Triglycerides control neurons in the reward circuit
Credit: Chloe Berland et al. Energy-dense food, obesity and compulsive food intake bordering addiction: the scientific literature has been pointing to connections between these for...
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Cooling magnets with sound
Quantum physicists are proposing to cool microparticles with sound wavesCredit: Carlos Sánchez Muñoz While quantum physics is usually concerned with the basic building blocks of...
Scientists develop free computer program to map blood flow ‘landscape’ in tumors
Credit: Arvind Pathak Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have created a computer program for scientists at no charge that lets users readily quantify the structural and...
Highly efficient batteries to keep electricity flowing when renewables cannot keep up
A new research project at Aarhus University, will develop highly efficient, but inexpensive, components in flow batteries; the aim is to disrupt the field of...
Curcumin is the spice of life when delivered via tiny nanoparticles
Treatment for Alzheimer's and genital herpesCredit: University of South Australia For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, but its active...
The health of coral reefs in the largest marine protected area in the world
Scientists on the Global Reef Expedition release their assessment of the health and resiliency of coral reefs in the Cook IslandsCredit: ©Khaled bin Sultan Living...
Your back pain may be due to evolution and spine shape
Credit: Simon Fraser University The cause of back pain can be linked to humanity's evolutionary past, according to new research from a team of bioarchaeologists...
IVI and DTU to strengthen external quality assurance in the face of rising AMR in Asia
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) received a Fleming Fund Regional Grant to increase the availability of high-quality data on...
The Pancreatic Cancer Collective extends four research teams with $16M for new therapies
Credit: Pancreatic Cancer Collective PHILADELPHIA -- The Pancreatic Cancer Collective, the strategic partnership of Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), has awarded additional...
Researchers discover a previously unappreciated neurotransmitter system in the brain
It may bring novel treatments for depression and schizophreniaCredit: SPbU Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit signals between neurons or from neurons to other cells. They...
World’s smelliest fruit could charge your mobile phone
Pungent produce packs an electrical punchCredit: University of Sydney Imagine if we could use naturally-grown products, like plants and fruit, to store electricity that charges...
Freeze-dried soil is more suitable for studying soil reactive nitrogen gas emissions
Credit: Dianming Wu Earth's atmosphere and climate change are strongly affected by gas exchange between land and atmosphere. Reactive nitrogen (Nr) gas emissions from soils,...
Deep-sea fish community structure strongly affected by oxygen and temperature
Research on deep-sea fish density and diversity in the Gulf of California has implications for climate changeCredit: Photo provided by Natalya Gallo Understanding the impacts...
Engineered bone marrow cells slow growth of prostate and pancreatic cancer cells
Credit: Alan Friedman, M.D. In experiments with mice, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have slowed the growth of transplanted human...
Same genes, same conditions, different transport
Bacterium shows phenotypic heterogeneity for methionine uptakeCredit: University of Groningen The bacterium Lactococcus lactis, which plays an important role in the dairy industry, is unable...
