Brain imaging may help identify teens at risk of increasing alcohol use
A whole brain imaging study finds that excess grey matter, the darker tissue of the brain, can predict escalating drinking behavior in teens Teenagers with...
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The world’s first high-intensity laser pulses shaped like a corkscrew
NSF funds UC San Diego plan to generate -- and study -- the world's first high-intensity laser pulses shaped like a corkscrewCredit: Yin Shi PhD,...
Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes
WASHINGTON--Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes and depression, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of...
Mechanical vibration generated by electron spins
A new way to deliver a force to drive micro mechanicsCredit: Kazuya Harii Micro mechanical elements are indispensable components of modern electrical devices but the...
Synthesizing chemical-sensing cells from scratch
Credit: OIST Baking a cake from scratch is a task deemed difficult for many. Constructing an artificial cell-like system from scratch, well that's another story....
Bionic catalysts to produce clean energy
Credit: © 2019 KAUST Mixing microbes with carbon nanomaterials could help the transition to renewable energy. KAUST research shows microbes and nanomaterials can be used...
Quantum technology R&D program between Ben-Gurion University, IDF and US Defense Departments
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...July 2, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) announces that it is pursuing joint research and development programs to advance quantum technology...
Cardiac genetic mutation may not always predict heart disease
Researchers at Penn Medicine and Geisinger find only 5 percent of patients with a mutation of the TTN gene have dilated cardiomyopathy, despite changes in...
Why are we able to see moving objects against moving backgrounds?
Credit: University of Rochester, Duje Tadin, first author Visual motion is an important source of information for separating objects from their backgrounds. A spider camouflaged...
Human Frontier Science Program awards Michael Hall the 2019 HFSP Nakasone Award
HFSP Nakasone Award The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) has announced that its 2019 HFSP Nakasone Award will be awarded to Michael Hall, Ph.D., of...
Greater awareness needed of stomach cancer risk in under-40s, especially in Latin America
ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2019, Barcelona, Spain, July 3-6Credit: @European Society for Medical Oncology Barcelona, Spain, 2 July 2019 - Stomach cancer should...
Supervised fun, exercise both provide psychosocial benefit to children with obesity
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 2, 2019) -A program with clear rules, routines and activities, attentive adults and a chance...
Top global public health scientists launch new challenge to anti-vaxxers
Search engines and social media organizations must do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information on childhood vaccination, and governments must better support mandatory...
Trendy on eight legs: Jumping spider named after fashion czar Karl Lagerfeld
Credit: Robert Whyte (Jotus fortiniae sp. nov., top row) and Michael Doe (unidentified species, bottom row), CeNak. New to science species of Australian jumping spider...
Airless worms: A new hope against drug-resistant parasites
By targeting an unusual offshoot of worm metabolism, researchers seek to fight a major global health problemCredit: WikiMedia Commons Over one billion people, including 880...
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