Road pricing most effective in reducing vehicle emissions
Credit: University of British Columbia Motor vehicles are a major source of air pollution in urban areas, and for decades municipal and regional governments have...
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Predicting when a sound will occur relies on the brain’s motor system
Credit: Benjamin Morillon Whether it is dancing or just tapping one foot to the beat, we all experience how auditory signals like music can induce...
Identifying ways to minimize the harm of energy drinks
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 5, 2017- Because many countries allow the sale of energy drinks to young people, identifying...
New ‘movie’ technique reveals bacterial signalling in sharper resolution
Credit: John Innes Centre The complex signalling networks bacteria use to adapt to their environments have become clearer following new research. John Innes Centre researchers...
Faster Salmonella test boosts food safety for humans and animals
ITHACA, N.Y. - A new test allows accurate, rapid testing for Salmonella, a bacteria that is one of the leading causes of food-borne illness across...
Improvement of the genetic decoding of neurodevelopmental disorders
A result that will help in the future diagnosis of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as intellectual disability, autism or schizophrenia. A video illustrates this...
UMass Amherst microbiologist receives $2.3 million NIH grant for TB research
AMHERST, Mass. - The National Institutes of Health announced today that microbiologist Sloan Siegrist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $2.3...
NIH selects Wistar scientist Kavitha Sarma, Ph.D., for New Innovator Award
PHILADELPHIA--(October 5, 2017)--The Wistar Institute, an international leader in biomedical research in the fields of cancer, immunology and infectious diseases, announces Kavitha Sarma, Ph.D., assis..
Key plant species may be important for supporting wildflower pollinators
Increased agricultural production has likely led to loss, fragmentation, and degradation of flower-rich habitats for pollinators. To counteract these negative effects of modern agricultural practices,..
Researchers get straight to the heart of piezoelectric tissues
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2017 -- For years, scientists have wondered whether the heart and adjacent vessels might have evolved to be piezoelectric, meaning that...
Low serum calcium may increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest
Credit: Mayo Clinic Proceedings Rochester, MN, October 5, 2017 - Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is fatal for over 90% of patients, and more than half...
First cell-type census of mouse brains: Surprises about structure, male-female differences
Credit: Osten Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have mobilized advanced imaging and computational methods to comprehensively...
New findings on mechanisms for body temperature regulation by fat tissue
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--New discoveries about the mechanism responsible for heat generation in the body related to fat tissue oppose classical views in the...
Liverwort genes and land plant evolution
Though it's found around the world, it's easy to overlook the common liverwort - the plant can fit in the palm of one's hand and...
A new CRISPR-engineered cancer model to test therapeutics
One major challenge in cancer research is developing robust pre-clinical models for new therapies, ones that will accurately reflect a human response to a novel...
