FSU research links common sweetener with anxiety
Florida State University College of Medicine researchers have linked aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in nearly 5,000 diet foods and drinks, to anxiety-like behavior in...
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Deep-space optical communication demonstration project forges ahead
Researchers report new results from the NASA Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration project, which develops and tests new advanced laser sources for deep-space...
SFI Press publishes “Ex Machina: Coevolving Machines & the Origins of the Social Universe”
Earth is full of examples of social behavior. When individual bacteria, insects, primates, and even self-driving cars make productive choices about their interactions with other...
Virginia Tech engineers receive NSF grant to research optically driven semiconductor technology
At the intersection of future semiconductor technologies and the reduction of greenhouse gasses emitted by the U.S. power grid is research from four electrical and...
How selfish genes succeed
KANSAS CITY, MO—Dec. 7, 2022—New findings from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research uncover critical insights about how a dangerous selfish gene—considered to be a...
Molecular understanding of calcium-sensitive protein could explain the mysteries of long-term memory – and more
Margaret Stratton ponders a conundrum as she and her students study neuronal proteins in her lab: How can memory outlive the molecules that encode it?Credit: UMass Amherst...
How UMass Amherst’s ATLAS group is leading the charge into one of the universe’s great mysteries: The realm of subatomic particle physics
December 8, 2022Credit: UMass Amherst December 8, 2022 AMHERST, Mass. – There is the universe we know, made of atoms and molecules, and another,...
Ultra-high-resolution photon-counting detector CT: Reconstruction kernel, slice thickness guide protocol
Leesburg, VA, December 8, 2022—An accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) guides optimization of clinical protocols when implementing ultra-high-resolution photon-counting detector...
Guideline-directed hemoglobin targets in children with kidney disease may not optimize growth
Among 510 children and young adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) followed for over 15 years, declining hemoglobin levels were associated with significant growth impairment...
Climate whiplash increased wildfires on California’s west coast about 8,000 years ago
Scientists are trying to uncover and analyze evidence from the past in their search for a better assessment of future climate trends. In a joint...
Study shows new way to produce important molecular entity
Among the most common structures relevant to the function of biologically active molecules, natural products and drugs are so-called vicinal diamines - in particular, unsymmetrically...
Arsenic-contaminated water associated with antibiotic resistance in children, study finds
In rural Bangladesh, areas with high levels of arsenic contamination in drinking water, compared to areas with less contamination, have a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant...
How intensive agriculture turned a wild plant into a pervasive weed
New research in Science is showing how the rise of modern agriculture has turned a North American native plant, common waterhemp, into a problematic agricultural...
Astronomers discover enigmatic cosmic explosion
Cosmic explosions:Credit: A. Simonnet (Sonoma State University) and Goddard Space Flight Center. Cosmic explosions: Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the Universe, resulting...
Casthouse technology specialists partner with Aston University to develop energy-efficient recycling systems
Credit: Aston University Aston University and Mechatherm International Ltd enter Knowledge Transfer Partnership which is expected to reduce energy consumption by half The partnership will...
