Motivation to seek cocaine is driven by elegant cellular communication
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and the National Institutes of Health uncover how drug cues change the connectivity between brain cells, making...
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Study reveals robust performance in aged detonator explosive
PETN explosive is used extensively in commercial detonators and in the nuclear stockpileCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., October 28, 2020 -- In...
Cancer-fighting gene restrains ‘jumping genes’
Finding sheds light on why mutations of the gene p53 are associated with cancer and could lead to new diagnostics or treatmentsCredit: Study authors Amanda...
Radical diagnostic could save millions of people at risk of dying from blood loss
Credit: Monash University / BioPRIA - In a world-first, engineers at Monash University in Australia have developed a diagnostic that can help deliver urgent treatment...
Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers can predict COVID-19 infections
Sensor data from wearable devices can complement virus testing and conventional screening to signal new infectionsCredit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA--Examining data from the first...
Remdesivir for COVID-19: FDA approved but still unproven
Researchers say effective public health strategies are more urgently neededCredit: Florida Atlantic University The United States has become the epicenter of the world in the...
Bioenergy research team sequences miscanthus genome
CABBI study provides a genetic road map to maximize the productivity and adaptability of this perennial grass and potential bioenergy cropCredit: Center for Advanced Bioenergy...
Nucleus accumbens recruited by cocaine, sugar are different
Credit: Sarah Pack Nucleus accumbens in the brain play a central role in the risk-reward circuit. Their operation is based chiefly on three essential neurotransmitters:...
Samara Polytech chemists synthesized new compounds
The synthesized substances have great preparative propertiesCredit: @SamaraPolytech Scientists of the Department of Organic Chemistry of Samara Polytech have developed approaches to synthesize 1,3,6-tri- and...
Male fin whales surprise scientists by swapping songs
Fin whales vary their song structure and pick up new songs from other whale groups, study suggestsCredit: Regina Guazzo Until now, scientists believed the male...
International team tracks record-setting smoke cloud from Australian wildfires
Credit: Submitted/USask SASKATOON - Researchers with the University of Saskatchewan's Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies are part of a global team that has found...
Location and extent of coral reefs mapped worldwide using advanced AI
Credit: Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science at Arizona State University Nearly 75% of the world's coral reefs are under threat from global stressors...
Study finds seabird ecosystem shift in Falkland islands
Credit: Dulcinea Groff Seabird populations in the South Atlantic and Southern Ocean are facing direct and indirect impacts of climate change due to rising temperatures...
New sulfur dioxide conversion method may transform current industrial techniques
Credit: Penn State A single-step, plasma-enhanced catalytic process to convert sulfur dioxide to pure sulfur from tail gas streams may provide a promising, more environmentally-friendly...
Forecasting elections with a model of infectious diseases
Credit: Figure courtesy of Alexandria Volkening, Daniel F. Linder, Mason A. Porter, and Grzegorz A. Rempala. Forecasting elections is a high-stakes problem. Politicians and voters...
