UT Austin psychology researchers map neurological process of learning, deciding
Credit: Image by Michael Mack, the University of Toronto. AUSTIN, Texas --Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can now map what happens neurologically...
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Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 2016
To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications staff member identified at the end of each tip. For more information on...
WHO Trauma Care Checklist improves care for injured patients
Injury is responsible for more than 10 percent of the global burden of disease, killing more people each year than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined....
Researchers identify group of brain structural networks linked to loss of cognitive function
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 2, 2016--The decreased expression of some structural covariance networks (SCNs) in the brain is associated...
Brain volume predicts successful weight loss in the elderly
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Nov. 2, 2016 - If you're trying to lose weight, what are your chances of success? Your brain may hold the key....
Nanosensors on the alert for terrorist threats
Credit: the MIPT press office Scientists from the Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICP RAS) and the Moscow Institute...
UCI, other researchers shed light on process of programmed mitochondrial cell death
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., Nov. 2, 2016 - Employing a novel sensor made of graphene - a one-atom-thin layer of carbon -...
Research connects first-time kidney stone formers and chronic kidney disease
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic nephrologists have uncovered a connection between first-time kidney stone formers and chronic kidney disease. In a paper published today in...
Safety concerns linger for generic oncology drugs in developing countries
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Although generic oncology drugs can reduce patient costs and improve treatment access, the safety of these drugs in developing countries is uncertain,...
Researchers ID first 2 genes regulating sleep in mice using genetic screening
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - November 2, 2016 - Researchers have identified the first two core genes that regulate the amount of deep sleep and...
When corals met algae: Symbiotic relationship crucial to reef survival dates to the Triassic
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jaroslaw Stolarski, Polish Academy of Sciences The mutually beneficial relationship between algae and modern corals -- which provides algae with shelter,...
WHOI study reveals previously unknown component of whale songs
Researchers have known for decades that whales create elaborate songs, sometimes projecting their calls for miles underwater. A new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic...
The pop-up effect: Why buoyant spheres don’t always leap out of the water
Credit: Utah State University News Release - LOGAN, UTAH, Nov. 2, 2016 - It's a common swimming pool game: Force a buoyant ball underwater and...
Gene mutations may increase adverse event risk in older adults taking multiple meds
NEW YORK, NY (2 November, 2016)-- Gene mutations that affect drug metabolism may explain higher hospitalization rates for some older adults taking multiple medications, according...
New research uncovers pattern in global flu outbreaks
Credit: Center for Disease Control As cold winter weather approaches, millions of people look for remedies to avoid the flu. Yet influenza outbreaks equally affect...
