“A new era in brain science”: Salk researchers unveil human brain cell atlas
LA JOLLA (October 12, 2023)—Salk Institute researchers, as part of a larger collaboration with research teams around the world, analyzed more than half a million...
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An electrical switch to control chemical reactions
New pharmaceuticals, cleaner fuels, biodegradable plastics: in order to meet society’s needs, chemists have to develop new synthesis methods to obtain new products that do...
Gray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic conditions, research shows
NEWPORT, Ore. – Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the...
Researchers construct first “multiome” atlas of cell development in the human cerebral cortex from before birth to adulthood
A team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Yale University School of Medicine has created the first “multiome” atlas...
Texas A&M-led team receives USDA grant to study cattle respiratory disease prevention
Researchers from the Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have received $300,000...
FAO and IWMI’s milestone book gives actionable guidelines on water quality for agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) co-launched “Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation” at the Rome...
New book imagines society based on animal rights
What would a society based on animal rights look like? A new book by a University of Leicester politics expert explores how our laws and...
“Two-factor” screening of newborns enhances congenital hearing loss management
Nearly 30 million Chinese individuals experience hearing loss (HL), with around 60% of these cases being hereditary. HL is the second most common congenital disability...
Letting go of an extra weight to control sleeping sickness
Letting go of an extra weight to control sleeping sicknessCredit: Gonçalo Ribeiro Letting go of an extra weight to control sleeping sickness A new...
Omega watch: Researchers develop new blood test for measuring levels of critical omega-3 fatty acids
Hamilton, ON, Oct. 11, 2023 – Researchers at McMaster and the University of Guelph have discovered a convenient new way to track levels of omega-3...
MOBIOS+: An extensive database for advancing Mindanao Island’s biodiversity
The Philippine Archipelago, with more than 7,100 islands, has one of the highest levels of endemism globally and is a hotspot for biodiversity conservation. Mindanao,...
Big blood savings: large trial in JAMA shows taking less blood for lab testing reduces transfusions in intensive care
A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of blood every year in Canada...
Widely tuneable terahertz lasers boost photo-induced superconductivity in K3C60
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg, Germany, have long been exploring the effect of using...
Flagship individuals can boost conservation
“Flagship” individual animals like Cecil the lion or Freya the walrus can boost conservation, new research suggests.Credit: L Candisani “Flagship” individual animals like Cecil the...
Stronger lithium batteries may need ‘weaker’ solvation structure, researchers report
Lithium batteries power our phones, computers, many of our cars and so much more — even the drill and weedwhacker. But as technology advances, can...
