Brazilian free-tailed bat is the fastest flyer in the animal kingdom
Up to now, the speed record for horizontal flight was held by birds from the swift family: the common swift, for example, can reach speeds...
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Full detonation in the hippocampus
Credit: Courtesy of Astrid Rollenhagen and Joachim Lübke; for details see Rollenhagen et al., J. Neurosci. 27: 10434-10444 (2007) Synapses form connections between neurons. Their...
‘Bottlebrush’ polymers make dielectric elastomers increasingly viable for use in devices
Credit: Richard Spontak A multi-institutional research team has developed a new electroactive polymer material that can change shape and size when exposed to a relatively...
My contribution to Arctic sea ice melt
Credit: Dirk Notz For each tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) that any person on our planet emits, three square metres of Arctic summer sea ice...
Mid-Atlantic Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments consortium formed
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant for $3.6 million over five years will support formation of MARISA (Mid-Atlantic Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments), a...
Alzheimer’s disease found to be a diabetic disorder of the brain
Credit: Shigeki Moriguchi Researchers at Tohoku University have found a promising treatment for Alzheimer's disease, by noticing a similarity in the way insulin signaling works...
Ketofol an alternative deep sedative for emergency departments
Credit: The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Australian emergency medicine researchers have successfully trialled an alternative deep sedative for patients in the emergency department. In..
Elucidating sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease risk
Boston, MA - Women have a two-fold higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than men, yet strikingly little is known about how changes in brain...
Researchers reveal how neurodegenerative diseases spread through the brain
Synapses, the place where brain cells contact one another, play a pivotal role in the transmission of toxic proteins. This allows neurodegenerative diseases such as...
Researchers discover new regulator in glucose metabolism
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) A key genetic switch in the liver regulates glucose metabolism and insulin action in other...
Healthy living equals better brain function
It should be obvious that those with greater self-control live a healthier lifestyle. After all, it takes self-control to exercise before work, or forego fried...
Quantifying the hidden environmental cost of hydroelectric dams
Credit: American Chemical Society Hydroelectricity is a renewable energy, and the facilities that produce it give off less greenhouse gases than other power plants. But...
Making artificial ‘cells’ move like real cells (video)
Artificial "cells" could someday zoom around in the body and deliver medicines to specific locations, act as in-tissue diagnosticians and provide viable replacements for whole...
Experimental drug delivers one-two punch to prostate cancer cells
Credit: Venu Raman An experimental drug that targets abnormally high levels of a protein linked to cancer growth appears to significantly reduce the proliferation of...
Human health risks from hydroelectric projects
Credit: Prentiss Balcom (Harvard SEAS) In a new study, Harvard University researchers find over 90 percent of potential new Canadian hydroelectric projects are likely to...
