Gene plays important role in embryonic development
An international study led by the medical Faculty of the University of Bonn has identified a gene that plays an important role in the development...
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Argonne researchers share leading-edge work in computing and AI at SC22 conference
Nearly 100 scientists share Argonne’s work in exascale, computing software, artificial intelligence methods and more.Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Nearly 100 scientists share Argonne’s work in...
Nerve cell discovery may lead to better treatment for diseases of the nervous system
A discovery that may improve treatment options for patients with neurodegenerative diseases has been made by scientists at King’s College London and the University of...
Children learn more quickly than adults
If you’ve ever had the feeling that your elementary school kids were “smarter” than you—or at least capable of picking up new information and skills...
‘Sound’ly segregated supramolecular helices
In 1848, Louis Pasteur successfully segregated two types of crystals of double sodium-ammonium salt of tartaric acid, which were mirror images of each other. Back...
PCORI approves $96 million for research on mental health, delirium, adolescent alcohol use among other conditions
WASHINGTON, DC – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $96 million to support 18 new research studies. These studies aim...
Aston University photonics expert elected as Fellow of Optica
A photonics expert at Aston University has been elected as a Fellow of Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide.Credit: Professor Edik Rafailov A...
CHOP researchers find financial strain due to COVID-19 pandemic took significant toll on adolescent mental health
Philadelphia, November 15, 2022—Financial stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic took a distinct toll on adolescent mental health and contributed to depressive symptoms, according to...
Beneficial and beautiful: Biodiversity of meadows and pastures can be an asset for nature, agriculture, and tourism
Where species-rich meadows provide habitat for bees and other insects, ecosystem services such as pollination or natural pest control offer benefits not only to nature...
DocMapper.ca: New online tool finds a family doctor in your language in Ottawa and Renfrew County areas
The Chair in Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa and the Institut du Savoir Montfort is launching an online tool to identify family doctors...
Emphysema more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers, according to a study published in Radiology, a...
New critical period of embryonic sex determination in sea turtles identified
Unlike humans, turtles, lizards and other reptiles – such as crocodiles – do not have sex chromosomes. Their sex is determined based on the environment,...
Data center research group earns additional NSF funding Editor Menumenu
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- A Binghamton University-led center that brings together academic and industry experts to reduce the energy consumed by data centers recently earned a new...
Scientists find new variations among sperm cells
The behavior of sperm cells is due, in part, to the individual DNA make-up of these cells, rather than only to the genetics of males,...
Cosmic chocolate pralines: General neutron star structure revealed
FRANKFURT. So far, little is known about the interior of neutron stars, those extremely compact objects that can form after the death of a star:...