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Scientists discover group of genes connected to longer life in fruit flies
E(z) longer life: New insights on genes linked to longer life and higher fertilityCredit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, July 18 -...
Free dataset archive helps researchers quickly find a needle in a haystack
UCR STAR visualizes public spatio-temporal datasets through an interactive map Let's say you're doing research that requires millions of geotagged...
Women report skipping scientific conferences because of child care
A survey of early career oncologists suggests onsite child care could open scientific meetings to more women attendeesCredit: University of...
AI radar system that can spot miniature drones 3 kilometers away
DGIST developed an AI radar system that can spot miniature drones 3 kilometers awayCredit: ?DGIST DGIST announced on Tuesday, July...
NASA’s Webb Telescope shines with American ingenuity
Credit: Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center To send humans to the Moon 50 years ago, an entire nation rose...
Survival of the zebrafish: Mate, or flee?
Study reveals zebrafish make an unexpected decision when faced with conflicting opportunities When making decisions that are important to the...
Link found between gut bacteria, successful joint replacement
ITHACA, N.Y. - Having healthy gut flora - the trillions of bacteria housed in our intestines - could lower the...
NASA’s Aqua satellite finds Tropical Storm Danas over Ryuku Islands
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Aqua satellite found Tropical Storm Danas moving...
Tornadoes, windstorms pave way for lasting plant invasions
Credit: Melissa Daniels URBANA, Ill. - When tornadoes touch down, we brace for news of property damage, injuries, and loss...
Study finds key metabolic changes in patients with chemotherapy-associated cardiotoxicity
Comprehensive metabolite profiling may help identify patients at risk for cancer treatment-related heart toxicity BOSTON - More and more patients...
Carnegie Mellon research identifies new pathways for sensory learning in the brain
Automated, robotic training device developed by Carnegie Mellon undergraduate student advances neuroscience research We've all heard the saying that individuals...
CCNY physicists use mathematics to trace neuro transitions
Credit: Journal of Neuoscience Unique in its application of a mathematical model to understand how the brain transitions from consciousness...
BU faculty member receives Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award
(Boston)--Michelle Long, MD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been awarded a three-year,...
How big data algorithms shape opinions
New book explores how content recommendation systems confirm our biases by showing us only what they predict we want to...
A sharper focus: New computational technique resolves compressed X-ray data
Credit: Image by Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne develops novel method to more clearly see complex materials physics in difficult-to-access environments....
U of Guelph researchers learn how low oxygen builds a bigger, stronger alligator heart
Credit: University of Guelph Restricted oxygen during early life development might result in lasting heart damage for many creatures, but...
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can increase men’s risk of stroke and heart attack
Caution is warranted before prescribing TRT for men older than 45, recommends a new study published in The American Journal...
A dynamic genetic code based on DNA shape
Codons and fliponsCredit: Alan Herbert DNA has many different forms. Normally the two strands of DNA wind around each other...
The top five strangest poisons that can kill you (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 18, 2019 -- There are some crazy poisons in this world of ours,...
UCF team discovers, names new frog species
Credit: UCF, Veronica Urgiles UCF student Veronica Urgiles has helped describe two new frog species discovered in Ecuador, and she...
