BU/VA Researcher Honored for Contributions to Trauma Psychology
Colleen Sloan, PhD, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received the Outstanding Contributions to Practice...
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New fossil evidence upends long-held assumptions about how mammals gave birth
A fossilized growth signal in the bones of a 236-million-year-old cynodont may have revealed one of the earliest known examples of live birth in the...
Interference-Engineered Mach–Zehnder Modulator Achieves Ultra-High Extinction Ratio Optical Modulation
A new study describes an optical modulator designed to push one of the most important performance measures in modern communications technology to an extreme: the...
Friendly gut bacteria curb viral infections with a tryptophan-derived metabolite
A new study published in Nature Communications reports that bacteria normally living alongside humans may help suppress viral infections by producing a metabolite derived from...
Preclinical Data Require Clinical Context for Accurate Interpretation
The path from a promising laboratory result to an effective clinical treatment is often described as a pipeline, but a new Nature article argues that...
Extinction intervention erases fear memories through locus coeruleus dopamine and D2 receptors
A new study reports that a behavioral intervention can do more than suppress the outward expression of fear: it may erase the neural trace of...
Scientists Compare Human Brains and Organoids Side by Side
For nearly 15 years, scientists have been building organoids—three-dimensional structures grown from stem cells that mimic selected features of organs in miniature. Researchers at the...
RTN4IP1 Drives Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Progression and Metastasis Through Metabolic Reprogramming
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, may be driven by a previously underappreciated mitochondrial protein that helps tumor...
Recyclable Energy Storage Device Designed for Sustainability
Smartphones, smartwatches and small drones may soon have access to a different kind of rechargeable power source—one designed not only to store energy, but also...
Stroller-running parents report less than half the injury rate of other runners
For parents who lace up their running shoes while pushing a stroller, the extra weight and altered stride may seem like a recipe for injury....
Scientists create innovative technique to 3D-print blood vessel networks
More than 100,000 people in the United States are currently waiting for an organ transplant, while another potential recipient joins the list roughly every 10...
Research finds some wars face a persistent risk of escalation
Military leaders often enter conflicts believing they can control their size, duration and intensity. A new statistical analysis led by researchers at the University of...
Case Western Leads NIH Partnership Developing Rapid Chairside Oral Cancer Test
Cleveland researchers are developing a rapid, noninvasive test that could help dentists determine within minutes whether a suspicious lesion in the mouth is likely to...
Eco-friendly processing lowers costs of novel material for water decontamination
Industrial wastewater could soon be treated with a material that is not only highly effective at capturing toxic lead, but also substantially cheaper and less...
AI-Powered Stethoscopes May Miss Heartbeats in Pets
A digital stethoscope promoted as an intelligent aid for detecting heart disease may be far less reliable in dogs and cats than in humans, according...