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Lunatic fringe gene plays key role in the renewable brain
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The discovery that the brain can generate new cells - about 700 new neurons each...
A common underlying genetic basis for social behavior in dogs and humans
Dogs' ability to communicate and interact with humans is one the most astonishing differences between them and their wild cousins,...
Team traces masculinization in mice to estrogen receptor in inhibitory neurons
Credit: Tollkuhn Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have opened a black...
Nipple temperature may help guide newborns to breastfeed
Newborn babies instinctively have the ability to crawl to the breast when placed skin-to-skin on the mother's abdomen. New research...
Memory foam advances give firm support to growing mattress industry
The way we sleep started to change in 1992 with the commercial release of memory foam -- a product originally...
New study provides BRCA mutation carriers guidance for when surgery has greatest impact
CATONSVILLE, MD, July 19, 2017 - Of the women who carry the mutated BRCA1/2 genes, 45-65 percent will develop breast...
UTA biologist wins NSF CAREER grant to study effects of predators on evolution of Daphnia
Credit: UTA A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington who studies ecology and evolutionary biology is the recipient...
Antiplatelet drugs are often inappropriately prescribed in older patients
A study has found that antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, are often inappropriately prescribed in acutely hospitalized older people. Antiplatelet...
Saliva as good as blood for diagnosing hepatitis E, study suggests
A saliva test developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health nearly matches the performance of...
PETA journal article lays out steps to end flea/tick infestation tests on dogs and cats
An article just published in the peer-reviewed journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, authored by scientists from People for the Ethical...
New study reveals contrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision making
Credit: Harvey Lab/HMS. By training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard...
Understanding genetic synergy in cleft palate
Credit: Children's National Health System Like all of the individual elements of fetal development, palate growth is a marvel of...
Treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater may pollute area water sources for years
Credit: Penn State Given Pennsylvania's abundant natural resources, it's no surprise that the Commonwealth has become a mecca for hydraulic...
Despite a great grip, geckos sometimes slip
ITHACA, N.Y. - Geckos climb vertically up trees, walls and even windows, thanks to pads on the digits of their...
Harris to receive GSA’s 2017 Joseph T. Freeman Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
New way found to boost immunity in fight cancer and infections
An international research team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Christopher Rudd, director of research in immunology and cell...
Noninvasive test may predict asthma attacks in children
A new technology may help to non-invasively analyse lung sounds in children and infants at risk of an asthma attack....
Five ways ISS National Lab enables commercial research
Credit: NASA A growing number of commercial partners use the International Space Station National Lab. With that growth, we will...
Pangolins at huge risk as study shows dramatic increases in hunting across Central Africa
Credit: Please credit the National Botanic Garden of Belgium for this image. The hunting of pangolins, the world's most illegally...
Gu and Paranthaman named ORNL Corporate Fellows
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 19, 2017 -- Researchers Baohua Gu and Parans Paranthaman have been named Corporate Fellows...
