JNeurosci: Highlights from the Nov. 30 issue
Damage to Brain's Memory Center May Alter Moral Decision-Making It's a classic moral dilemma: You see a train speeding toward five people tied to the...
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GW researcher develops mouse model for studying development of visual cortex
WASHINGTON (Nov. 30, 2016) -- A day by day log of cortical electric activity in the mouse visual cortex was published in the Journal of...
Geographers provide new insight into commuter megaregions of the US
Credit: Visual by Garrett Dash Nelson and Alasdair Rae. Geographers from Dartmouth College and the University of Sheffield provide new insight into the economic geography...
Does metabolic syndrome affect cognitive abilities?
is the only peer-reviewed journal to focus solely on the pathophysiology, recognition, and treatment of metabolic syndrome. The Journal covers a range... view more Credit:...
New imaging method can detect, monitor and guide treatment for, prostate cancer
Credit: Credit: Daniel Thorek An international group of researchers report success in mice of a method of using positron emission tomography (PET) scans to track,...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Nada affected by wind shear
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA/Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite revealed that wind shear was affecting Tropical Cyclone Nada in the Northern Indian Ocean. Tropical...
Physics, photosynthesis and solar cells
Credit: Nathaniel Gabor and Tamar Melen RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- A University of California, Riverside assistant professor has combined photosynthesis and physics to make a...
International kudos
Credit: Elena Zhukova for UCOP In the 12 years since David Gross won his Nobel Prize, the UC Santa Barbara theoretical physicist has been celebrated...
Study shows thinning of brain tissue remains in college football players
CINCINNATI--A growing body of research continues to raise concerns about the effects of head trauma sustained while participating in popular contact sports, particularly football. But...
Gluten-free diet may not reduce intestinal damage in all children with celiac disease
In surprising findings, researchers from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) have discovered that nearly one in five children with celiac...
Scientists find new conclusions for how sauropod claws were used
Cleveland... Paleontologists at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Dickinson Museum Center (North Dakota) have just published new research describing the behavior of sauropod...
Study reveals key role of mRNA’s ‘fifth nucleotide’ in determining sex in fruit flies
A team of scientists led by the University of Birmingham has shown how a common mRNA modification, N6-methyladenosine (m6A), regulates gene expression to determine the...
Scientists identify unique genomic features in testicular cancer
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Research provides most detailed genomic information to date on testicular tumors Results show a unique genomic "signature" that drives the tumors...
New strategy may drop cancer’s guard
Credit: Carson Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 30, 2016) - A drug used now to treat Type 2 diabetes may someday help beat breast and...
Intensification of land use leads to the same species everywhere
Credit: Photo: Lars Skipper In places where humans use grasslands more intensively, it is not only the species diversity which decreases -- the landscape also...
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