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First structure of human cotransporter protein family member solved
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Oct. 28, 2019 - In work that could someday improve treatments for epilepsy, UT Southwestern scientists...
Ashes to concrete
Drexel researchers develop coal ash aggregate that helps concrete cureCredit: Drexel University Coal ash is the less notorious byproduct of...
Teens with autism can master daily living skills when parents teach, reach for iPads
Study promotes daily living skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder via parent delivery of video promptingCredit: Florida Atlantic University...
WSU study identifies potential new target for treatment of gout
Research team discovers alternate pathway by which MSU crystals trigger inflammationCredit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences...
Faith, truth and forgiveness: How your brain processes abstract thoughts
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have leveraged machine learning to interpret human brain scans, allowing the...
Red algae thrive despite ancestor’s massive loss of genes
Study may spawn ways to genetically alter and control red seaweedsCredit: Debashish Bhattacharya/Rutgers University-New Brunswick You'd think that losing 25...
Turning a dangerous toxin into a biosensor
Credit: Chan Cao, EPFL Some types of bacteria have the ability to punch holes into other cells and kill them....
Severe drought shuts down reproduction in copperhead snakes, study finds
Credit: Photo by Chuck Smith CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A long-term study of copperhead snakes in a forest near Meriden, Connecticut,...
Scientists discover the implication of a new protein involved in liver cancer
The finding has a clear clinical relevance, since it will facilitate patient selection to offer a more specific therapyCredit: IDIBELL...
Migratory birds are worse off in West Africa
Research undermines widely held idea that favorable conditions in winter habitat make up for the long, arduous migratory flightsCredit: Jeroen...
Chameleon’s tongue strike inspires fast-acting robots
Robots can catch live insects in the blink of an eyeCredit: Ramses V. Martinez/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Chameleons,...
Evidence of humans, not ‘bots,’ key to uncovering disinformation campaigns
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Political disinformation campaigns on social media threaten to sway political outcomes,...
Which came first: Brain size or drinking propensity?
New research challenges traditional idea about relationship between alcohol use and brain sizeCredit: Washington University For years, researchers have observed...
EMPOWER for health act highlights rare, important bipartisan priority: Care as we age
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Among several legislative proposals slated for a vote today in the U.S. House of...
Mclean’s brain bank receives new contract from NIH
The McLean Hospital Brain Bank is proud to be 1 of 6 brain banks that are part of the NIH...
Salt helps proteins move on down the road
Rice chemists identify hidden aspects of protein-separation process to simplify drug manufactureCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 28, 2019)...
Compact depth sensor inspired by spiders
Metalens sensor could be used for microrobotics, augmented reality, wearable devicesCredit: (Video courtesy of Qi Guo and Zhujun Shi/Harvard University)...
NASA finds Arabian sea tropical cyclone Kyarr’s heavy rainfall
Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Kyarr is moving through the central Arabian Sea and NASA provided forecasters with an analysis...
DESI points 5,000 robotic ‘eyes’ at the sky to explore dark energy
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins final testing, setting the stage for a 5-year survey that will analyze the light...
Hyperfine introduces world’s first point-of-care MRI system at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Scientific Assembly 2019
Credit: Hyperfine Guilford, CT - October 28, 2019 - Hyperfine Research Inc. is introducing the world's first low-cost, point-of-care (POC)...
