Autism theory 25 years in the making
Combination of socially valued traits and disabilities can lead to conditionCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A unifying explanation of the cause of autism and the...
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Possible explanation for more efficient maize growth
Biology: Publication in The Plant CellCredit: HHU / Margaret Bezrutczyk Maize has a significantly higher productivity rate compared with many other crops. The particular leaf...
Understanding how to improve antibodies targeting OX40 for the treatment of cancer
Credit: NIAID Scientists at the University of Southampton's Centre for Cancer Immunology have gained new insight into how the immune system can be better used...
Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinary similar to wolf pups
Tasmanian tigers start to look like dogs in the pouchCredit: The Pask Lab Micro-CT scanning and digital reconstructions have been used to compare the skulls...
Nanocrystals that eradicate bacteria biofilm
Credit: POSTECH The COVID-19 pandemic is raising fears of new pathogens such as new viruses or drug-resistant bacteria. To this, a Korean research team has...
Scientists paint multi-color atlas of the brain
A novel technique developed by Columbia researchers known as NeuroPAL helps tease out the dynamics of neural networks in the nervous system of microscopic wormsCredit:...
Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds
Credit: Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Lab, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on an advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform...
Which came first, sleep or the brain?
Researchers find that, despite lacking a brain, Hydra exhibit characteristics at a molecular and genetic level associated with sleep in animals with central nervous systemsCredit:...
Perceiving prosthesis as lighter thanks to neurofeedback
Credit: ETH Zurich Leg amputees are often not satisfied with their prosthesis, even though the sophisticated prostheses are becoming available. One important reason for this...
Bats with white-nose syndrome prefer suboptimal habitats despite the consequences
Credit: Joseph Hoyt of Virginia Tech Since 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has caused sharp declines in bat populations across the eastern United...
Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers
Credit: Brooke Kuei, Penn State Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to certain environments or substances and...
Entangling electrons with heat
Quantum entanglement is key for next-generation computing and communications technology, Aalto researchers can now produce it using temperature differencesCredit: Aalto University A joint group of...
High-speed atomic force microscopy visualizes cell protein factories
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Ribosomes are the complexes of ribonucleoproteins at the heart of protein synthesis in cells. However in the...
Preserving workers’ hearing health by improving earplug efficiency
Work carried out by researchers from ÉTS and the IRSSTCredit: ÉTS Noise exposure accounts for 22% of worldwide work-related health problems. Excessive noise not only...
Mount Sinai launches psychedelics research center
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new center for psychedelics research. The Center for Psychedelic...
