Eating your veggies, even in space
Researchers are developing the self-contained planters that will allow astronauts to grow food in spaceCredit: Silje Wolff, NTNU Social Research ...
Tag: Physiology
Who's tougher? Baby sharks or daddy sharks?
Study examines mechanical behavior of sharks' vertebrae under biological conditionsCredit: Dr. Greg Skomal It's not just their teeth and jaws ...
Extraordinary treefrog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador
Credit: BIOWEB A new treefrog species was discovered during a two-week expedition to a remote tabletop mountain at Cordillera del ...
Clinical trial launches to develop breath test for multiple cancers
Credit: Owlstone Medical Ltd Researchers have launched a clinical trial to develop a breath test, analysing molecules that could indicate ...
Living a stronger and longer life: What U-M scientists are learning from worms
ANN ARBOR--Research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has uncovered a cause of declining motor function and increased ...
Natural-based antibiofilm and antimicrobial peptides from microorganisms
This article by Dr. Serkan Ortucu et al. is published in Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2018. New developments in ...
How does the brain learn by talking to itself?
UNIGE scientists uncover the role of synaptic feedback systems in shaping learning processes in the brain's cortex -- a discovery ...
Sound changes the way rodents sense touch
Credit: Shoji Komai Our eyes, ears and skin are responsible for different senses. Moreover, our brain assigns these senses to ...
Confronting the side effects of a common anti-cancer treatment
UMass Amherst researchers study origins of adverse effects AMHERST, Mass. - Results of a new study by neuroscientists at the ...
Regulation of feeding behavior and energy metabolism by galanin-like peptide (GALP)
The article by Dr. Seiji Shioda et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2018 Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is a ...
For gait transitions, stability often trumps energy savings
Test results from mammals and birds emphasize risk reductionCredit: Caleb Bryce from the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust A dog's gait, ...
New walking cavefish study explores origins of quadrapedal walking
Credit: NJIT A new research collaboration between New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of ...
First steps
Scientists launch evolutionary study to explore the origins of fish that walk A new research collaboration with support from the ...
Brain confetti — why our sense of smell declines in old age
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München In mammals, generation of new neurons (neurogenesis) is mainly limited to early childhood and occurs ...