Describing the worldviews of the new ‘tech elite’
World's tech elite holds views distinct from the broader wealth elite and the general population --with a focus on meritocracy and an inconsistent democratic ideologyCredit:...
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Automated imaging reveals where TAU protein originates in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Researchers have developed an automated method that can track the development of harmful clumps of TAU protein related to Alzheimer's disease in the brain,...
Deep sleep takes out the trash
Waste clearance is crucial for brain health, preventing neurodegenerative diseaseCredit: Ravi Allada/Northwestern University A new Northwestern University study reaffirms the importance of getting a good...
NIH researchers identify new genetic disorder that affects brain, craniofacial skeleton
Analysis of patients with rare condition uncovers key pathway for human developmentCredit: Werner lab, NIDCR Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a...
Cats love silver vine and catnip for a more practical reason than developing euphoria
Cats use the plants to repel mosquitoesCredit: Masao Miyazaki & Reiko Uenoyama Catnip and silver vine have been known as cat attractant plants. Cat lovers...
Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide
NIH-supported study finds biggest increase among American Indians and Alaska NativesCredit: National Institute on Drug Abuse Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in...
Breakthrough in understanding ‘tummy bug’ bacteria
Credit: University of Exeter Bioimaging Unit Scientists have discovered how bacteria commonly responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and then "wake up". Vibrio...
Stealing the spotlight in the field and kitchen
Credit: Travis Parker January 20, 2021 - Plant breeders are constantly working to develop new bean varieties to meet the needs and desires of the...
Genome editing to treat human retinal degeneration
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 19, 2021--Gene editing therapies, including CRISPR-Cas systems, offer the potential to correct mutations causing inherited...
Do simulations represent the real world at the atomic scale?
Credit: Emmanuel Gygi, University of California, San Diego Computer simulations hold tremendous promise to accelerate the molecular engineering of green energy technologies, such as new...
Protected areas vulnerable to growing emphasis on food security
New study shows croplands are prevalent in protected areas, challenging their efficacy in meeting conservation goalsCredit: Image courtesy of Sashanka Barbaruah-Wildlife Trust of India Protected...
Constructing termite turrets without a blueprint
Researchers develop a mathematical model to explain the complex architecture of termite moundsCredit: (Image courtesy of Guy Theraulaz/Harvard SEAS) Following a series of studies on...
How to train a robot (using AI and supercomputers)
UT Arlington computer scientists use TACC systems to generate synthetic objects for robot trainingCredit: Before he joined the University of Texas at Arlington as an...
NASA explores solar wind with new view of small sun structures
Credit: NASA/SDO/Uritsky, et al. Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar structures that create the Sun's...
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
Researchers from RIT and Green Bank Observatory shed new light on nebula formation processesCredit: STScI, Alyssa Pagan Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by...
