Quantifying how the brain smells
Credit: Albeanu lab/CSHL, 2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Scientists haven't quite decoded how animals smell, but researchers at Cold ...
Tag: Physiology
UTSA reduces seizures by removing newborn neurons
Findings reveal specific time frame for post-injury interventionCredit: UTSA Epileptic seizures happen in one of every 10 people who have ...
Discovering how diabetes leads to vascular disease
UC Davis researchers find a cellular link between high blood sugar and blood vessel constrictionCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis ...
What do the red ‘ornaments’ of female macaques mean?
Credit: Lucie Rigaill Many human cultures associate the colour red with sexuality and fertility. Among nonhuman primates too, red skin ...
Boosting the discovery of new drugs to treat spinal cord injuries using zebrafish
New platform allows effective drug screeningCredit: Diana Chapela, iMM A research team led by Leonor Saúde, Principal Investigator at Instituto ...
Turkestan cockroach selling online is a companion of the common household cockroach
Credit: Domae M. et al., Neuroscience Letters, June 8, 2019 Many nocturnal animals including insects use a species-specific smell, that ...
Simulation explores how insects glean compass direction from skylight
Neural mechanisms could inspire designs for new skylight-based navigation tools for robotsCredit: Christian Lischka, unsplash. A computational simulation suggests that ...
U of Guelph researchers learn how low oxygen builds a bigger, stronger alligator heart
Credit: University of Guelph Restricted oxygen during early life development might result in lasting heart damage for many creatures, but ...
New species of flying squirrel from Southwest China added to the rarest and ‘most wanted’
Credit: Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Described in 1981, the genus Biswamoyopterus is regarded as the most mysterious and rarest ...
Red wine’s resveratrol could help Mars explorers stay strong, says Harvard study
Nutraceuticals that preserve muscle in reduced gravity will support long-term space missions Mars is about 9 months from Earth with ...
Timing of spay, neuter tied to higher risk of obesity and orthopedic injuries in dogs
Credit: Sean Andersen-Vie, Morris Animal Foundation Spaying or neutering large-breed dogs can put them at a higher risk for obesity ...
Self-injuring young girls overestimate negative feedback in social media simulation
Brain-based classification of negative social bias in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury Adolescent girls who self-injure feel that they receive more ...
A single measurement may help determine kneecap instability risk
Knee injuries can be a scourge to collegiate and pro athletes alike, but Penn State researchers say a single measurement ...
Dietary quality influences microbiome composition in human colonic mucosa
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine It is well established that diet influences health and disease, but the mechanisms underlying this ...
New UCI-led study uncovers weakness in C. diff toxin
Discovery may lead to new therapeutics and vaccines aimed at fighting the deadly diseaseCredit: UCI School of Medicine A new ...
Scientists explore blood flow bump that happens when our neurons are significantly activated
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University senior photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 15, 2019) - When a group of our neurons get ...
Recognizing kidney injury due to burns is improved by artificial intelligence
Machine learning cuts critical time to managing acute kidney injury Many burn victims suffer acute kidney injury (AKI), but early ...
‘The way you move’: Body structure brings coordinated movement
Credit: Wakita D. et al., Scientific Reports. June 5, 2019 Scientists at Hokkaido University and Hiroshima University have found that ...
Nanotechnology delivers hepatitis B vaccine
X-ray imaging shows that nanostructured silica acts as a protective vehicle to deliver intact antigen to the intestine so that ...
Cincinnati researchers say early puberty in girls may be ‘big bang theory’ for migraine
CINCINNATI--Adolescent girls who reach puberty at an earlier age may also have a greater chance of developing migraine headaches, according ...
