Monkey see others, monkey do: How the brain allows actions based on social cues
Researchers at NIPS in Japan show that information flow between two regions in the front of the brain makes it possible for monkeys to correctly...
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The role of the Sun in the spread of viral respiratory diseases
Credit: Paolo Bonfini, University of Crete Why do most viral epidemics spread cyclically in autumn and winter in the globe's temperate regions? According to an...
New research reports discovery of 5-million-year-old honey badger-like animal
New research reports on discovery of 5-million-year-old honey badger-like animal from West Coast of South AfricaCredit: Picture: Romala Govender Five million years ago, dangerous carnivores...
Robert Prud’homme to receive new Princeton University award to honor faculty innovators
Prud'homme led the invention of flash nanoprecipitation to encapsulate drugs in nanoparticles for targeted deliveryCredit: Photo by David Kelly Crow. Robert Prud'homme, professor of chemical...
Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer
Credit: CSHL, 2020 Cancer immunotherapies, which empower patients' immune systems to eliminate tumors, are revolutionizing cancer treatment. Many patients respond well to these treatments, sometimes...
Specially-adapted drones gather data from unexplored volcanoes to better forecast eruptions
New drone technology improves ability to forecast volcanic eruptionsCredit: Matthew Wordell Specially-adapted drones developed by an international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes...
Five Argonne researchers recognized as 2020 Distinguished Fellows
Credit: Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Five leading researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have been recognized as Argonne Distinguished...
Mobile smartphone technology is associated with better clinical outcomes for OHCA
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- Mobile smartphone technology can accelerate first responder dispatch and...
Novel adoptive cell transfer method shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers demonstrated that polarized Th17 cells can effectively eradicate tumors after only four days of ex vivo expansionCredit: MUSC Hollings Cancer...
Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious
Credit: Houston Methodist/University of Texas at Austin A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease...
Collective impact partnership models help close health care workforce gap
New George Mason University study analyzes models of effective health sciences and training programs and communities of practice to scale future efforts.Credit: Tammie Jones Currently,...
VUMC study finds faster, wider spread of COVID-19 in US households
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center COVID-19 spreads faster and more widely throughout U.S. households than previously reported, according to new preliminary research from a multicenter...
A new spin on atoms gives scientists a closer look at quantum weirdness
Credit: Rachel Davidowitz When atoms get extremely close, they develop intriguing interactions that could be harnessed to create new generations of computing and other technologies....
Should secret voting be mandatory? ‘Yes” say political scientists in new book
Making voting more convenient does not combat low voter turnout but instead jeopardizes integrity of the ballotCredit: (University of Rochester photo / Sandra Knispel) According...
New fault zone measurements could help us to understand subduction earthquake
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba conducted detailed measurements of rocks formed by seismic slips in an exposed subduction zone in central Japan to help...
