Survival of the zebrafish: Mate, or flee?
Study reveals zebrafish make an unexpected decision when faced with conflicting opportunities When making decisions that are important to the species' survival, zebrafish choose mating...
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Link found between gut bacteria, successful joint replacement
ITHACA, N.Y. - Having healthy gut flora - the trillions of bacteria housed in our intestines - could lower the risk of infection following knee...
NASA’s Aqua satellite finds Tropical Storm Danas over Ryuku Islands
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Aqua satellite found Tropical Storm Danas moving over Japan's Ryuku island chain...
Tornadoes, windstorms pave way for lasting plant invasions
Credit: Melissa Daniels URBANA, Ill. - When tornadoes touch down, we brace for news of property damage, injuries, and loss of life, but the high-speed...
Study finds key metabolic changes in patients with chemotherapy-associated cardiotoxicity
Comprehensive metabolite profiling may help identify patients at risk for cancer treatment-related heart toxicity BOSTON - More and more patients are being treated successfully for...
Carnegie Mellon research identifies new pathways for sensory learning in the brain
Automated, robotic training device developed by Carnegie Mellon undergraduate student advances neuroscience research We've all heard the saying that individuals learn at their own pace....
CCNY physicists use mathematics to trace neuro transitions
Credit: Journal of Neuoscience Unique in its application of a mathematical model to understand how the brain transitions from consciousness to unconscious behavior, a study...
BU faculty member receives Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award
(Boston)--Michelle Long, MD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been awarded a three-year, $495,000 Doris Duke Clinical Scientist...
How big data algorithms shape opinions
New book explores how content recommendation systems confirm our biases by showing us only what they predict we want to seeCredit: Springer Nature Human attention...
A sharper focus: New computational technique resolves compressed X-ray data
Credit: Image by Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne develops novel method to more clearly see complex materials physics in difficult-to-access environments. With the right tools, scientists...
U of Guelph researchers learn how low oxygen builds a bigger, stronger alligator heart
Credit: University of Guelph Restricted oxygen during early life development might result in lasting heart damage for many creatures, but not for alligators. Low oxygen...
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can increase men’s risk of stroke and heart attack
Caution is warranted before prescribing TRT for men older than 45, recommends a new study published in The American Journal of Medicine Philadelphia, July 18,...
A dynamic genetic code based on DNA shape
Codons and fliponsCredit: Alan Herbert DNA has many different forms. Normally the two strands of DNA wind around each other in a right-handed spiral. However,...
The top five strangest poisons that can kill you (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 18, 2019 -- There are some crazy poisons in this world of ours, and they're often found in...
UCF team discovers, names new frog species
Credit: UCF, Veronica Urgiles UCF student Veronica Urgiles has helped describe two new frog species discovered in Ecuador, and she named one of them after...
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