Temporary disconnects shed light on long-term brain dysfunction
Will we ever be able to understand the cacophonous chatter taking place between the 80 million neurons in our brains? Dr. Ofer Yizhar and his...
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Novel technologies reveal key information about depleted east pacific green sea turtles
Credit: Cali Turner Tomaszewicz Populations of green sea turtles living in the eastern region of the Pacific Ocean have rebounded in recent years, but their...
New toolkit reveals novel cancer genes
A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an analysis of over 2000 tumours...
Small gold mines in Senegal create high mercury contamination
Credit: Jacqueline Gerson, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — A Duke University-led study has found dangerously high levels of mercury and its more toxic chemical cousin,...
NIH scientists adapt new brain disease test for Parkinson’s, dementia with Lewy bodies
Credit: NIAID National Institutes of Health scientists developing a rapid, practical test for the early diagnosis of prion diseases have modified the assay to offer...
Novel small antibody fragment: A valuable tool in crystallography
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Antibodies are a powerful weapon system in defending our body against invaders such as bacteria and viruses. Each antibody consists...
Heritage and ancient grain project feeds a growing demand
Credit: June Russell, GrowNYC's Greenmarket Program ITHACA, N.Y. – After a century of markets dominated by a few types of wheat and white flour, ancient...
A super resolution view of chemical reactions
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have demonstrated, using a super resolution microscopic...
Researchers generate whole-genome map of fruit fly genetic recombination
Kansas City, MO. — As eggs and sperm, or gametes, are formed during meiosis, chromosomes carrying the genetic material from each parent must find their...
Atlantic/Pacific ocean temperature difference fuels US wildfires
Credit: Chikamoto Y. et al. An international team of climate researchers from the US, South Korea and the UK has developed a new wildfire and...
NIH scientists adapt new brain disease test for Parkinson’s, dementia with Lewy bodies
Credit: NIAID National Institutes of Health scientists developing a rapid, practical test for the early diagnosis of prion diseases have modified the assay to offer...
Researchers to develop new allergy relief device using cold plasma technology
Credit: University of Liverpool Researchers at the University of Liverpool have been awarded funding to develop an innovative device that uses cold plasma technology to...
New treatment on the horizon for type 1 diabetes sufferers
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research Patients suffering from type 1 diabetes may soon have access to improved approaches to treat the disease, courtesy of...
New anti-inflammatory agents can control inflammatory responses to…
IMAGE: These are Candid albicans hyphae cells in neutrophil extracellular trap. Credit: Constantin Urban The most frequent fungal threat to humans, Candida albicans, is a...
Are parents doing enough to prepare ‘substitute’ babysitters over the holidays?
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As parents tackle their holiday lists,...
