Paying attention to the neurons behind our alertness
Credit: OIST It's probably quite easy to relate to. You're in a lecture or meeting, avidly taking notes and engaged in the topic. You're alert...
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CU student helps bridge teams at Clemson
Student co-authors paper on discovery in nanocrystalsCredit: College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - Three teams of researchers at Clemson University have joined forces to...
Studies of gut microbiota and contractility help deal with chronic constipation
A paper by Kazan Federal University and Kazan State Medical University appeared in PLOS ONE.Credit: Kazan Federal University Chronic constipation (CC) remains a serious medical...
Mount Sinai researchers identify master regulator genes of asthma
Insights provide new path forward in the study of asthma and the development of novel therapiesCredit: Mount Sinai Researchers identify master regulator genes of asthma,...
Aerogel – the micro structural material of the future
Thermal insulation for miniature components -printed in 3DCredit: EMPA Behind the simple headline "Additive manufacturing of silica aerogels" - the article was published on July...
Microscopic deformation of a neutron star inferred from a distance of 4500 light-years
Credit: Sudip Bhattacharyya Imagine that the size of a bacterium is measured from a distance of about 4500 light-years. This would be an incredible measurement,...
Dementia education
An age-friendly future starts with our kidsCredit: City of Unley School-based dementia education could deliver much needed empathy and understanding for older generations as new...
Researchers measure the global magnetic field in solar corona for the first time
Credit: YANG Zihao and TIAN Hui The Sun is a magnetized star. Its magnetic field is essentially three dimensional and it occupies all layers of...
Fossil leaves show high atmospheric carbon spurred ancient ‘global greening’
A unique New Zealand deposit opens insights into how modern climate change may proceedCredit: Jennifer Bannister/University of Otago Scientists studying leaves from a 23-million-year-old forest...
Lipid-Oligonucleotides (LONs) — Promising materials for bioapplications
Credit: Copyright (2017) Royal Society of Chemistry Lipids are very essential components in composing living systems and are important for cell signaling and nutrient transport....
Organoids and sequencing team up for ALS research
Credit: Anyess von Bock / MDC MDC researchers received a $150,000 pilot project grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Neurodegeneration Challenge Network to investigate a...
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads more indoors at low humidity
Indian-German research team recommends at least 40 percent humidity in public buildingsCredit: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS Leipzig/New Delhi. The airborne transmission of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 via...
Vaccine developed for human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B)
Effectiveness of HHV-6B glycoprotein complex-based vaccine demonstratedCredit: Professor Mori Yasuko/Kobe University A research group led by Professor MORI Yasuko (of the Division of Clinical Virology,...
NUS researchers develop smart gaming glove that puts control in your hands
The InfinityGloveTM contains ultra-sensitive microfibre sensors that can translate hand gestures into in-game commands, allowing users to play first-person shooters such as Battlefield V without...
Research reveals cilia’s role in cardiovascular functions and genetic diseases
The study from Chapman University discovered that membrane swelling in primary cilia has extracellular vesicle-like characteristics--a finding that can lead to treatment of ciliopathy disordersCredit:...
