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Butler Hospital COBRE grant to focus on clinical-translational brain research
Neuropsychiatric illnesses are common and highly impairing conditions that arise from abnormal functioning of the brain. These conditions - impulsivity,...
2019 APS April Meeting: Preliminary highlights and last call for hotel registration
A list of interesting talks, sessions, and other highlights for the American Physical Society April Meeting, which takes place April...
A mating war in diving beetles has stopped the evolution of species
Credit: © Niels Sloth/Biopix This unconventional, yet potentially impactful alternative outcome of sexual conflict was described by scientists from Arizona...
It’s spring already? Physics explains why time flies as we age
A slowdown in image processing speeds up our perception of time passing as we ageCredit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. --...
US indoor climate most similar to northeast African outdoors
What do you do to remain comfortable in your home? If you're like the American citizen scientists who reported information...
Micro and nano materials, including clothing for Olympic athletes
£1.8 million award to scale up researchCredit: Swansea University A research team of materials engineers and performance scientists at Swansea...
UMass Amherst student-led permaculture gardens serve as model for sustainable agriculture
Gardens are highlighted by USDA Climate HubsCredit: UMass Amherst To educate and inspire people about how to farm and garden...
Researchers identify gene variant associated with cellular aging
(Boston)--It is well known that psychiatric stress is associated with accelerated aging. Now, a new study shows that a gene...
Project aims to tame noise from supersonic military jets with ‘swirl’ technology
Credit: Zhi Wang LAWRENCE -- It's cliché to describe something very noisy as "louder than a jet engine." But supersonic...
New model for ICU care, developed by Rutgers, discovers causes of health emergencies
Credit: Nick Romanenko A new model for intensive care, developed by Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health System, can help identify preventable...
Tagged by scientists, bluefin tuna passing submerged listening lines help reveal species’ survival
Technology creates an 'EasyPass' tollbooth for giant bluefin tuna; sheds light on natural mortality, migration of world's most lucrative fishCredit:...
Antibodies from earlier exposures affect response to new flu strains
'After being vaccinated with a new strain of flu, our immune systems appear to be expanding and boosting antibodies generated...
Improper removal of personal protective equipment contaminates health care workers
Errors cause spread of drug-resistant bacteria NEW YORK (March 19, 2019) --More than one-third of healthcare workers were contaminated with...
Treatment deficiencies, research disparity in pelvic organ prolapse
Credit: Virginia Tech Is it normal to pee a little when you laugh? It's a simple question many women ask,...
Supercomputer simulations shed light on how liquid drops combine
Scientists have revealed the precise molecular mechanisms that cause drops of liquid to combine, in a discovery that could have...
Scientists of Russia and Belarus are working on the creation of new materials
Scientific research will allow to create more advanced electromechanical devicesCredit: Denis Alikin Scientists of Ural Federal University and the National...
Alana gift to MIT launches Down syndrome research center, disability technology program
Credit: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT As part of MIT's continued mission to help build a better...
Balance of two enzymes linked to pancreatic cancer survival
In addition to potentially aiding diagnosis and prognosis, finding launches new effort to treat pancreatic cancer by inhibiting one enzyme...
Algae could prevent limb amputation
Researchers develop new algae-based treatment which could reduce the need of leg amputation in people with severely limited blood flow...
Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows
The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in the country...
