Butterfly color diversity due to female preferences
Credit: Kalle Tunström Butterflies have long captured our attention due to their amazing color diversity. But why are they so colorful? A new publication led...
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Scientists explain the paradox of quantum forces in nanodevices
Researchers proposed a new approach to describe the interaction of metals with electromagnetic fluctuations (i.e., with random bursts of electric and magnetic fields).Credit: Peter the...
Scientists discover how a common mutation leads to ‘night owl’ sleep disorder
A small change in a key component of our biological clocks lengthens the clock period, causing people to stay up late at night and sleep...
Researchers prove titanate nanotubes composites enhance photocatalysis of hydrogen
Credit: Hsiu-Yu Chen In a paper published in NANO, researchers from National Taiwan University examined the photocatalytic performances of titanate nanotubes (TNTs) against commonly-used titanium...
How do basal ganglia neurons convey information for the control of voluntary movements?
firing rate changes or correlated activity?Credit: Atsushi Nambu Okazaki, Japan - It is common that neurons transmit information to another group of neurons by increasing...
Lemelson-MIT Program awards InvenTeam® grants to high school students nationwide
13 student teams receive up to $10k for invention projects that address local & worldwide problemsCredit: Lemelson-MIT Program Today the Lemelson-MIT Program introduces the 2021...
Endangered trees in Guam contribute to ecosystem diversity and health
Credit: University of Guam Research at the University of Guam has shown that the decomposition of leaf litter from three threatened tree species releases nitrogen...
Cancer’s dangerous renovations to our chromosomes revealed
Credit: Courtesy Zang lab Cancer remodels the architecture of our chromosomes so the disease can take hold and spread, researchers at the University of Virginia...
18F-Fluciclovine PET/MRI for prostate cancer staging, androgen deprivation evaluation
Fluorine-18-labeled fluciclovine PET/MRI demonstrates utility in the initial staging of high-risk prostate cancer, as well as for evaluating the response to androgen deprivation therapyCredit: American...
Cerebrospinal fluid as liquid biopsy for characterizing & policing of medulloblastoma
Results from a proof-of-concept study show the promise of cerebrospinal fluid as liquid biopsy for the characterization and real time tracking of medulloblastomaCredit: VHIO Cerebrospinal...
3D printing the first ever biomimetic tongue surface
Credit: University of Leeds Scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures for the first time using 3D printing, opening new possibilities for testing...
Study estimates exposure to air pollution increases COVID-19 deaths by 15% worldwide
Credit: European Heart Journal Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of dying from COVID-19 and, for the first time,...
Identifying hotspots of low mammography screening in Black, Hispanic women
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University A young cancer epidemiologist who has already helped identify hotspots for geographic, racial and ethnic disparities in breast...
‘White matter lesion’ mapping tool identifies early signs of dementia
Credit: Courtesy of Elsevier/Academic Radiology A new tool for analyzing tissue damage seen on MRI brain scans can detect with more than 70 percent accuracy...
Vampire bats social distance when they get sick
Credit: Sherri and Brock Fenton/Behavioral Ecology A new paper in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that wild vampire bats that are sick...
