Aggression de-escalation gene identified in fruit flies
LA JOLLA—(September 7, 2022) The brain mechanisms that cause aggressive behavior have been well studied. Far less understood are the processes that tell the body...
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Scientists see spins in a 2D magnet
All magnets—from the simple souvenirs hanging on your refrigerator to the discs that give your computer memory to the powerful versions used in research labs—...
Understanding the effect of wildfires on air quality: a NASA initiative
Wildfires, characterized by unplanned, uncontrolled, and unpredictable fires erupting in areas such as forests, grasslands, and prairies, have recently grown in frequency and intensity. Likely...
Lensless camera creates 3D images from single exposure
WASHINGTON—Researchers have developed a camera that uses a thin microlens array and new image processing algorithms to capture 3D information about objects in a scene...
Kessler Foundation receives major funding from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to advance research in spinal cord injury and fellowship education
East Hanover, NJ. September 7, 2022. Kessler Foundation scientists received three spinal cord injury research grants totaling $1.266 million from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation....
Babies who gain weight rapidly in their first six months are more likely to have an increased weight-to-height ratio at 5 years old, in Swedish study which also found links with parental BMI
Babies who gain weight rapidly in their first six months are more likely to have an increased weight-to-height ratio at 5 years old, in Swedish...
Men take more financial risks after positive fortune telling
In three new studies, men who were presented with a positive versus a neutral or negative fortune telling outcome were subsequently more inclined to take...
Pipes two million times smaller than an ant
Working on microscopic pipes only a millionth as wide as a single strand of human hair, Johns Hopkins University researchers have engineered a way to...
Study suggests COVID face masks don’t impair most social interaction
LAWRENCE — A new study just published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology debunks the idea that wearing a mask to slow the spread of disease damages most...
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Gero Miesenböck awarded Horwitz Prize for Foundational work on optogenetics
NEW YORK, NY (September 7, 2022)—Columbia will award the 2022 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Gero Miesenböck, for research that...
Taking solar-powered lasers to new heights with four-mirror pumping
The design of efficient solar cells, which harness energy to generate electricity or produce hydrogen by splitting water, has received much attention globally. Another route...
York University receives CAD7.25M to build network and use AI and big data in fight against infectious diseases
TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2022 – At a time when the risk of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases (ERIDs) is increasing, an international team led by York...
Surprising discovery by UCI-led team links Piezo1 and cholesterol during brain development
Irvine, CA - September 7, 2022 – A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals how mechanical forces and tissue mechanics influence the morphology of...
These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males — apparently to evade aggression
FROM: James UrtonCredit: Irene Mendez Cruz FROM: James Urton University of Washington 206-543-2580 [email protected] (NOTE: researcher contact information at end) For Immediate Release Sept....
What is the best way to group students?
Imagine you have a group of 30 children who want to play soccer. You would like to divide them into two teams, so they can...
