Decoding a treasure trove of data from the brain
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Research and new technologies have dramatically expanded the amount of data that can be captured ...
NSF issues awards to advance a national research infrastructure for neuroscience
Credit: Cornell University The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards to aid ...
Adorable alpine animal acclimates behavior to a changing climate
Credit: Credit, J. Jacobson, from figure 4 of EA Beever et al (2017) Front Ecol Environ doi: 10.1002/fee.1502. As climate ...
Cheap and simple detection of neurotoxic chemicals
Credit: Professor Toshihiro Ihara There is a limited amount of data on the global health impacts of pesticides, but many ...
New insights into diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections will help save lives
Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Thousands of patients suffering from invasive fungal infections in intensive-care units or after ...
Help from the stomach for dry eyes
Credit: Benjamin Winkeljann / Technical University of Munich After a long day of working at the computer, scratchy contact lenses ...
Evolution of fan worm eyes
Credit: Dr Michael Bok, University of Bristol Scientists examining the multiple eyes found on the tentacles of fan worms have ...
Molecule’s role in maintaining liver size and function revealed
Credit: Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology,TMDU A Japanese team led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) researchers identified a ...
Kids, cash, and snacks: What motivates a healthier food choice?
What determines how children decide to spend their cash on snacks? A new study shows that children's experience with money ...
Nanoparticles for 3-D printing in water open door to advanced biomedical materials
Credit: Adapted with permission from Pawar et al., Nano Lett. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b01870. Copyright (2017) American Chemical Society. Researchers at the ...
Artificial intelligence for human age-reversal
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen today announced a research collaboration with a ...
Bird with super senses inspires researchers
Credit: University of Southern Denmark Not much surprises the oilbird. Its senses are super sharp and when combined, may function ...
Kent State researchers help find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: Kent State University Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most ...
Can insects be used as evidence to tell if a body has been moved?
Credit: Damien Charabidze The use of insects as indicators of post-mortem displacement is a familiar technique depicted on many crime ...
Researchers describe structures, mechanisms that enable bacteria to resist antibiotics
Credit: Edward Yu/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Two new discoveries from Edward Yu's Iowa State University laboratory are adding ...
Boat noise disrupts fish cooperation
Credit: Suzanne Mills Noise from motorboats changes the behaviour of cleaner fish and the species they help. Cleaner fish are ...
Resistance training may slow down the progression of multiple sclerosis
In the past, multiple sclerosis patients were advised not to exercise for fear of exacerbating the illness. However, it is ...
WSU researchers develop alternative to wasteful methane flaring
Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory PULLMAN, Wash.--Jean-Sabin McEwen knocks out a web search for "North Dakota," "night sky" and "flaring," and ...
How DNA damage turns immune cells against cancer
Credit: The lab of Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Cancer is essentially a disease of ...
Refuting the idea that mutations cause cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center What causes cancer? Smoking, certainly, and also things like sun and chemical exposure. Cancer ...
