Study finds the brain searches for the best way to move the body
Research that examines how the body adapts to new movements is shedding new light on how the nervous system learns, and could help to inform...
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NASA mission finds Tonga volcanic eruption effects reached space
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now,...
Smartphone app helps locate mosquitoes, eradicate malaria
TAMPA, Fla. (May 10, 2022) – Following his success eradicating a major source of malaria, technology created by a University of South Florida public health researcher is...
History professor’s book examines racism in Russia
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Russia, under President Vladimir Putin’s administration, is perhaps the most dangerous country for racial violence in the world, according to University of...
Henry Ford Health first in Michigan to offer robotic high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer
DETROIT (May 10, 2022) – Henry Ford Health is the first in Michigan to offer Robotic High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of...
Study reveals most effective anti-vaping messages for teens
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Effective anti-vaping advertisements geared to teens have the greatest impact when they emphasize the adverse consequences and harms of vaping e-cigarettes,...
Computational sleuthing confirms first 3D quantum spin liquid
HOUSTON – (May 10, 2022) – Computational detective work by U.S. and German physicists has confirmed cerium zirconium pyrochlore is a 3D quantum spin liquid.Credit:...
What makes some more afraid of change than others?
Humans are undoubtedly altering the natural environment. But how wild animals respond to these changes is complex and unclear. In a new study published today,...
Frozen testicular tissue still viable after two decades
Male testis tissue that is cryopreserved can be reimplanted after more than 20 years and will go on to make viable sperm, according to a...
Researchers use light for thermomagnetic recording on silicon waveguide
WASHINGTON — Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, light-induced thermomagnetic recording in a magnetic thin-film on silicon waveguides. The new writing technique is poised...
Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have discovered that before cells start to divide, they do a little cleanup, tossing out molecules that they appear not...
At home, do-it-yourself fluid mechanics
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 – Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions in the educational system, it also led to some surprising benefits.Credit: M. Tanver...
Medication that lowers risk of overdose underused
Less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially lifesaving medication, researchers at Washington...
Exploring dynamics of blood flow in vascular, atherosclerotic diseases
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 – Medical interventions, such as improving diet, lowering blood lipids, or controlling blood pressure and blood sugar, can only do so...
Joubert Syndrome: the link between intellectual disability and defects in the hippocampus
An important link has been found between the intellectual disability experienced by children with the rare disease Joubert Syndrome (JS) and defects in the hippocampus....
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