Google Glass app helps autistic children with social interactions
A prototype software application, to be used with the optical head-mounted display Google Glass, has been designed as a social-skills coach for children with autism...
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Synaptic receptor mobility: Discovery of a new mechanism for controlling memory
Researchers in Bordeaux recently discovered a new mechanism for storing information in synapses and a means of controlling the storage process. The breakthrough moves science...
Light at the end of the tunnel: Restored forest now shelters dozens of endangered species
Credit: Peter Neuenschwander During the last twenty years, scientists worked hard to protect and restore the scattered patches of a dilapidated forest and its surroundings...
Millions from the ERC for research into the possible harmful effects of acrylamide
Each year the ERC gives funding to researchers from all over Europe. The so-called ERC Starting Grants of EUR 1.5 million are given to young...
Threatened Alabama snail renamed after a case of mistaken identity
Credit: Thomas Tarpley Alabama has some of the highest diversity of freshwater snails in the world, but many snails are at high risk of extinction....
Toward ending an environmental nightmare
Credit: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Stephen Luby's epiphany came to him 30,000 feet up in the air. The Stanford epidemiologist was flying over...
Tiny fighters in sediments determine success of invasive marine plants
Credit: Image: Paul Gribben/UNSW Armies of microbes that are invisible to the naked eye battle it out to determine whether exotic marine plants successfully invade...
Once-abundant ash tree and antelope species face extinction — IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 14 September 2017 (IUCN) - North America's most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an...
MD Anderson and Daiichi Sankyo enter research collaboration to accelerate development of acute myeloid leukemia therapies
HOUSTON AND BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited today announced a multi-year collaboration focused...
Temple researchers uncover mechanism behind calorie restriction and lengthened lifespan
Credit: Temple Health (Philadelphia, PA) - Almost a century ago, scientists discovered that cutting calorie intake could dramatically extend lifespan in certain animal species. Despite...
People of color exposed to more pollution from cars, trucks, power plants over 10 years
Credit: Abby VanMuijen/University of Washington A new nationwide study finds that the U.S. made little progress from 2000 to 2010 in reducing relative disparities between...
Premature infants may get metabolic boost from mom’s breast milk
The breast milk of mothers with premature babies has different amounts of microRNA than that of mothers with babies born at term, which may help...
Improving the way we assign prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Geir Otto Johansen, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Europe. Every year around 5000 men in...
Forest fires are not limited to hot or temperate climates
MONTREAL, Sept. 14, 2017 - Forest fires and wildland fires are common in summer in the temperate boreal forest, rarer at high altitudes, and unheard...
NASA’s one-year mission investigates how space affects astronauts’ functional performance
Credit: NASA Adapting to the microgravity environment of space changes the way your brain interprets sensory signals, decreases muscle strength and alters cardiovascular function. Astronauts...
