of salt transport and could help treat cystic fibrosis
In a recently published research article, Pablo Artigas, Ph.D., from the Center for Membrane Protein Research at the Texas Tech...
2022 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists Honorees announced
NEW YORK – September 21, 2022 – The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences today announced...
New MIT Sloan research identifies which countries may be better positioned to accept a “new normal” of living with COVID-19
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 21, 2022 – With the eradication of COVID-19 out of reach, are we close to a “new...
Chemical cocktail in skin summons disease-spreading mosquitoes
Mosquitoes that spread Zika, dengue and yellow fever are guided toward their victims by a scent from human skin. The...
Looking at images of people smiling at you extends antidepressant effects of ketamine
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21, 2022 – Simple computer-based neurocognitive training—using positive words and pictures designed to boost self-worth—prolongs the antidepressant effects...
Fiber-optic sensing probe: Quasi-3D plasmonic structures on fiber tips
Miniaturized sensors mounted upon optical fibers are widely recognized as an important future solution to instant and point-of-care medical diagnosis...
How fear memories get stuck in some brains
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered a biological mechanism that increases the strength with which fear memories are stored...
The cutting edge: ONR sponsors technology experimentation at Camp Lejeune
ARLINGTON, Va.—As an expeditionary force, Marines often fight in isolated, austere environments requiring re-supply and logistical support over long distances.Credit:...
Chimpanzee stone tool diversity
During fieldwork aimed at documenting the stone tool use of a group of wild chimpanzees in the Taï Forest in...
Aston University academics made fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Credit: Aston University Professor Sergei Turitsyn and Dawn Bonfield MBE to be made fellows Fellows are nominated by their...
Statin use not justified for healthy people with high cholesterol
TAMPA, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2022) – About 40 million adults in the United States regularly take statins to lower their...
Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, according to UTHealth Houston research
Adolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemotherapy treatment prior to pregnancy did not have...
NSF awards more than $1 million to interdisciplinary research team to study chronic low back pain
La Jolla, CA — A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at UC San Diego has received $1.2 million from the...
Discovery illuminates how Parkinson’s disease spreads in the brain
Aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein spread in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease through a cellular waste-ejection process, suggests...
Fundamental research improves understanding of new optical materials
Research into the synthesis of new materials could lead to more sustainable and environmentally friendly items such as solar panels...
Epigenetic treatment in mice improves spinal cord regeneration after injury
Currently, spinal cord injury does not have any effective treatments; physical rehabilitation can help patients regain some mobility, but for...
Drumming in woodpeckers is neurologically similar to singing in songbirds
Researchers led by Matthew Fuxjager at Brown University, U.S. and Eric Schuppe at Wake Forest University, U.S. have found regions...
WVU engineers aim to improve safety with autonomous robotic inspection system for coal waste storage facilities
Two West Virginia University engineers are developing new technologies for coal waste storage facilities that will detect and prevent potential failures like...
Researchers test hybrid, soft/hard nanocarriers to deliver drugs to the brain
AMES, Iowa – Rizia Bardhan made a fist with one hand then covered it with her other hand, like a...
Women facing food insecurity could be at high risk for addiction to highly processed food
Philadelphia, September 20, 2022 – A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by...
