Perception of musical pitch varies across cultures
How people interpret musical notes depends on the types of music they have listened to, researchers findCredit: Josh McDermott CAMBRIDGE, ...
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Key similarities discovered between human and archaea chromosomes
Discovery from Indiana University could advance use of single-celled organism in research on cancers related to errors in cellular gene ...
Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists
Credit: Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, ...
Circulating molecules in blood may be stepping stone for type 1 diabetes early prediction
Credit: Image by: University of Turku Researchers from the Turku Bioscience Centre in Finland have found changes in molecules in ...
Stem cells with ‘dual identity’ linked to loss of smell from sinus inflammation
Credit: Andrew Lane In experiments with mice and human tissue samples, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that neuronal stem ...
Did a common childhood illness take down the neanderthals?
A 21st century nuisance for parents may have proved deadly to early manCredit: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University BROOKLYN, NY ...
For people with pre-existing liver disease, toxic algae may be more dangerous
UToledo research adds to evidence that new exposure guidelines for microcystin may be needed for those with liver disease or ...
Anthony Fitzpatrick receives $2.84M to decipher origins of brain disorders
Funding will support combined use of recent Nobel Prize-winning technology with a powerful new imaging method; lays groundwork for detecting, ...
Study points to new drug target in fight against cancer
Research shows how a cancer-linked protein blocks key mitochondrial gatewayCredit: CTBP/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Sept. 18, 2019) -- Researchers have ...
Study shows interactions between bacteria and parasites
Blood flukes and Helicobacter pylori: co-infection changes immune responseCredit: Clarissa Prazeres da Costa / TUM A team at the Technical ...
People with autism show atypical brain activity when coordinating visual and motor information
Credit: Life Span Institute/Leilani Photographs LAWRENCE -- A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology by researchers at the University ...
Zylka Lab awarded NIH grant to develop CRISPR/Cas9 gene therapy for Angelman syndrome
Mark Zylka, Ph.D., of the UNC Neuroscience Center, was awarded two 5-year grants totaling $6.1 million to create new knowledge ...
Study quantifies impact of NCI-sponsored trials on clinical cancer care
Credit: National Cancer Institute A new study shows that nearly half of phase 3 cancer clinical trials carried out by ...
Low-cost blood pressure drug improves brain function in individuals with autism
Pilot study findings show promise but require further examinationCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Drugs known as "beta-blockers" have been ...
Walking slower and pausing for rest may enable older adults to maintain outdoor mobility
When functional ability declines, changing the way of walking can facilitate older adults' outdoor mobilityCredit: Petteri Kivimäki / University of ...
Heart cells respond to heart attack and increase the chance of survival
Cells adjacent to injured areas within the heart sense the damage and ensure immediate survival and could be exploited to ...
Researchers develop thermo-responsive protein hydrogel
NYU Tandon-led team crosses barrier needed to deliver drugs at the cellular level and to engineer tissueCredit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, ...
Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults
Study identifies differences in gut microbiome composition in physically high-functioning vs low-functioning older adults, successfully transfers some of these effects ...
Stevens researchers to develop handheld device to diagnose skin cancer
The proven technology will be designed into a handheld device that could reduce need for painful biopsies by 50 percent ...
New piece of Alzheimer’s puzzle found
Researchers discover that two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments for Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Jordan ...
