Scientists discover urinary biomarker that may help track ALS
A study in Neurology suggests that analyzing levels of the protein p75ECD in urine samples from people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may help monitor...
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Huns and settlers may have cooperated on the frontier of Roman Empire
Credit: Erzsébet Fóthi, Hungarian Natural History Museum Budapest Analysis of isotopes in bones and teeth from fifth-century cemeteries suggests that nomadic Huns and Pannonian settlers...
Lack of staffing, funds prevent marine protected areas from realizing full potential
Credit: David Gill Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly popular strategy for protecting marine biodiversity, but a new global study demonstrates that widespread lack...
It’s a fish eat tree world
Credit: Andrew Tanentzap (Millbrook, NY) Most of the planet's freshwater stores are found in the northern hemisphere, a region that is changing rapidly in response...
Under the dead sea, warnings of dire drought
Credit: Yael Kiro/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Nearly 1,000 feet below the bed of the Dead Sea, scientists have found evidence that during past warm periods, the...
Machine learning lets scientists reverse-engineer cellular control networks
Credit: Patrick Collins, Tufts University The flow of information between cells in our bodies is exceedingly complex: sensing, signaling, and influencing each other in a...
Researchers use light to remotely control curvature of plastics
Credit: Amber Hubbard Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses light to get two-dimensional (2-D) plastic sheets to curve into...
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers
Credit: © Chenfeng Ke Using advanced 3-D printing, Dartmouth College researchers have unlocked the key to transforming microscopic nanorings into smart materials that perform work...
Metabolites of Resveratrol (Longevinex) pass through blood-ocular barriers in humans
Inability to obtain biopsy specimens from tissues in the brain and eyes of humans had previously thwarted confirmation of resveratrol or its metabolites in nervous...
Ultrafast measurements explain quantum dot voltage drop
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 22, 2017--Solar cells and photodetectors could soon be made from new types of materials based on...
The ‘time machine’ that replicates 3 years of weather in 3 days
Montreal, March 22, 2017 -- Climate change is wreaking havoc on the environment. While the main culprit is carbon emissions, urban heat islands -- exacerbated...
AMP issues best practice guidelines for next-generation sequencing-based oncology panel validation
BETHESDA, Md. -- March 22, 2017 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, non-profit molecular diagnostics professional society, today published consensus recommendations...
Making ‘mulch’ ado of ant hills
Credit: Photo courtesy T. Li. Ants can be annoying little insects. In your home, they make army-like lines to any crumbs on your floor. In...
Method speeds testing of new networking protocols
The transmission control protocol, or TCP, which manages traffic on the Internet, was first proposed in 1974. Some version of TCP still regulates data transfer...
Researchers create self-sustaining bacteria-fueled power cell
Loading video... Credit: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - Instead of oil, coal, or even solar energy, self-sustaining bacterial fuel cells may power the future. Researchers...
