Neuroimaging reveals hidden communication between brain layers during reading
Credit: Arjan van der Vegt, De VerBeelding, Nijmegen How is a language represented in the brain? This question is challenging, as language involves many regions...
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New species of parasite is identified in fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis
Phylogenomic analysis shows that pathogen isolated in Brazilian hospital does not belong to the genus Leishmania; researchers are investigating whether this species alone can cause...
IU School of Medicine awarded $36 million NIH grant for Alzheimer’s drug discovery center
Credit: Photo by the Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a grant expected to total $36...
Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn
Credit: Photo by Don Hamerman CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Like atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide, ground-level ozone is on the rise. But ozone, a noxious chemical...
Radio Club of America honors originator of Massive MIMO antenna technology
Thomas Marzetta becomes second consecutive wireless researcher at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering to be recognized for seminal contributionsCredit: NYU Tandon The Radio Club...
New research identifies the strengths and weaknesses of super material
Scientists from Aarhus University and the University of Cambridge are first to measure and set guidelines for bolted joints using the up-coming replacement for Kevlar:...
Inscripta launches the world’s first benchtop platform for digital genome engineering
The Onyx™ platform enables scientists to create libraries of millions of precisely engineered single cells in one experiment through a fully automated workflowCredit: Inscripta, Inc....
Virtual medical visits get wary welcome from older adults, poll finds
Few over 50 have tried telehealth and most see in-person care as better -- but half would consider it for encounters with their primary providersCredit:...
250-million-year-old evolutionary remnants seen in muscles of human embryos
Credit: Rui Diogo, Natalia Siomava and Yorick Gitton A team of evolutionary biologists, led by Dr. Rui Diogo at Howard University, USA, and writing in...
Researchers synthesize ‘impossible’ superconductor
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Researchers from the U.S., Russia, and China have bent the rules of classical chemistry and synthesized a "forbidden" compound of cerium...
Cracking how ‘water bears’ survive the extremes
Researchers discover that a protein in tiny tardigrades binds and forms a protective cloud against extreme survival threats such as radiation damageCredit: James Kadonaga/UC San...
Jellyfish’s ‘superpowers’ gained through cellular mechanism
Credit: Sosuke Fujita, Tohoku University Jellyfish are animals that possess the unique ability to regenerate body parts. A team of Japanese scientists has now revealed...
Microneedle biosensor accurately detects patient’s antibiotic levels in real time
Credit: Imperial College London / Timothy Rawson et al. Lancet Digital Health 2019 Small, non-invasive patches worn on the skin can accurately detect the levels...
Biologists track the invasion of herbicide-resistant weeds into southwestern Ontario
Credit: Julia Kreiner TORONTO, ON (Canada) - A team including evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto (U of T) have identified the ways in...
Researchers publish comprehensive review on respiratory effects of vaping
UNC School of Medicine researcher Rob Tarran, PhD, led a review of all published scientific literature on the effects of e-cigarette use on the respiratory...
