Why we fit a mini brain with a mini cap
It could be the world’s tiniest EEG electrode cap, created to measure activity in a brain model the size of a pen dot. Its designers...
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South America might have been settled over 18,000 years ago, with evidence of a genetic bottleneck around 12,800 years ago, per Y chromosome genomic analysis
South America might have been settled over 18,000 years ago, with evidence of a genetic bottleneck around 12,800 years ago, per Y chromosome genomic analysisCredit:...
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snake
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snakeCredit: Ridgway et al., 2022, PLOS ONE,...
Study fails to show that dogs or wolves can form reputations of humans
A small study did not find evidence that wolves or dogs could form reputations of humans as “generous” or “selfish” with food, after direct or...
After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a year
After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a yearCredit: Heidi E. Brown, CC-BY 4.0...
Preterm birth’s link with educational attainment explored in U.K. primary and secondary schoolchildren
All children born before full term are more likely to have poorer attainment during primary school compared with children born full term (39-41 weeks), but...
Isolation may affect horses’ health too: Housing them alone appears to stress and hamper their immune system
Isolation may affect horses' health too: housing them alone appears to stress and hamper their immune systemCredit: Ibrahim Rifath, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Isolation may affect...
Frogs use brains or camouflage to evade predators
Throughout evolution, prey animals have adopted a range of strategies to evade their predators. But these oftentimes elaborate strategies come at a cost. For example,...
“Nutri-Score” label may counter misleading sugar claims on groceries
A new analysis suggests that the Nutri-Score—a label indicating the overall nutritional quality of a food product—can counteract the misleading effects of sugar claims. Kristin...
Cellular waste may supercharge immune cell function
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 17, 2022) — The immune cells that protect us from infection and cancer seek out a wide array of fuel sources...
New research model illuminates how organs communicate with each other
LA JOLLA, CA—Our many different organ systems are in constant communication with each other. During exercise, for example, muscles send out signals to fat and...
Oncotarget | Kinase activity in renal cell carcinoma, benign renal tissue and in response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors
“Thus, the presented findings might provide options to select the most promising TKI for individual RCC patients prior to initiation of TKI-therapies.”Credit: Tahiri et al....
Dr. Boukrina of Kessler Foundation further investigates novel, reading-deficit treatments after sub-acute stroke with five-year, $675,000 grant
East Hanover, NJ – August 17, 2022 – Olga Boukrina, PhD, senior research scientist in the Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, has...
Capturing high pressures in diamond capsules
Preservation of the high-pressure states of materials at ambient conditions is a long-sought-after goal for fundamental research and practical applications. A team of scientists led...
Grants Programme for Scientific Research 2022/2023 – applications until August 31
BIAL Foundation opens a new call of its Grants Programme for Scientific Research 2022/2023 in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.Credit: BIAL Foundation BIAL Foundation opens...
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