New study shows marijuana users have low blood flow to the brain
Credit: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease COSTA MESA, CA.,: As the U.S. races to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational use, a new, large scale brain...
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Genes, early environment sculpt the gut microbiome
Credit: Photo courtesy of PNNL Genetics and birthplace have a big effect on the make-up of the microbial community in the gut, according to research...
Australian solar tech to help China reach clean energy targets
Credit: CSIRO Australia's solar heliostat technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal (CST) electricity generation in China.In continued emphasis on mitigation and adaptation, CSIRO..
DFG to fund 20 new research training groups
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 20 new Research Training Groups (RTGs) to further support early career researchers in Germany. They include...
Announcement of joint study to design nanoporous materials to carry small molecules
Credit: Ryotaro MATSUDA Nagoya, Japan - Prof. Ryotaro Matsuda, the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University, and Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, the Department of Synthetic...
Squeezing light into new miniature devices
Loading video... Credit: IBS Do you think your computer is fast enough? Think again. The computers of the future could work almost at the speed...
No association between mother flu in pregnancy and increased child autism risk
A study of more than 196,000 children found no association between a mother having an influenza infection anytime during pregnancy and an increased risk of...
Imaging study examines brains of current, former NFL players
The resident immune cells of the central nervous system called microglia are thought to play a role in the brain's response to injury and other...
Bekzod Khakimov received the first Nils Foss Talent Prize
Credit: Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen Bekzod Khakimov is one of the most promising young researchers that the Department of Food Science (FOOD)...
Researcher suggests kratom may have medical benefit as opioid alternative
CHICAGO--November 28, 2016--A delayed U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ban on kratom would stifle scientific understanding of the herb's active chemical components and documented pharmacologi..
Staph uses nitric oxide enzyme to colonize noses
Credit: Brian Donohue/University of Washington Staph bacteria colonize nasal passages through a newly discovered function for a primeval biochemical mechanism. The interior of the nose...
NIST debuts dual atomic clock — and a new stability record
Credit: N. Phillips/NIST BOULDER, Colo. - What could be better than a world-leading atomic clock? Two clocks in one. Physicists at the National Institute of...
New ways to measure solid stress in tumors could lead to improved understanding, therapies
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed new methods for mapping and measuring solid stress - the force exerted by solid and elastic components -...
Small RNA identified that offers clues for quieting the ‘voices’ of schizophrenia
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a small RNA (microRNA) that may be essential to restoring normal...
Immune system influenced by social status, but access to resources not to blame
Social status is one of the most important factors in predicting the risk of disease and mortality in humans and other social mammals. A new...
