Rodent extinctions in Hispaniola may have been caused by humans
The island of Hispaniola once had among the highest diversity of rodents in the Caribbean, supporting 11 species that coexisted for thousands of years. Today,...
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Boston College chemists named Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Distinguished Investigators
Boston College chemists Eranthie Weerapana and Abhishek Chatterjee have been named 2022 Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Distinguished Investigators, an honor accompanied by $1.2 million...
TTUHSC’s Guindon earns international award for cannabinoid research
There are more than 480 naturally occurring compounds present in the cannabis plant, more than 100 of which are considered to be cannabinoids. One of...
University of Toronto scientists use machine learning to fast-track drug formulation development
TORONTO, January 10, 2023 – Scientists at the University of Toronto have successfully tested the use of machine learning models to guide the design of...
Elucidating enzyme gene expression in filamentous fungi for efficient biomass energy production
Filamentous fungi have long been a good friend of sake brewers, but they might soon also be a sidekick for environmentalists. Osaka Metropolitan University researchers...
Consumption of fast food linked to liver disease
LOS ANGELES — The new year has begun, and with it, resolutions for change.Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES — The new year has begun,...
Taking on the triple threat of identifying the best organ donor, the earliest signs of transplant rejection and a better way to stop it
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 10, 2023) –  Whether a humanized mouse model that shows great promise in identifying a patient’s best match for a living organ...
Aware or not aware: you are affected by food cues either way
Osaka, Japan – Controlling your food intake can be even more difficult than you think. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists show that visual food cues can...
Cannabis-related emergency department visits among older adults on the rise
As a growing number of older adults are experimenting with cannabis to help alleviate chronic symptoms, a new University of California San Diego School of...
Deep-learning-designed diffractive processor computes hundreds of transformations in parallel
In today’s digital age, computational tasks have become increasingly complex. This, in turn, has led to an exponential growth in the power consumed by digital...
Warming oceans have decimated marine parasites — but that’s not a good thing
More than a century of preserved fish specimens offer a rare glimpse into long-term trends in parasite populations. New research from the University of Washington...
Urban lizards share genomic markers not found in forest-dwellers
Lizards living in different cities have parallel genomic markers when compared to neighboring forest lizards, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of...
Forests recovering from logging act as a source of carbon
Tropical forests recovering from logging are sources of carbon for years afterwards, contrary to previous assumptions, finds a new study.Credit: Zoe G Davies Tropical forests...
A new way to monitor blood flow in the brain. The πNIRS technique could revolutionize medical diagnostics
Monitoring the proper blood supply to the brain is crucial, not only to prevent neurological diseases but also to treat them. The parallel near-infrared interferometric...
‘Smart’ coating can be precisely applied to make fabric into protective gear
A durable copper-based coating developed by Dartmouth College researchers can be precisely integrated into fabric to create responsive and reusable materials such as protective equipment,...