Conceptual model can explain how thunderstorm clouds bunch together
Credit: Jan Härter Understanding how the weather and climate change is one of the most important challenges in science today. A new theoretical study from...
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(Not only) the wind shows the way
Credit: Chris Collingridge The South African dung beetle Scarabaeus lamarcki has - to put it mildly - an interesting technique to ensure its offspring a...
‘M-RISE’ research program aims to prevent brain damage caused by cardiac arrest
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For the more than 350,000 Americans that experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year, less than 1 in...
Review emphasizes the power of simple physical models for complex protein machines
Credit: Kanazawa University The living cell can be viewed as a factory where protein machines are in charge of various processes, such as transport of...
Intelligent testing could save lives by defusing ticking time bomb of liver disease
A new way of detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of scientists at the University of...
Women exposed to common antibacterial chemical more likely to break a bone
First study of its kind links triclosan to human bone health WASHINGTON--Women exposed to triclosan are more likely to develop osteoporosis, according to a study...
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Astronomy bot speeds up search for Jupiter's twinsCredit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers have a new tool in their search for extraterrestrial life - a sophisticated bot...
Researchers model how octopus arms make decisions (+ video)
New research presented at the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference in Bellevue, Wa.Credit: Dominic Sivitilli/ University of Washington BELLEVUE, WA--Researchers studying the behavior and neuroscience of...
Preconceptional and prenatal exposure to paternal smoking affects semen quality of adult sons
Large population study finds lower sperm counts and concentrations than in sons of non-smokers Vienna, 25 June 2019: The adverse effect of maternal smoking during...
NIH launches large TB prevention trial for people exposed to multidrug-resistant TB
Study will compare delamanid to isoniazid for preventing TB disease in at-risk contactsCredit: NIAID A large clinical trial to assess treatments for preventing people at...
No cell is an island
LJI team finds that 'doublet' immune cells are much more common--and more important in disease--than previously thoughtCredit: Dr. Yunmin Jung, La Jolla Institute LA JOLLA,...
Study in nutrients shows important role choline and DHA play in infant brain and eye health
WEST HILLS, Calif. (June 25, 2019) - Pharmavite LLC, the makers of Nature Made vitamins, minerals and supplements, announced the publication of a review paper...
Kessler researchers explore social cognitive deficits in progressive multiple sclerosis
Study by MS research team finds evidence for differential effects of progressive MS on cognitive and affective Theory of MindCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover,...
Artificial intelligence could be ‘game changer’ in detecting, managing Alzheimer’s disease
Study introduces machine learning as new tactic in assessing cognitive brain health and patient careCredit: Florida Atlantic University Worldwide, about 44 million people are living...
Blood test predicts stroke risk in patients with diabetes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Having diabetes is a risk factor for many other health conditions, including stroke. "Every 40 seconds an American has a stroke,"...