USU researchers develop genetic tool to improve arsenic studies
Credit: USU Logan, Utah - Environmental engineers are making it easier to identify the bacterial species responsible for releasing a form of arsenic that contaminates...
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Epilepsy drug discovered in fish model shows promise in small pediatric clinical trial
Credit: Image courtesy of Scott Baraban, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco. "Bench-to-bedside" describes research that has progressed from basic science in animal models that...
Hubble sees spiral in Andromeda
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA The Andromeda constellation is one of the 88 modern constellations and should not be confused with our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. The...
X-ray to study micronutrients in human minibrains
Credit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education Micronutrients and minerals play a key role during human fetal development. A study published in PeerJ this week...
Lecithin enhances antimicrobial properties of the essential oil, eugenol
Washington, DC - Feb. 10, 2017 - Lecithin, a natural emulsifier commonly used in processed foods, synergistically enhances the antimicrobial properties of the natural essential...
Plasmas promote protein introduction in plants
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology, NARO The introduction of organic matter, such as proteins, into living cells has multiple uses for basic scientific research and...
Researchers solve fish evolution mystery
Credit: Florian Moser Photo A University of Wyoming researcher is part of an international team that has discovered how more than 700 species of fish...
Spanish software optimizes design of new mobile device chargers
Credit: UC3M An electronic power converter is a system that adapts electric energy from a source to a specific load need. "For example, it's the...
Stressed out interferons reveal potential key to alternative lupus treatment
Only one new drug has become available over the past 50 years for the estimated 1.5 million Americans and five million-plus people worldwide suffering from...
Japan Safety Biomarker Workshop
On February 20-21, 2017, the Critical Path Institute's Predictive Safety Testing Consortium (PSTC), the RIKEN Institute, National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers&..
A new open source dataset links human motion and language
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers Researchers have created a large, open source database to support the development of robot activities based on natural language...
New study of ferroelectrics offers roadmap to multivalued logic for neuromorphic computing
Credit: Baudry/Lukyanchuk/Vinokur Research published Wednesday, in Nature Scientific Reports lays out a theoretical map to use ferroelectric material to process information using multivalued logic -...
Alzheimer’s may be linked to defective brain cells spreading disease
Rutgers scientists say neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighboring cells sick. In...
Protecting bulk power systems from hackers
Credit: Michigan Tech, Sarah Bird Reliability measures of electrical grid has risen to a new norm as it involves physical security and cybersecurity. Threats to...
The search for human pheromones (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2017 -- Molecules known as pheromones are a potent form of chemical communication in the animal kingdom,...
