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A bit of weed before a workout can boost motivation and make exercise more enjoyable. But if performance is the goal, it may be best...

Advancing the generation of in-vivo chimeric lungs in mice using rat-derived stem cells

Ikoma, Japan – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. It is marked by lung damage that is lasting...

Soft robotic, wearable device improves walking for individual with Parkinson’s disease

EMBARGO: 05 January 2024 at 05:00 (US Eastern Time)Credit: (Credit: Walsh Biodesign Lab/Harvard SEAS) EMBARGO: 05 January 2024 at 05:00 (US Eastern Time) Freezing is...

Mark Alkema, PhD, and Woo Kyu Kang, PhD, at UMass Chan Medical School

UMass Chan researchers identify molecular link between gut bacteria and excitatory brain signaling in C. elegans

A new study published in Nature Cell Biology by Mark Alkema, PhD, professor of neurobiology, establishes an important molecular link between specific B12-producing bacteria in the gut...

Research at Malaria Lab at University of Washington

Classifying the natural history of asymptomatic malaria

Detecting malaria in people who aren’t experiencing symptoms is vital to public health efforts to better control this tropical disease in places where the mosquito-borne...

New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like

Royal Astronomical Society and University of Oxford press releaseCredit: Patrick Irwin. Under embargo until 00:01 GMT on Friday 5 January 2024 /19:01 ET Thursday 4...

Coherently tiled titanium:sapphire laser amplification.

Breaking the 10-petawatt limit with a new laser amplification

Ultra-intense ultrashort lasers have a wide-ranging scope of applications, encompassing basic physics, national security, industrial service, and health care. In basic physics, such lasers have...

Littorina snails are common on the rocky shores of Europe, the UK, and the East Coast of the USA

Biologists uncover the secrets of evolutionary change

**Strictly embargoed until 19:00 GMT on Thursday 4 January 2024** Biologists uncover the secrets of evolutionary change Images available here Credit: Daria Shipilina **Strictly embargoed...

More lives can be saved if ambulance staff receive AI-support

Assessing how seriously injured a person is, involves weighing up lots of different parameters fast. If healthcare professionals could get support making fast-paced, life-critical decisions...

AURA appoints Christoph Keller as next National Solar Observatory Director

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Christoph Keller has been appointed as the next Director of...

Progress in the investigation of ultrafast electron dynamics using short light pulses

When electrons move within a molecule or semiconductor, this occurs on unimaginably short time scales. A Swedish-German including physicist Dr Jan Vogelsang from the University...

UC San Diego receives $5 million to launch Center for Learning Health Systems Science

University of California San Diego School of Medicine has received a $5 million, five-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to...

Incidence of asthma-related emergency room visits by children in NYC and an air quality sensor

Pollution-tracking citizen science project offers New York students a breath of fresh air

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 – Climate change is one of the biggest issues of the 21st century, a crisis that affects the fate of the...

Researchers 3D print components for a portable mass spectrometer

Mass spectrometers, devices that identify chemical substances, are widely used in applications like crime scene analysis, toxicology testing, and geological surveying. But these machines are...

Worm study raises concern about DEET’s effect on reproduction