Alien species are primary cause of recent global extinctions
Alien species are the main driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, according to a new study by UCL researchers.Credit: P Krillow Alien...
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Sleep apnea may be linked to higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker in brain
MINNEAPOLIS - People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer's disease biomarker...
Save the date: major child development conference in Baltimore: March 21-23, 2019
WHAT: The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) will hold its Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, March 21-March 23, 2019. The meeting brings together...
Top ten computer science education research papers recognized
SIGCSE Symposium highlights research that has shaped the field As a capstone to its 50th annual SIGCSE Technical Symposium, leaders of the Association for Computing...
Study examines how sensitivity to emotions changes across the lifespan
Researchers gain a deeper understanding into differences in emotion processingCredit: McLean Hospital Why do we become more positive as we grow older? Why are adolescents...
Traumatic brain injury and kids: New treatment guidelines issued
Third edition seeks to improve mortality rates for severe pediatric TBI; Includes algorithm aimed at bridging treatment, research gaps Each year in the United States,...
New chemical probes advance search for new antibiotics
Indiana University researchers have invented technology to watch bacteria build cell walls in real timeCredit: Video courtesy of the VanNieuwenhze Lab, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind....
What causes that peak? Answering a long-standing question for covalent liquids
Credit: 2019 Hajime Tanaka, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo - Materials that have a disordered structure with no regular repeating pattern...
Detailed new primate brain atlas could lead to disease insights
Credit: CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- The ability to comprehensively map the architecture of connections between neurons in primate brains has long proven elusive...
Researchers discover clues to brain differences between males and females
New study by Dr. Margaret McCarthy's Lab shows how male sex steroids play a key role in understanding behavioral development BALTIMORE, MD., March 1 --...
Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle
Unusual property of the ultrastrong material could be harnessed for twisting or pulling motions CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Spider silk, already known as one of the...
How the humble marigold outsmarts a devastating tomato pest
Scientists have revealed for the first time the natural weapon used by marigolds to protect tomato plants against destructive whiteflies Scientists have revealed for the...
New research opens door to more efficient chemical processes across spectrum of industries
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Chemical processes that are more efficient and less expensive may be coming to industries ranging from battery manufacturing to detergent production thanks...
Breast milk microbiome contains yeast and fungi: Do these benefit the infant?
Washington, DC - March 1, 2019 - Investigators have now shown that the breast milk microbiome contains fungi. Multiple previous studies had found bacteria in...
Tree rings tell climate stories that technology can’t
Study suggests rings offer long term picture other technologies can'tCredit: Neil Pederson Satellite imagery, carbon dioxide measurements, and computer models all help scientists understand how...
