Learning behavior differs between OCD and problem gambling
Shinsuke Suzuki at The University of Melbourne, Australia reports distinct patterns of reward-seeking behavior between obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and problem gambling, in a study...
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Fighting intolerance with physics
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 – In a world experiencing growing inequality and intolerance, tools borrowed from science and mathematics could be the key to understanding...
Simulating cuts and burns reveals wound healing and clearing power of fibroblasts
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 – Burn wounds are notoriously prone to bacterial infection and typically lead to a larger amount of scar tissue than laceration...
[Press Release] SMART researchers develop the world’s first microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants
SMART researchers develop the world's first microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plantsCredit: Photo Credit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) SMART researchers develop the...
Understanding the reproductive strategy in the endangered Chinese sturgeon
The Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) is the largest anadromous fish in the Yangtze River and is considered a critically endangered species with only one spawning...
Observation of molecular self-assembly of peptides and understanding the mechanism of seamlessly bridging biology with a technological solid
What is a peptide, and how is it different than a protein? Just like a protein, a peptide also has a chain of natural amino...
The ‘Rapunzel’ virus: an evolutionary oddity
A recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry has revealed the secret behind an evolutionary marvel: a bacteriophage with an extremely long tail. This extraordinary tail...
Mirror-image molecules can modify signaling in neurons
With the aid of some sea slugs, University of Nebraska–Lincoln chemists have discovered that one of the smallest conceivable tweaks to a biomolecule can elicit...
COVID-19 discovery could protect high-risk patients
UVA Health researchers have identified a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in patients at great risk.Credit: Photo by Erin Edgerton, University Communications UVA Health...
Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made — and how an empire functioned
Peru’s first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountains and along the coast from 600-1000 CE. The...
Researchers develop enhanced genetic animal model of Down syndrome
National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be...
Molecular biologist Shixin Liu receives Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Shixin Liu receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for developing cutting-edge biophysical tools to directly visualize and understand the physiological function...
High winds can worsen pathogen spread at outdoor chicken farms
PULLMAN, Wash. – Farmers who keep their chickens outdoors may want to watch the weather. A study of chicken farms in the West found that...
Imaging tech produces real-time 3D maps of uterine contractions during labor
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed new imaging technology that can produce 3D maps showing the magnitude and distribution...
El Camino Health is first in the world to adopt FloPatch advanced ultrasound technology for sepsis management
El Camino Health is the first health system in the world to adopt FloPatch, an innovative new technology that monitors blood flow in real time....
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