Brown to lead ‘NeuroNex’ center for creating bioluminescent neuroscience tools
Credit: Nathan Shaner PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With up to $9.2 million in funding over five years from the National Science Foundation, Brown University will lead...
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Genome sequencing shows spiders, scorpions share ancestor
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine In collaboration with scientists from the U.K., Europe, Japan and the United States, researchers at the Human Genome Sequencing Center...
Wildfires continue to beleaguer Western Canada
Credit: Credits: Courtesy of L. Jenner Like tourist season, wildfire season is also in full swing in British Columbia. Whereas tourists are welcomed to the...
CU Boulder team studying South African primate responses to challenging environment
Credit: University of Colorado Boulder At a remote South African field site, CU Boulder Professor Michelle Sauther and CU alumnus Frank Cuozzo are leading research...
Pennsylvania snowshoe hares differ from those in Yukon
Credit: Diefenbach Lab/Penn State Snowshoe hares in Pennsylvania -- at the southern end of the species' range -- show adaptations in fur color and characteristics,...
Whole genome sequencing identifies cause of zoonotic epidemic
Washington, DC - August 1, 2017 - For the first time, researchers have used whole genome sequencing to identify the cause of a zoonotic infection...
Scientists in China identify way to treat nerve damage caused by insecticides and chemical
New research has uncovered a potential new therapy for the currently untreatable delayed neuropathy caused by acute exposure to insecticides or chemical weapons that attack...
Decoding a treasure trove of data from the brain
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Research and new technologies have dramatically expanded the amount of data that can be captured from the brain over the...
NSF issues awards to advance a national research infrastructure for neuroscience
Credit: Cornell University The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards to aid the research community as it...
Adorable alpine animal acclimates behavior to a changing climate
Credit: Credit, J. Jacobson, from figure 4 of EA Beever et al (2017) Front Ecol Environ doi: 10.1002/fee.1502. As climate change brings new pressures to...
Cheap and simple detection of neurotoxic chemicals
Credit: Professor Toshihiro Ihara There is a limited amount of data on the global health impacts of pesticides, but many injuries and deaths worldwide can...
New insights into diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections will help save lives
Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Thousands of patients suffering from invasive fungal infections in intensive-care units or after organ transplantation will benefit from...
Help from the stomach for dry eyes
Credit: Benjamin Winkeljann / Technical University of Munich After a long day of working at the computer, scratchy contact lenses are not only painful, over...
Evolution of fan worm eyes
Credit: Dr Michael Bok, University of Bristol Scientists examining the multiple eyes found on the tentacles of fan worms have discovered they evolved independently from...
Molecule’s role in maintaining liver size and function revealed
Credit: Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology,TMDU A Japanese team led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) researchers identified a molecule called YAP that determines...
