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All neurons in our brain are wired via a micron-sized connection unit called synapse, and each synapse contains a layer of densely-packed, protein rich compartment...

Credit: TDY Kozai/BionicLab.ORG PITTSBURGH (January 8, 2018) … Implanted devices send targeted electrical stimulation to the nervous system to interfere with abnormal brain activity, and...

Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 9, 2017) – It's been known for decades that a bacterial infection can raise your blood pressure short term,...

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – January 5, 2018. Despite December's lag in U.S. job numbers, Americans with disabilities continued to show strong gains...

Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma study demonstrates for the first time that remote sensing data from weather surveillance radar and on-the-ground data...

Credit: J. William Schopf/UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life A new analysis of the oldest known fossil microorganisms provides...

Credit: Marit Mitchell / U of T Engineering Time may not heal all wounds, but a proprietary mix of peptides and gel developed by U...

Credit: University of Houston An obesity intervention for Hispanic middle school students led by researchers at the University of Houston found that with consistent guidance...

Credit: University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. – People at risk for Alzheimer's disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are...

Credit: Maurizio Bacci PHILADELPHIA – A new $21 million gift to the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of...

AMES, Iowa – It was late in the year, but Panama was still muggy and rain clouds were closing in. A field crew of student-paleontologists...

Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school. The organism is often used...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (Aug. 5, 2016) — Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are providing basic new understanding...

Credit: UW-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center All living cells are basically squishy balloons full of water, proteins and DNA, surrounded by oily membranes....

Credit: Photo courtesy of the Kawaoka lab, UW-Madison Scientists have identified a set of biomarkers that indicate which patients infected with the Ebola virus are...