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Neuroscientists uncover secret to intelligence in parrots
University of Alberta neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlay intelligence in birds, according to a new study....
Researchers gather in New Delhi to kick off observational study for newborns with sepsis
Over 80 researchers from 11 countries are meeting in New Delhi today to kick off an observational study to understand...
Consciousness is partly preserved during general anaesthesia
When people are administered an anaesthetic, they seem to lose consciousness - or at least they stop reacting to their...
Feeling young could mean your brain is aging more slowly
While everyone gets older, not everyone feels their age. A recent study finds that such feelings, called subjective age, may...
Bentham Science co-distributing publications by Focus Medica and Panther Publishers
Bentham Science has agreed to co-distributing publications published by Focus Medica and Panther Publishers. The agreement expands Bentham's portfolio of...
UC Davis receives $2.7 million to map brain’s attention network
From moment to moment, the brain processes millions of pieces of information. When people need to focus on a critical...
Testosterone causes men to desire luxury goods
Some men, it seems, can't get enough of luxury goods like European sports cars or designer jeans. Now, scientists have...
Survey shows Australian GPs cautiously supportive of medicinal cannabis access
Credit: University of Sydney A majority of Australian GPs support medicinal cannabis being available on prescription, with their preferred "access...
17th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films registration opens
The 17th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films (ICOMF) in Brooklyn, NY, USA, during 23th - 27th July 2018 will...
Stem cells restore function in primate heart-failure study
Credit: UW Medicine Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in...
PETA, Dow Chemical, Department of Defense, others co-author inhalation testing paper
In another heavy-hitting collaboration, PETA scientists coauthored an article with leading universities, corporations, and government agencies--including Cardiff University, The Dow...
10 scientists and students selected for new ASBMB science-advocacy training program
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has begun a new program to train the next generation of science...
Grant to explore genome editing and stem cell potential for cardiac treatment
Credit: Xiaojun Lance Lian/Penn State Examining the treatment potential of cardiac cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) may...
Loss of lemurs might endanger many of Madagascar’s largest tree species
Credit: Mathias Appel Widespread logging and hunting have endangered virtually all of Madagascar's 100-plus species of iconic lemurs, and a...
Fleet of aerial, surface, and underwater robots maps ocean front
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Using multiple autonomous vehicles simultaneously, an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers...
University of Cincinnati awarded $1.5 million to study blood clotting in traumatic brain injury
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--A $1.5 million, five-year federal grant will allow a University of Cincinnati (UC) research team to...
Diesel doesn’t float this boat
Credit: Photo courtesy of Glosten LIVERMORE, CA -- Marine research could soon be possible without the risk of polluting either...
Scale is a key ingredient when tracking biodiversity, researchers say
Credit: Julie Hart New Haven, Conn. - To fully understand biodiversity and how it is changing, you need to look...
Utah soil’s slippery grip on nutrients
Lawns in the Salt Lake Valley up to 100 years old are not yet saturated in the nutrient nitrogen, which...
Neandertals practiced close-range hunting 120,000 years ago
Credit: © Eduard Pop, MONREPOS Archaeological Research Center and Museum for Human Behavioral Evolution, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Leibniz Research Institute for...