Desert teamwork explains global pattern of co-operation in birds
A new study from the Kalahari Desert finds that teamwork allows birds to cope with brutally unpredictable environments.Credit: Andrew Young A new study from the...
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Physiological stressors triggering disease in the heart
UTICA, NY — It’s not uncommon for people to live normal, healthy lives without knowledge of any underlying genetic conditions. However, all it takes is...
Improving control for users of robotic prosthetics
A University of Houston biomedical engineer has been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to improve the control of robotic...
Theory of bubbles lifts cell biology into a new, more quantitative era
The heady math that describes how bubbles form in a glass of Champagne has inspired a framework for engineering living cells.Credit: Image courtesy of the...
Unique sugar structures could identify early-stage liver cancer
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers report in Molecular Cancer Research that they have identified specific sugar structures that correlate to different subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma,...
Researchers explain how nanomaterial aids antibody response, study it as antibody factory
AMES, Iowa – The researchers’ original task was to figure out how certain polymer nanomaterials provided for a low-inflammatory immune response and yet were able...
Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year
The hauling of rope on maritime vessels could result in billions of microplastic fragments entering the ocean every year, according to new research.Credit: University of...
Researchers study recurrent neural network structure in the brain
Two University of Wyoming researchers decided to pick each other’s brain, so to speak. Specifically, they examined the importance of the frontal cortex, the portion...
University of Washington researchers discover four dinosaurs in Montana
A team of paleontologists from the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture excavated four dinosaurs in northeastern Montana this...
Right program could turn immune cells into cancer killers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: PNAS Dec. 10, 2002, Copyright (2002) National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cancer-fighting immune cells in patients with lung cancer...
Which types of brain activity support conscious experiences?
WASHINGTON, September 21, 2021 -- Consciousness remains one of the brain's biggest mysteries. We know very little about how it emerges from activity within the...
Darwin’s short-beak enigma solved
Charles Darwin was obsessed with domestic pigeons. He thought they held the secrets of selection in their beaks. Free from the bonds of natural selection,...
Eating less fat may save your hair
Tokyo, Japan – It’s well known that obesity is linked to the development of numerous diseases in humans. Heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments are...
First-in-world heart implant: Woman receives novel type of artificial heart at UofL Health — Jewish Hospital by University of Louisville physicians
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Study shows use of smartphone app associated with lower hospital readmission rates for heart attack survivors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Francoise Marvel and Seth Martin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Data collected from a group of 200 heart attack survivors using a smartphone app...
