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First professorship in clinical neurotechnology
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) Prof. Dr. Surjo Soekadar's research explores how neurotechnologies can be used in the treatment of neurological...
Hyena population recovered slowly from a disease epidemic
Credit: Heribert Hofer/Leibniz-IZW Infectious diseases can substantially reduce the size of wildlife populations, thereby affecting both the dynamics of ecosystems...
Fading stripes in Southeast Asia: First insight into the ecology of a threatened rabbit
Credit: Leibniz-IZW / WWF-Vietnam CarBi Project / Hue Saola Nature Reserve The Annamite mountains of Vietnam and Lao PDR (Laos)...
Sticky and heavily armed, a tomato-relative is the new ‘star’ of the Brazilian inselbergs
Credit: Y.F. Gouvêa Armed with long thorns and sticky stems, newly described plant Solanum kollastrum might look like a villain...
Aquatic animals that jump out of water inspire leaping robots
Credit: Sunghwan Jung WASHINGTON, D.C., November 20, 2018 -- Ever watch aquatic animals jump out of the water and wonder...
Reducing the impact forces of water entry
Credit: Tadd Truscott, Rafsan Rabbi and Nathan Speir WASHINGTON, D.C., November 20, 2018 -- When professional divers jump from a...
Volcanoes and glaciers combine as powerful methane producers
Credit: Dr Hugh Tuffen Large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane are being released from an Icelandic glacier, scientists...
Women benefit from mammography screening beyond age 75
CHICAGO - Women age 75 years and older should continue to get screening mammograms because of the comparatively high incidence...
Live probiotics can re-balance the gut microbiome and modify immune system response
(Cello Health PR) New research published in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics demonstrates that 'good' bacteria in the live probiotic...
How to melt gold at room temperature
Credit: Alexander Ericson When the tension rises, unexpected things can happen - not least when it comes to gold atoms....
Explaining the plummeting cost of solar power
The dramatic drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, which has fallen by 99 percent over the last...
Frogs breed young to beat virus
Credit: Lewis Campbell Frogs from groups exposed to a deadly virus are breeding at younger ages, new research suggests. Scientists...
Aspirin and omega-3 reduce pre-cancerous bowel polyps
Both aspirin and a purified omega-3, called EPA, reduce the number of pre-cancerous polyps in patients found to be at...
How to convert climate-changing carbon dioxide into plastics and other products
Credit: Karin Calvinho/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers scientists have developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide - the main cause of...
Vanderbilt discovery could neutralize West Nile virus
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have isolated a human monoclonal antibody that can "neutralize" the West Nile...
Hungry ticks work harder to find you
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Ticks are hardy little brutes that can go as long as a year without...
MRI scans shows promise in predicting dementia
One day, MRI brain scans may help predict whether older people will develop dementia, new research suggests. In a small...
Vaping no boost to quit rates in smokers, study suggests
COLUMBUS, Ohio - People who vape and smoke cigarettes are no more likely to drop the nicotine habit than those...
To predict the future, the brain uses two clocks
That moment when you step on the gas pedal a split second before the light changes, or when you tap...
Scientists unveil completely human platform for testing age-specific vaccine responses
Credit: Boston Children's Hospital A team of scientists at Boston Children's Hospital has developed the first modeling system for testing...
