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How bilingual brains work: Cross-language interplay and an integrated lexicon
An international team of researchers led by scientists from the HSE University have examined the interplay of languages in the...
Physicists work to shrink microchips with first one-dimensional helium model system
Physicists at Indiana University and the University of Tennessee have cracked the code to making microchips smaller, and the key...
Hospital readmissions for asthma on the rise among children
Hospital readmissions for asthma are increasing among children, according to a new study, highlighting the gaps in health care for...
How scientist tested the effect of multicolor lighting on improving people’s psychological state
As missions for deep space exploration and space habitats are put on the agenda, astronauts need to withstand being tested...
Lab-grown “mini-kidneys” unlock secrets of a rare disease
Researchers have solved a medical mystery in a poorly understood disease by uncovering which cells cause tumours in patients with...
Study explores unusual interaction between viruses, live vaccines
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A study of a herpes virus that infects chickens offers new insights into potentially problematic interactions between...
New imaging technique allows researchers to see gene expression in brains of live mice in real time
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has developed a new technique that allows scientists and engineers to, for the...
Leon & Friends, SynGAP Research Fund USA & SRF Europe partner to grant €180,000 to Professor Courtney of Turku Bioscience Centre, Finland
While the majority of SYNGAP1 research to date has focused on individuals with protein truncating variants and increasing expression from...
Deep Longevity granted the first microbiomic aging clock patent
The neural network that can estimate the age of a person based on their gut flora aging was originally announced...
How a shape-shifting receptor influences cell growth
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Receptors found on cell surfaces bind to hormones, proteins, and other molecules, helping cells respond to their...
Differentiation of rickets and classic metaphyseal lesions on radiographs
Leesburg, VA, July 6, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), rickets and classic metaphyseal lesions (CMLs) exhibit distinct...
Adolescent childbirth remains linked to poor outcomes for both mother and child in Cote d’Ivoire
According to the 2014 general population census for Cote d'Ivoire, one in four of the country’s women aged 20–24 years...
FSU researchers expand understanding of vortex spread in superfluids
An international team of scientists featuring Florida State University researchers has developed a model that predicts the spread of vortices...
Shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth
A shapeshifting robotic microswarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed...
Physics professor selected for NASA mission
A space physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington will play a key role in NASA’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation...
COVID-19 virus spike protein flexibility improved by human cell’s own modifications
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infects human cells, the cell’s protein-processing machinery makes modifications to the spike...
A rhythmic small intestinal microbiome prevents obesity and type 2 diabetes
An estimated 500 to 1,000 bacterial species reside in each person’s gut, perhaps numbering 100,000 trillion microorganisms. In a new...
UCI researcher leads study linking ALS to immune and central nervous systems
Irvine, Calif., July 6, 2022 — Along with the central nervous system, the immune system may play a fundamental role...
Cross-disciplinary UC San Diego team explores nervous system workings related to PTSD, other mental health disorders
A first-of-its-kind study published recently in the journal "Brain Stimulation" measures changes in the human brain’s response to a perceived...
In Krabbe disease, neurons may bring about their own destruction
The gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types, according...
