Signals on the scales
How are the images cast on the retina reassembled in the brain? Researchers in Munich and Tuebingen find that processing of visual stimuli occurs at...
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NJIT’s Sagnik Basuray is named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
Credit: NJIT New Jersey Institute of Technology's (NJIT) Sagnik Basuray, an assistant professor of chemical engineering who develops novel sensors, diagnostic devices and drug delivery...
UTA biology researcher looks for new ways to eliminate parasitic disease
Eradication goalCredit: UT Arlington A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is using a new grant to look for ways to finish off...
New paper provides design principles for disease-sensing nanomaterials
The detailed findings could lead to more precise, effective methods of treating and diagnosing a variety of diseases, including cancersCredit: Jiye Son, originally appeared in...
Recent drought may provide a glimpse of the future for birds in the Sierra Nevada
Many birds respond positively to the warmer climate conditions associated with droughtCredit: Brent Campos/Point Blue How wildlife respond to climate change is likely to be...
Phantom limb sensation explained
New study reveals functional changes among sensitive and motor brain areas after limb amputation, shedding light on the mechanisms behind the false idea that the...
Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves
UCLA study sheds new light on critical role of heart-derived macrophagesCredit: Developmental Cell/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center UCLA researchers have identified for the first...
Current tools have low accuracy for predicting delayed ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Study among the first to appear in Critical Care Explorations, the Society of Critical Care Medicine's new open-access journal February 21, 2019 - Both CT...
New ‘interspecies communication’ strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and developmentCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bacteria in the gut do far...
Report offers evidence-based recommendations aimed at reducing Illinois gun violence
Johns Hopkins report identifies weaknesses or gaps in current Illinois law and offers recommendations to reduce gun violence Ilinois could reduce the number of people...
New research and education partnership announced between UCL and AIIMS
UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have entered into a new partnership which will enable much closer research collaboration and will...
Height gap with parents, not genetics, determines onset of puberty — Ben-Gurion U. study
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 21, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the age puberty hits is based on the gap between...
Too hot for comfort: the physiological dangers of extreme heat
Climate change will increase the frequency of temperatures 'inconsistent with life,' review says Rockville, Md. (February 21, 2019)--A new review of more than 140 studies...
Salk scientists uncover how high-fat diet drives colorectal cancer growth
Experimental drug candidate slows cancer progression in mouse modelCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 21, 2018) As cancer death rates drop overall, doctors have noted a...
Dr. Dobryakova of Kessler Foundation is the recipient of INS 2019 Early Career Award
Ekaterina Dobryakova, Ph.D., of Kessler Foundation, honored with International Neurological Society's Early Career Award at annual meeting in NYCCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. February...
