Human Brain Project researchers map four new brain areas involved in many cognitive processes
Researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) have mapped four new areas of the human anterior prefrontal cortex that plays a major role in cognitive...
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Cilia in 3D: Miniature train station discovered
Cilia are small hair-like organelles that extend from cells and perform many functions, including motility and signaling. Researchers have now revealed that cilia have a...
Nation’s first Institute of Optics eyes 50% increase in faculty; largest gift in its history will help meet an increasing demand for trained optics graduates
Thanks to a $12 million challenge fund from one of its most distinguished alumni, the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester will have...
Getting rid of unwanted transformed cells: Possible new directions in cancer therapy
The maintenance of a healthy cell population is a dynamic process, whereby unhealthy cells are eliminated by a defense mechanism called “cell competition”. This process...
Facemask can detect viral exposure from a 10-minute conversation with an infected person
Scientists have created a face mask that can detect common respiratory viruses, including influenza and the coronavirus, in the air in droplets or aerosols. The...
Changes to animal feed could supply food for one billion people
While millions around the world face the threat of famine or malnutrition, the production of feed for livestock and fish is tying up limited natural...
Why isn’t weed killer working anymore? (video)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2022 — Farmers used to worry about weeds. Then, herbicides solved that problem. At least for a while. In 1997, there were...
Hopkins immunotherapy researchers named fellows of the SITC Academy of Immuno-Oncology
Drew Pardoll, M.D., Ph.D., and Suzanne Topalian, M.D., leading cancer immunotherapy investigators in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and Kimmel Cancer Center,...
Red Sea may have a nursery for oceanic manta rays
The endangered oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris is an iconic marine creature, and yet surprisingly little is known about them. Now, a study led by KAUST researchers...
Titanium hosts record high superconductivity for elements superconductors
Element superconductors are important either for superconducting mechanism studies or for potential applications because of the single composition. However element superconductor (SC) usually...
Bird’s enzyme points toward novel therapies
HOUSTON – (Sept. 19, 2022) – Thank the rare crested ibis for a clue that could someday help our bodies make better drugs. Credit: Xiao Lab/Rice University HOUSTON...
UVA Health, community pharmacies partner to help Appalachia residents quit smoking
Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the effectiveness of multiple smoking cessation...
A smartphone’s camera and flash could help people measure blood oxygen levels at home
First, pause and take a deep breath.Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington First, pause and take a deep breath. When we breathe in, our lungs fill...
Three new species of ground snakes discovered under graveyards and churches in Ecuador
A group of scientists led by Alejandro Arteaga, grantee of The Explorers Club Discovery Expeditions and researcher at Khamai Foundation, discovered three new cryptozoic (living...
National poll: 2 in 3 parents say their child is self-conscious about their appearance
TV/RADIO: Click link for broadcast-quality sound bites & b-roll, visuals and script suggestions (Full poll report included here as well.)Credit: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll...