‘Poisoned arrowhead’ used by warring bacteria could lead to new antibiotics
Credit: T.E. Wood et al. (2019) A weapon bacteria use to vanquish their competitors could be copied to create new forms of antibiotics, according to...
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Department of Energy announces $21.4 million for quantum information science research
Projects linked to both particle physics and fusion energyCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21.4 million in funding...
Intertwined: How digital and open innovation are shaping our shared future
Open data is revolutionising how we collect, store, distribute, use and reuse data, but not everyone is convinced of its promises.Credit: World Scientific If you...
Discovered new regulation for infant growth
Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have identified new genetic signals for the regulation of how infants grow; this may be a crucial...
Most Influential Paper Award: Producing software like cars in product lines
Credit: Oliver Dietze The three computer scientists have now been honored by an international commission of experts. The Microsoft Office package is probably one of...
Chemicals for pharmaceuticals could be made cheaper and greener by new catalysts
Credit: University of Warwick High value chemicals used to make pharmaceuticals could be made much cheaper and quicker thanks to a series of new catalysts...
New method improves measurement of animal behaviour using deep learning
Credit: Jake Graving A new toolkit goes beyond existing machine learning methods by measuring body posture in animals with high speed and accuracy. Developed by...
Full-body interaction videogames enhance social skills in children with autism disorders
Interventions based on games that require the use of technology have proved to facilitate motivation and learning processes in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)Credit:...
Epilepsy: Function of ‘brake cells’ disrupted
Study by the University of Bonn provides possible explanation of how a seizure is able to spread through the brainCredit: © Leonie Pothmann/Uni Bonn In...
Designing a new class of drugs to treat chronic pain
UC Davis researchers receive $1.5 million grant from NIH's HEAL InitiativeCredit: UC Davis Health A UC Davis research team, led by Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy and Heike...
NIH researchers develop MRI with lower magnetic field for cardiac and lung imaging condition
Redesigned MRI holds promise for the diagnosis and treatment of diseasesCredit: Campbell-Washburn A E, et al. Opportunities in interventional and diagnostic imaging by using high-performance...
A brain protein that could put the brakes on Alzheimer’s
UCI discovery heralds new directions in the disease fightCredit: University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine biologists blazing new approaches to studying Alzheimer's have...
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...
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...
