Brain circuitry shaped by competition for space as well as genetics
Competition between nerve fibers for space in rodent brains shapes complex circuits called 'whisker barrels', providing new clues about the role of genes in brain...
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Novel Drosophila-based disease model to study human intellectual disability syndrome
Credit: TalTech The researchers from the TalTech molecular neurobiology laboratory headed by professor Tõnis Timmusk used the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster to develop a novel...
Is it one or two species? The case of the cluster anemones
Credit: University of Bologna If you dive in the Mediterranean Sea, the cluster anemone is among the most fascinating and magnificent corals you could see....
First ‘pathoconnectome’ could point toward new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
The pathoconnectome can be used to identify potential new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, including epilepsy and Alzheimer's, by showing how they rewire neural systemsCredit: John...
Study highlights lack of evidence for plasticity-led evolution in lizards
Recent findings suggest the repeated evolution of similar traits in island lizards was not channelled by developmental responses to the environment, as commonly thoughtCredit: Nathalie...
Are China’s pollution remediation efforts making the planet warmer?
China's efforts to combat aerosol pollution resulted in warming throughout the northern latitudesCredit: Yixuan Zheng, Ken Caldeira, Dan Tong,Steven Davis, and Qiang Zhang. Washington, DC--...
Researchers create artificial lung to support pre-term babies in distress
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Sept. 29, 2020 -- An international team led by current and former McMaster University researchers has developed an artificial lung...
Argonne targets lithium-rich materials as key to more sustainable cost-effective batteries
Credit: (Juan Garcia and Hakim Iddir / Argonne National Laboratory.) Next-generation batteries using lithium-rich materials could be more sustainable and cost-effective, according to a team...
New woodlands can help reduce flooding risk within 15 years
Credit: Buckfastleigh Flood Action Group The planting of woodlands in upland areas could play a significant role in preventing the flash flooding which has increasingly...
Nanotech filter coating offers promise against COVID-19
Coating developed by UH professor being tested in New York CityCredit: University of Houston A physics professor from the University of Houston has developed a...
A revised map of where working memory resides in the brain
Credit: Laboratory of Neural Dynamics and Cognition at The Rockefeller University Working memory: it's how you make a mental shopping list without forgetting the milk,...
Marine biodiversity reshuffles under warmer and sea ice-free Pacific Arctic
Credit: Irene D. Alabia, et al., Science of The Total Environment, supplementary file, July 15, 2020 Climate warming will alter marine community compositions as species...
Kawasaki disease is not a homogenous disease nor are its triggers
Credit: Erik Jepsen, UCPA Researchers at University of California San Diego report that while Kawasaki disease (KD) occurs in clusters, the traits, and thus the...
Scientists studied nanoparticles embedded in silver-ion-exchanged glasses
Researchers have registered the formation of silver nanoparticles in an ion-exchanged glass as a result of infrared laser irradiation.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University...
UVA launching project to determine long-term brain effects of military blast exposures
UVA researchers developing model to predict impact of repeated exposuresCredit: UVA Health University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers are partnering with the U.S. Navy...