Research reveals how rabies can induce frenzied behavior
Credit: Illustration by Meghan Murphy. Scientists may finally understand how the rabies virus can drastically change its host's behavior to help spread the disease, which...
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Solar flux: From bug to feature
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory: Ivanpah solar flux measurement Excess solar flux could be harnessed and used to generate additional electricity at a tower CSP plant,...
Hibernating ribosomes help bacteria survive
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- In the second of two high-profile articles published in recent weeks, Saint Louis University scientist...
New smell test could aid early detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Nisha Pradhan was seven when she began to suspect she was missing out on something. Her sister seemed to have an uncanny knack for predicting...
TB Alliance moves two novel tuberculosis drugs into human trials
GUADALAJARA (10 October, 2017) -- TBA-7371 and sutezolid entered phase 1 clinical trials, TB Alliance announced today. Both compounds have proceeded through early preclinical development...
When the brain’s wiring breaks
Credit: N/A Among all the bad things that can happen to the brain when it is severely jolted - in a car accident, for example...
Fighting sickle cell disease by looking back to infancy
Credit: Sarah Pack Fast-track research focused on developing a new gene-modifying sickle cell disease treatment at the Medical University of South Carolina could lead to...
Kent State professor works with NASA Glenn & others to improve Lake Erie’s water quality
Credit: Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University The conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose several health risks to Ohioans in coastal communities,...
The costs of transporting petroleum products by pipelines and rail
While the policy debate surrounding crude oil transportation costs has emphasized accidents and spills, a new study by Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh...
Raging Bull: First study to find link between testosterone and stock market instability
Key Takeaway: Increasing testosterone levels in men, who make up the majority of professional stock market traders, causes them to bid up prices, which create...
Scientist to study biomarkers of brain region variation important to neuropsychiatric disorders
San Antonio, Texas (Oct. 10, 2017) - Neuropsychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson'..
Better mini brains could help scientists identify treatments for Zika-related brain damage
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Reports UCLA researchers have developed an improved technique for creating simplified human brain tissue from stem cells. Because...
Mass extinctions led to low species diversity, dinosaur rule
Credit: Image courtesy of Victor O. Leshyk. Two of the earth's five mass extinction events - times when more than half of the world's species...
NREL evaluates charging infrastructure needs for growing fleet of electric vehicles
A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies how much charging infrastructure would be needed in the United...
Study shows antibody-biogel partnership can be stronger defense than previously thought
(CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Oct. 10, 2017) -- Strong molecular bonds between antibodies and biological gels like mucus aren't necessary to catch pathogens as was...
