How does dark play impact the effectiveness of serious video games?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 15, 2019--A new study has shown that allowing "dark play" in a serious video game...
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Rumford Prize for Georg Nagel
Credit: Picture: American Academy of Arts and Sciences The field of optogenetics was named "Breakthrough of the Decade" by the journal Science in 2010. Simply...
China, India economic development key to achieving MDG for safe drinking water
Tokyo - The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) attempted from 2000 to 2015 produced mixed and debatable results. But there was at least one...
Russian scientists alter 3D genome using ‘small molecules’
Credit: Omar Kantidze Researchers have discovered that the spatial organization of the genome can be altered using small molecule compounds which are considered as promising...
Scanning for cancer treatment
Researchers combine CRISPR gene-editing technology with drug discovery to understand why treatment works (or doesn't)Credit: The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) 11,000 people are...
New compound allows bacterial communication to be controlled by light
Credit: Dusan Kolarski, University of Groningen Scientists from the University of Groningen have succeeded in incorporating a light-controlled switch into a molecule used by bacteria...
Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins
Credit: Artwork designed for this paper by graduate student Stanford Mitchell MADISON, Wis. -- DNA and the genome, we know, provide the blueprint for life....
Asteroids help scientists to measure the diameters of faraway stars
New technique doubles resolution of angular size measurementsCredit: DESY, Lucid Berlin Using the unique capabilities of telescopes specialised on cosmic gamma rays, scientists have measured...
Moffitt researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma
A conserved stress response mechanism leads to BRAF inhibitor resistance through AP-1 activation TAMPA, Fla. - Melanoma is one of the most aggressive types of...
New study reveals ‘silence’ around suicide in young people
Credit: University of Stirling Mental health professionals treating children and young people with suicidal feelings should refer to 'suicide' explicitly to ensure they feel listened...
Scientists get sly, use deception to fight cancer
Hebrew University researchers create decoys that block RNA-binding proteins from spreading cancerCredit: Rotem Karni In recent years, it's become clear that RNA-binding proteins play a...
Irregular schedules raise risk of injury for miners working long hours
Numerous studies have reported on the association between long work shifts and an increased risk of getting injured on the job. Fatigue, fewer breaks and...
Australia launches multi-billion smart satellite revolution
Credit: Video by Sasa Sefer Australia has today announced the biggest investment in space R&D in the country's history, with the launch of a multi-billion...
‘Fingerprint database’ could help scientists to identify new cancer culprits
Scientists in Cambridge and London have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation 'fingerprints' that could help doctors pinpoint the environmental culprit responsible for a patient's...
RNA transport in neurons — Staufen2 detects its target transcripts in a complex manner
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen A team of scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University of Ulm has discovered that the neuronal transport factor...
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