‘Goldilocks’ neurons promote REM sleep
Credit: Pascal Gugler for Insel Gruppe AG Every night while sleeping, we cycle between two very different states of sleep. Upon falling asleep, we enter...
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New laser therapy seeks to halt the progression of age-related vision loss
The Maculaser heat treatment heats the back of the eye with a laser to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD)Credit: Aalto University There are 200 million...
High reaction rates even without precious metals
Precious metals are often efficient catalysts -- but they are expensive and rare; however, it has so far been difficult to determine how efficient non-precious...
Joint hypermobility related to anxiety, also in animals
The relation could be a universal trait among mammals The relation between collagen laxity and anxiety in humans is widely known, but this relation has...
Expanding the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries
Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries. Now, researchers have developed new electrolytes containing...
In the Samara Polytech, the quality of metal is determined by the ‘sound’
Sound impulses are captured with a unique installationCredit: @SamaraPolytech The acoustic analytical emission complex, developed by an interdisciplinary project team of scientists from the Samara...
Distinguishing helpful and harmful gut immune cells offers new view on inflammatory diseases
Microscopic image of Th17 immune cells taken from the gut of a healthy mouse. The nucleus is shown in blue, actin in green and mitochondria...
CityU receives grand challenges explorations grant for research in global health
To investigate the growth of multiple strains of human gut microbes in a single reactorCredit: City University of Hong Kong An environmental scientist at City...
Many asylum seekers suffer from depression and anxiety symptoms
New information about the health of those seeking asylum in Finland Up to 40% of the adults who have sought asylum in Finland told that...
Is glue the answer to climate change?
A sticky solution could improve carbon capture materialsCredit: ESRI, Swansea University Is glue the answer to climate change? Researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute...
Certain behaviors in kindergarten associated with lower adult salary
Bottom Line: Inattention among kindergarteners was associated with lower earnings as adults in this study based on behavioral ratings from kindergarten teachers for 2,850 children...
Researchers find quantum gravity has no symmetry
Credit: Harlow and Ooguri A new study by a pair of researchers in the US and Japan has found that, when gravity is combined with...
The nature-inspired materials can be used in applications ranging from tunneling to space
Credit: Rahul Kumar Optimal materials for cutting tools of tunnel boring machines (TBM) were developed in the recently finished three-year long project "Innovative polycrystalline diamond...
The secret of platinum deposits revealed by field observations in South Africa
Researchers uncover the way that platinum deposits form in the magma chambers of some of the worlds' largest platinum depositsCredit: Wits University The secret of...
People who inject drugs helped investigate factors influencing susceptibility to HIV
Credit: University of Tartu In recent years, the HIV infection rate in Estonia has continued to be around 200 new cases each year, which is...
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