Dopamine involved in recognizing emotions
The neurotransmitter dopamine, famous for its role in reward, is also involved in recognizing emotions, according to new research published in JNeurosci.Credit: Stimuli created by...
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Making untreatable vision problems treatable: WVU receives $11M for visual sciences research center
With a new $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, West Virginia University has become just the second university in the country to receive funding for...
Gene therapy reverses effects of autism-linked mutation in brain organoids
In a study published May 02, 2022 in Nature Communications, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used human brain organoids to...
As climate shifts, species will need to relocate, and people may have to help them
Climate change is already affecting plants and animals worldwide and is a growing threat to biodiversity, adding a new layer to the existing challenges of...
Sweet spots in the sea: Mountains of sugar under seagrass meadows
Seagrasses form lush green meadows in many coastal areas around the world. These marine plants are one of the most efficient global sinks of carbon...
Nanotechnology enables visualization of RNA structures at near-atomic resolution
(BOSTON) — We live in a world made and run by RNA, the equally important sibling of the genetic molecule DNA. In fact, evolutionary biologists...
US-Japan research team unravels the trick of evolving the GTP sensor
An international team of researchers have discovered how a tumor-promoting kinase evolves into a GTP sensor kinase. Credit: Photo/Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati An international team of...
Story tips: Fueling up on savings, COVID’s behavior effect, cosmic collisions, seismic and sound, and space-to-ground comms
Transportation — Fueling up on savingsCredit: Nathan Armistead/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Transportation — Fueling up on savings Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers determined that...
A new model predicts forest tree growth in new environments
Trees are an essential cornerstone in the functioning and survival of forest ecosystems. But as global change accelerates, certain tree populations, too slow to adapt,...
Novel stent from Ureteral Stent Co. and invented by University Hospitals Cleveland’s Dr. Lee Ponsky secures FDA clearance
CLEVELAND -- A new urinary stent invented by Lee Ponsky, MD, Chair of the Department of Urology and the Leo & Charlotte Goldberg Chair in...
Compact Light Source based on the movement of atoms
Compact, CMOS compatible on-chip photon sources have attracted much attention to the scientific community and the semiconductor industry. As the transistor’s feature size is continuously...
YVO₄: Nd³⁺-based nanotheranostic agent for imaging and therapy of orthotopic gliomas
Glioma is an intracranial malignant tumor that still poses a major clinical challenge due to its highly invasive nature, low cure rate, and high mortality...
Scientists create viable, reproducing yeast-cyanobacterial hybrids
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Every plant, animal or other nucleus-containing cell also harbors an array of miniature “organs” that perform essential functions for the cell. In...
Over the lips, through the gums, look out gamers, here it comes — or so it seems
Lips are famously sensual but, together with the gums and tongue, they are also surprisingly sensitive, second only to the fingertips in nerve density. Researchers...
Lighting the tunnel of plant evolution: Scientists explore importance of two-pore channels in plants
Two-pore channels (TPCs) are ancient ion channels present in the cells of both animals and plants. In animals, including humans, these ion channels play important...
