Pitt and CMU researchers developing device to hear how neurons communicate
Credit: The University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (October 29, 2019) ... The brain is a complex organ full of neurons that work together to help us...
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NASA identifies a strong Arabian Sea Tropical Cyclone Kyarr
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Kyarr in the Arabian Sea is it headed west toward Oman. The...
Study identifies role of specific gene in hardening of blood vessel walls
Credit: Mr. Haakon Sigurslid and Dr. Rajeev Malhotra BOSTON - Oct. 29 2019 - Arterial wall calcification is the buildup of calcium in the blood...
Excellence in gerontological nursing
UTA professors recognized for their leadership, contributions to gerontologyCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington In an effort to train caregivers to meet the needs...
Progressing toward successful gene-based approaches to inherited neurometabolic diseases
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2019--Researchers are making great strides toward de-veloping gene-based strategies to treat a variety of...
Using renewable electricity for industrial hydrogenation reactions
Pitt researcher featured as 'Emerging Investigator' in Journal of Materials Chemistry ACredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Oct. 29, 2019) -- From the design of improved...
An electronic signal expands the material by a factor of 100
Reversible electronic solid-gel switching of a conjugated polymerCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linkoping University, have discovered a material that can...
Testing HIV testers
Innovative Penn Nursing study employs a mystery shopper methodology to assess HIV testing services for young men who have sex with menCredit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA...
New AI deep learning model allows earlier, more accurate ozone warnings
Developed in Texas, the model could be deployed globallyCredit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston have developed an artificial intelligence-based ozone forecasting...
Re-cracking the genetic code
Credit: Tomislav Alajbeg Crack open a biology textbook and you will find a standard icon of molecular biology: the table summarizing the standard genetic code....
Leipzig primate researchers initiate global collaboration
First ManyPrimates study published todayCredit: Clara Dubois, Leipzig University, LFE The Wolfgang Koehler Primate Research Center is better known as "Pongoland" at Leipzig's zoo. While...
Human activities boosted global soil erosion already 4,000 years ago
European and Canadian researchers join efforts to record changes of soil erosion over timeCredit: (Picture: Jean-Philippe-Jenny) Soil erosion reduces the productivity of ecosystems, it changes...
Facebook and Instagram gave away the presence of the ‘Japan pig’ seahorse in Taiwan
Credit: Chao-Tsung Chen While monitoring of cryptic and elusive tiny creatures, such as pygmy seahorses that measure only 13 to 27 mm, might be too...
New insight on how bacteria evolve drug resistance could lead to improved antibiotic therapies
Exploiting a strategy known as collateral sensitivity in bacteria could lead to the development of novel and sustainable treatmentsCredit: Barbosa et al. Researchers have provided...
Structured light promises path to faster, more secure communications
Quantum mechanics is embracing patterns of light to create an alphabet that can be leveraged to build a light-based quantum networkCredit: Forbes and Nape WASHINGTON,...
