New robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom
ANN ARBOR--A new research tool to safeguard drinking water is now keeping a watchful eye on Lake Erie. This week, a robotic lake-bottom laboratory began...
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Brains are more plastic than we thought
Credit: Pack Lab Practice might not always make perfect, but it's essential for learning a sport or a musical instrument. It's also the basis of...
Not under the skin, but on it: Living together brings couples’ microbiomes together
Washington, DC - July 25, 2017 - Couples who live together share many things: Bedrooms, bathrooms, food, and even bacteria. After analyzing skin microbiomes from...
Rosalind Franklin University awarded NIH grant for research on neurological repair
Credit: Rosalind Franklin University A $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will help researchers at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and...
GW Cancer Center receives $100,000 from Avon Foundation for Patient Navigator
WASHINGTON (July 19, 2017) -- The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center received a $100,000 check from the Avon Foundation for Women at the 15th...
Register now for the world’s largest respiratory meeting
The 2017 European Respiratory Society Congress will take place at the Mico Milano Congressi from Saturday 9 September to Wednesday 13 September, 2017. The Congress...
Jefferson researchers identify new target for chronic pain
PHILADELPHIA -- Proteins must be in the right place at the right time in the cell to function correctly. This is even more critical in...
New animal models for hepatitis C could pave the way for a vaccine
They say that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In the case of hepatitis C--a disease that affects nearly 71 million...
Does having a sibling with autism affect a child’s language and motor skills?
A review of published studies suggests that infants who have siblings with autism spectrum disorder may have less advanced linguistic and motor skills than siblings...
UBC researchers test 3-D-printed water quality sensor
Credit: UBC Okanagan Researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus have designed a tiny device --built using a 3D printer--that can monitor drinking water quality in real...
Pangolins at huge risk as study shows dramatic increases in hunting across Central Africa
Credit: Please credit the National Botanic Garden of Belgium for this image. The hunting of pangolins, the world's most illegally traded mammal, has increased by...
Despite a great grip, geckos sometimes slip
ITHACA, N.Y. - Geckos climb vertically up trees, walls and even windows, thanks to pads on the digits of their feet that employ a huge...
Saliva as good as blood for diagnosing hepatitis E, study suggests
A saliva test developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health nearly matches the performance of a blood test widely used...
Memory foam advances give firm support to growing mattress industry
The way we sleep started to change in 1992 with the commercial release of memory foam -- a product originally developed at NASA. A decade...
A new application for enhanced oil recovery has been developed by University scientists
Credit: Credit: Goshtasp Cheraghian /Azad University/Iran. A new class of materials which are suitable agents for oil displacing in enhanced oil recovery have been developed...
