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New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition
Credit: Dr. Alexis Stranahan lab AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 22, 2019) - Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier...
Group decisions: When more information isn’t necessarily better
In nature, group decisions are often a matter of life or death. At first glance, the way certain groups of...
Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption
Credit: Andreas Schilling, UZH Physicists at the University of Zurich have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to...
From 2D to 1D: Atomically quasi ‘1D’ wires using a carbon nanotube template
New bulk synthesis method for nanowires of molybdenum telluride for nanoelectronicsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo...
NTU scientists discover sustainable way to increase seed oil yield in crops
NTU Singapore scientists have developed a sustainable way to demonstrate a new genetic modification that can increase the yield of...
Vanderbilt University to develop and test ‘safe harbor’ standards of care
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University's schools of Law, Medicine and Management has received a five-year research grant from...
Study shows continuing impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Findings reveal that restoration of marsh vegetation is key to overall recoveryCredit: © D. Johnson/VIMS. Nine years ago tomorrow--April 20,...
A universal framework combining genome annotation and undergraduate education
New workflow for annotating genomes will help both researchers and undergraduate studentsCredit: Prashant Hosmani As genome sequencing becomes cheaper and...
Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana wins 23rd Annual Student Design/Build/Fly Competition
77 teams from 21 nations competedCredit: AIAA The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation congratulates the winning teams...
Decoding cellular signals linked to hypospadias
Daniel Casella, M.D., a urologist at Children's National, was honored with an AUA Mid-Atlantic Section William D. Steers, M.D. Award,...
Commentary: Modifications to Medicare rules could support care innovation for dialysis
Considering QOL for end-stage kidney disease patients ATLANTA --In a commentary published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, public...
Triplet superconductivity demonstrated under high pressure
Researchers unlock 30-year-old mystery of how a uranium-based material acts as a superconductorCredit: Yusei Shimizu Researchers in France and Japan...
New method to detect off-target effects of CRISPR
Scientists discover how to identify off-target damage caused by CRISPR genome editing SAN FRANCISCO, CA--April 19, 2019--Since the CRISPR genome...
People with heart disease at risk when pharmacies close
Study shows link between closures, medication use New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that when pharmacies...
The role of digital technologies in mobilizing the alt-right
A new article from the Signs special issue 'Gender and the Rise of the Global Right' In "Misogynistic Men Online:...
Study: Opioid dose variability may be a risk factor for opioid overdose
New Kaiser Permanente research also shows decreased overdose risk for patients who discontinued long-term opioid therapy Patients prescribed opioid pain...
Weapons trade reveals a darker side to dark web
Debates over gun regulations make headlines across the world, but there's an underground operation for weapons that has drawn very...
Study finds that quitting smoking during pregnancy lowers risk of preterm births
There is an important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, according to a...
Amazon Research Award to develop algorithms to tackle unfairness in recommendation engines
Credit: Virginia Tech Why would a recommendation engine not suggest computer science classes to a female college student interested in...
Light, physical activity reduces brain aging
(Boston)--Incremental physical activity, even at light intensity, is associated with larger brain volume and healthy brain aging. Considerable evidence suggests...
