Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds
Credit: Thor Balkhed/LiU When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered...
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Proofs of parallel evolution between cognition, tool development, and social complexity
A study analyzes the selective attention processes that determine how we explore and interact with our environmentCredit: CSIC Researchers examined the visual response of 113...
$3 million NIH grant to study APOL1 and HIV synergy
Credit: Children's National Two Children's researchers have received a $3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the mechanisms of...
Alzheimer’s: How does the brain change over the course of the disease?
What changes in the brain are caused by Alzheimer's disease? How do these changes differ from those observed in the normal ageing process? Researchers from...
Canairy app tracks outdoor workers’ exposure to air pollution
A new app launched today by King's College London and the British Safety Council provides outdoor workers, and their employers, with crucial information about their...
Zinc could help as non-antibiotic treatment for UTIs
Credit: Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. New details about the role of zinc in our immune system could help the development of...
Pheromones and social status: Machos smell better
Credit: © K. Thonhauser/Vetmeduni Vienna Male house mice produce several pheromones, which are volatile and non-volatile chemical signals that have potent effects on the reproductive...
Small animals with big impact
Credit: Erik Selander Copepods, the world's most common animal, release unique substances into the oceans. Concentrations of these substances are high enough to affect the...
Improving researchers' abilities to forecast epidemics
Credit: Hokkaido University An annual influenza season forecasting challenge issued by the US Centers for Disease Control provides unique insight into epidemic forecasting, according to...
EPFL researchers simulate the process of adhesive wear
Credit: © LSMS / EPFL Surface wear describes the process of material loss when two surfaces come into contact with each other. It has significant...
Sewage reveals levels of antimicrobial resistance worldwide
Credit: Frank Aarestrup A comprehensive analysis of sewage collected in 74 cities in 60 countries has yielded the first, comparable global data, which show the...
TB medicine pretomanid enters regulatory review process in the United States
NEW YORK, NY (March 8, 2019)--TB Alliance's new drug application (NDA) for the novel tuberculosis (TB) drug candidate pretomanid has been accepted for review by...
Canadians’ consumption of fruit and vegetables drops 13 per cent in 11 years
Credit: UBC Faculty of Land & Food Systems Two surveys taken 11 years apart show a 13-per-cent decrease in the amount of fruit and vegetables...
Unlocking the untapped potential of light in optical communications
Credit: The Optical Networking and Communication Conference & Exhibition 2019 Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have fabricated a multiplexer/demultiplexer module based on a property...
Coral reef parks protecting only 40 percent of fish biomass potential
Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups examining the ecological status of coral reefs across the Indian and Pacific...
