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Split-brain fruit fly research gives new insight into autism
Credit: Photo by Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno. A better understanding of the cause of autism may come from...
Children with bone, joint infection often carry the same infectious bacteria in throat
The presence of the bacterium Kingella kingae in children's throats was strongly linked to bone and joint infection with the...
Scientists find new evidence about how to prevent worsening pneumonia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 5, 2017) - Sodium channels in the cells that line...
Physical activity can lead to difference in diet preferences between males, females
Recent studies have shown that approximately 90 percent of adult Americans fail to reach the U.S. Department of Health guidelines...
Professor Julien van Grevenynghe receives award from the Banting Research Foundation
Assistant Professor Julien van Grevenynghe from INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre has received a 2017 Discovery Award from the Banting Research...
Insects can see the world in much finer resolution than previously thought
Insects have much better vision and can see in far greater detail than previously thought, a new study from the...
Rare footage of a new clearwing moth species from Malaysia reveals its behavior
Credit: Marta Skowron Volponi & Paolo Volponi Unique footage of a new species of clearwing moth has been recorded in...
Engineers develop tools to share power from renewable energy sources during outages
Credit: University of California San Diego If you think you can use the solar panels on your roof to power...
NYU Bluestone Center discovers that skin color affects skin sensitivity to heat, mechanical stimuli
Researchers at the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research at the New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) have identified...
Blood is thicker than water for the common reed — At least that’s what the soil tells us
In a paper published in Nature Communications, Northeastern University Professor Jennifer Bowen and University of Rhode Island Professor Laura Meyerson...
Man-made reefs: A compelling diving alternative — Ben-Gurion U. study
Credit: AABGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel...September 5, 2017 - Artificial, man-made reefs can be more attractive to divers than nearby natural coral...
Study suggests simple way to predict preterm births
Up to 18 percent of babies born worldwide arrive before they are full-term, defined as 37 weeks of gestation. About...
Researchers develop Lassa fever treatment effective eight days after infection
GALVESTON, Texas - A collaborative team of scientists, led by a group at The University of Texas Medical Branch at...
Hop, skip, run, leap: Unpredictability boosts survival for bipedal desert rodents
ANN ARBOR--Sometimes it pays to be unpredictable. A new study shows that when bipedal desert rodents called jerboas are being...
Reproducing the computational environments of experiments
Credit: Image: MDC Experiments increasingly rely on high-performance computing software. Differences in software environments can cause problems when those experiments...
Could switchgrass help China’s air quality?
Credit: Amber Ruedi URBANA, Ill. - Researchers from the United States and China have proposed an idea that could improve...
Longer, stronger summers in the Gulf of Maine
Credit: University of Maine Summer is coming to the Gulf of Maine, longer and warmer than ever -- as much...
The STING of death in T cells
The cells of the innate immune system use a signaling pathway comprising STING (Stimulator of interferon genes) to detect DNA...
The sniff test of self-recognition confirmed: Dogs have self-awareness
A new research carried out by the Department of Psychology of the Barnard College in the USA, in publication on...
Midwestern University researchers discover previously unknown cause of nTOS
Credit: Heather F. Smith, Ph.D., Midwestern University Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (nTOS) is a common neurologic syndrome resulting in pain,...
