WSU researchers see cognitive changes in offspring of heavy cannabis-using rats
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have seen cognitive changes in the offspring of rats exposed to heavy amounts of cannabis. Their work is...
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Society for Neuroscience honors scientists dedicated to advancing women in the field
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women in neuroscience during Neuroscience...
Genetic risk factor for CTE detected
(Boston)--Researchers have identified a genetic variation that may influence chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) disease severity. TMEM106B is one of the first genes to be implicated...
Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumor cells more accurately
Credit: Colin Watts Glasgow, UK: A chemical that highlights tumour cells has been used by surgeons to help spot and safely remove brain cancer in...
Disarm Therapeutics presents new data validating role of SARM1 in axonal degeneration
Data presented at Neuroscience 2018 demonstrates genetic deletion of SARM1 protects axons in the central and peripheral nervous systems with a corresponding reduction of blood...
Tying the knot: New DNA nanostructures
Credit: Biodesign Institute Knots are indispensable tools for such human activities as sailing, fishing and rock climbing, (not to mention, tying shoes). But tying a...
Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals
Credit: Gao Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers from Brown University and the Institute of Metals Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
RIT collaborates on multi-university research exploring the quantum world
A Rochester Institute of Technology researcher is building a theoretical framework to predict how nanoparticles made of graphene, silica and rare-earth compounds behave when suspended...
Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikers
Credit: Melanie Gonick Finding lost hikers in forests can be a difficult and lengthy process, as helicopters and drones can't get a glimpse through the...
NASA finds Tropical Depression Yutu fading off China coast
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Once a Super Typhoon, now a ghost of its former self, Tropical Depression Yutu...
Key gene find could enable development of disease-resistant crops
Discovery of a gene that helps plants control their response to disease could aid efforts to develop crops that are resistant to infection, research suggests....
Researchers identify additional inoculation source for lambic beer production
Washington, DC - November 2, 2018 - Researchers in Belgium have identified an additional inoculation source - the wooden casks or foeders - for producing...
What’s in the air? There’s more to it than we thought
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - Yale researchers have found that a type of air pollution is much more complicated than previous studies indicated....
Genetic code of 66,000 UK species to be sequenced
The genetic codes of 66,000 species in the UK are planned to be sequenced by the Wellcome Sanger Institute and its collaborators as part of...
Unraveling a genetic network linked to autism
Credit: Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis Donnelly Centre researchers have uncovered a genetic network linked to autism. The findings, described in the journal Molecular Cell, will facilitate developin..
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