Model sheds light on inhibitory neurons’ computational role
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a new computational model of a neural circuit in the brain, which could shed...
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New Midwestern University research suggests appendix may have important function
Credit: Brent Adrian, Senior Research Associate, Midwestern University The human appendix, a narrow pouch that projects off the cecum in the digestive system, has a...
Finding inspiration in the stars
Credit: Jakub Ostrowski Looking to the stars for inspiration, astrophysicist Lars Bildsten, director of UC Santa Barbara's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, favors astrophysical problem..
The strange double life of Dab2
Credit: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center MIAMI, January 9, 2017 - Sometimes proteins do a lot more than we expect. Dab2, for example, has long been...
El Niño, Pacific Decadal Oscillation implicated in domoic acid shellfish toxicity
(Oregon State University) Researchers today reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a strong correlation between toxic levels of domoic acid in shellfish...
Warmer West Coast ocean conditions linked to increased risk of toxic shellfish
Credit: NOAA Hazardous levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin that accumulates in shellfish, have been linked to warmer ocean conditions in waters off Oregon...
Speeding up 19th century oil paintings
The fluid and loose brushwork used by J.W.M. Turner and other innovative 19th century artists to capture the momentary effects of light was technically made...
Lars Bildsten wins 2017 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
Credit: Jakub Ostrowski WASHINGTON, D.C., January 9, 2017 -- The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced today, on behalf...
President Obama believes US clean energy trend ‘irreversible’
In this Policy Forum, President Obama, the 44th and current President of the United States, conveys his belief that "...trends towards a clean energy economy...
Brain impairments in premature infants may begin in the womb
Even before they are born, premature babies may display alterations in the circuitry of their developing brains, according to a first-of-its kind research study by...
Massive genetic study of humpback whales to inform conservation assessments
Credit: Darryl MacDonald New York (January 9, 2017) - Scientists have published one of the largest genetic studies ever conducted on the humpback whale (Megaptera...
New findings detail structure of immature Zika virus
Credit: (Purdue University image courtesy of Kuhn and Rossmann research groups) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Researchers at Purdue University have determined the high-resolution structure of...
Fear of diagnostic low-dose radiation exposure is overstated, experts assert
Reston, Va. -- In an article published in the January 2017 issue of "The Journal of Nuclear Medicine," researchers assert that exposure to medical radiation...
NASA spots short-lived Tropical Depression 01W
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA In just 24 hours after Tropical Depression 01W formed in the Philippine Sea it was already falling apart. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite...
Reducing drug dosage, and hearing loss in TB patients without reducing efficacy
Washington, DC - January 9, 2017 - Aminoglycosides, recommended by the World Health Organization to treat multidrug resistant tuberculosis, cause hearing loss and kidney damage...
