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Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards 2017 Outstanding Achievement Prizes
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation honored nine scientists with its 2017 Outstanding Achievement Prizes for their work in schizophrenia,...
Research aims to help renewable jet fuel take flight
Credit: Evan Krape/University of Delaware Airplanes zoom overhead, wispy-white contrails streaming behind them. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handled 43,684...
Moving neuroscience into the fast lane
At the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan, a two-year project from Andrea Benucci's research group has culminated in the...
Surprising monkey study: Bad times do not cause group members to change behavior
Researchers have observed an unexpected behavioral pattern in monkeys in Puerto Rico. As the population density in the group rises,...
The advent of ‘green’ cattle
Implications of livestock farming on climate change should not be drawn from aggregate statistics, reveals a study based on a...
Research shows how environment plays key role in changing movement behavior of animals
Theory explains how animals such as bats, insects and birds adjust movement behaviour based on environment Environmental cues which could...
How flu shot manufacturing forces influenza to mutate
Credit: Wilson Lab LA JOLLA, Calif. - Oct. 30, 2017 - According to a new study from scientists at The...
Fish oil or fish consumption? New recommendations for pregnant women trying to prevent childhood asthma
Credit: Courtesy of University of South Florida Pregnant women who consume fish rather than fish oil supplements are just as...
VTT-originated Spectral Engines develops a portable drug screening device for police officers
Spectral Engines, a growth company that originated at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is about to launch a portable...
Right-handed baseball players more successful when batting left-handed
It is known that baseball players who bat left-handed are overrepresented in the sport. But new research by David Mann...
Driving drug resistance out of fungi
Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (BOSTON) -- Candida albicans is a notorious human fungal pathogen that causes thrush and...
Cobalt and tungsten — the key to cheaper, cleaner hydrogen
(Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)) Researchers at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) and Rovira and...
VTT’s EUR 3 million investment accelerates the development of new kinds of fibre products
Credit: VTT Cellulose and other fibres are future materials that can replace many plastic and mineral-based materials in the industrial...
Bears not bothered by diet high in saturated fats
Campgrounds and cottages are getaways for humans. They are also locations where grizzly bears are acquiring appetites for human foods...
Building a sustainable future: Urgent action needed
We need to act urgently to increase the energy efficiency of our buildings as the world's emerging middle classes put...
White rot fungi’s size explained by breadth of gene families involved
Credit: Virág Tomity Among the contenders for the world's largest living organism is something usually considered much smaller than a...
Examining potatoes’ past could improve spuds of the future
Credit: Courtesy of Robin Buell The old adage of looking to the past to understand the future certainly applies to...
Umbilical cord blood improves motor skills in some children with cerebral palsy
Credit: Shawn Rocco/Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- An infusion of cells from a child's own umbilical cord blood appears to...
New tool predicts risk of plant disease and infestation worldwide
A newly developed technique can predict the risk of plant disease or infestation across the globe. Described in open-access journal...
Less fat, more hair and younger skin: Study shows benefits from calorie-restricted diet
Caloric restriction diets have been associated with various health benefits, but their effects on the skin have not been previously...
