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Epileptic brain activity in widely used lab mice
Credit: Steinmetz et al., eNeuro (2017) Multiple laboratories have observed unusual neural activity resembling epilepsy in some lines of genetically...
Mobile women were key to cultural exchange in Stone Age and Bronze Age Europe
Credit: Stadtarchäologie Augsburg At the end of the Stone Age and in the early Bronze Age, families were established in...
Experts call for added focus on the impact of glacier mass loss on downstream systems
Credit: Dr. Lee Brown, University of Leeds Researchers have warned of an 'urgent worldwide need' to address a broad spectrum...
Researchers take a holistic approach to threats to humanity
What risks threaten the entire future of humanity within the next hundred years? And what should we do to protect...
Deadly parasite messaging tactic may help curb sleeping sickness
New insight into sleeping sickness suggests communication between parasites that cause infection could affect the severity and spread of the...
International research project: How can breastfeeding be promoted in Germany?
The project "Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly" is being conducted at the initiative of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)...
Discovery of dynamic seasonal changes in color perception
Credit: NIBB In many areas, the environment fluctuates greatly depending on the season, and animals living in those areas must...
Like a revolving door: How shuttling proteins operate nuclear pores
Credit: Immanuel Wagner/imma.tv Nuclear pore complexes are tiny channels where the exchange of substances between the cell nucleus and the...
Researchers devise a new way of producing hydrogen fuel
Credit: MIPT Press Office A U.S.-based team of researchers featuring MIPT scientists has assembled a nanoscale biological structure capable of...
Indigenous storytelling is a new asset for biocultural conservation
Credit: Joan de la Malla Some of the areas hosting most of the world's biodiversity are those inhabited by indigenous...
Reindeer grazing protects tundra plant diversity in a warming climate
Credit: Elina Kaarlejärvi Climate warming reduces the number of plant species in the tundra, but plant-eating animals, such as reindeer...
Largest ever genetic study marks likely osteoporosis treatment target
Scientists are honing in on a potential treatment for osteoporosis, after performing the largest ever genetic study of the common...
Team gathers unprecedented data on atmosphere’s organic chemistry
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- For a few weeks over the summer in 2011, teams of scientists from around the world converged...
More ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ predicted for Southern Ocean seafloor animals
Credit: Cath Waller A new study of the marine invertebrates living in the seas around Antarctica reveals there will be...
New fluorescent dyes could advance biological imaging
Credit: Jonathan B. Grimm With a new technique to craft a spectrum of glowing dyes, chemists are no longer chasing...
Study in early stage breast cancer shows that even small tumors can be aggressive
LUGANO-MADRID, Sept. 3, 2017 - Even small tumours can be aggressive, according to a study in patients with early stage...
Heavy alcohol use alters brain functioning differently in young men and women
Scientists have found that brain functions in young men and women are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these...
Study highlights overuse of tumor marker tests in primary and secondary care
LUGANO-MADRID, Sept. 2, 2017 - The vast majority of tumour marker tests in primary and secondary care are not necessary,...
Breast cancer patients on opioids less likely to stick to vital treatment
Credit: University of Virginia Health System A new study has found a troubling lack of adherence to a potentially lifesaving...
Physician experts highlight research ahead of Otolaryngology’s annual meeting
ALEXANDRIA, VA--The latest research on patient preferences, quality-of-life, ear health, thyroidectomy, and other topics related to the specialty of otolaryngology...
