Identifying genes key to human memory: Insights from genetics and cognitive neuroscience
March 26, 2017 - San Francisco - Researchers have identified more than 100 genes important for memory in people. The study is the first to...
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Surprising twist in confined liquid crystals: A simple route to developing new sensors
Credit: Rob Felt Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found a material used for decades to color food items ranging from corn chips to...
Immunotherapy drug becomes first therapy approved by FDA for rare skin cancer
Credit: Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE (March 24, 2017) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday granted accelerated approval to the checkpoint inhibitor Bavencio...
Electrical ‘switch’ in brain’s capillary network monitors activity and controls blood flow
Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Longden All it takes is the flip of a protein "switch" within the tiny wire-like capillaries of the brain to increase...
UNC to create and test injectable long-acting implant to prevent HIV/AIDS
Credit: David Etchison, UNC School of Pharmacy Chapel Hill, NC - Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received a three-year,...
Biodiversity loss shifts flowering phenology at same magnitude as global warming
Researchers have revealed that declining plant diversity -- from habitat loss, human use, and other environmental pressures -- causes plants to flower earlier, and that...
In a quantum race everyone is both a winner and a loser
Credit: Copyright: Jonas Schmöle, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna When describing nature using physical laws, scientists often start from everyday experiences. However, our usual...
The Role of Context in Ethnic/Racial Identity Among Minority Youth
Youth is a time of exploration and consolidation of one's identity. One important aspect of this identity is an understanding of one's ethnic/racial background. Ethnic/racial...
BRCA testing on the rise for those without breast or ovarian cancers
GALVESTON, Texas - More women are requesting BRCA gene testing associated with certain types of cancer thanks to increased interest in the procedure. Traditionally women...
Extreme space weather: Protecting our critical infrastructure
Extreme space weather has a global footprint and the potential to damage critical infrastructure on the ground and in space. A new report from the...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Caleb’s heaviest rainfall
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Tropical cyclone Caleb formed on March 23 in the South Indian Ocean southwest of the Indonesian Island of...
NASA sees System 91P coming together east of Queensland
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA The area of tropical low pressure designated System 91P appears to be organizing in NASA satellite imagery on March 24. Visible imagery...
Clock stars: Astrocytes keep time for brain, behavior
Credit: Herzog Lab. Until recently, work on biological clocks that dictate daily fluctuations in most body functions, including core body temperature and alertness, focused on...
Study confirms prescription weight-loss medication helps with opiate addiction recovery
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have confirmed that...
Schizophrenia-associated gene research funded by $3.1 million NIH grant
A research team at Emory University is embarking on a multipronged study of 3q29 deletion syndrome, a genetic mutation associated with a 40-fold increased risk...
