Harbour porpoises attracted to oil platforms when searching for food
A large gathering of fish tempts harbor porpoises to search for food around oil and gas platforms, even though the ...
Tag: Physiology
Modernizing the naval selection process
UH psychologist to develop virtual reality personality assessmentCredit: University of Houston Recruiting and selecting the proper sailors for specific tasks ...
The trouble of being tall
Credit: Mogens Trolle The giraffe is a truly puzzling animal. With its exceptional anatomy and suite of evolutionary adaptations, the ...
What brings olfactory receptors to the cell surface
"Zip codes" for odor sensors identifiedCredit: Photo: C. Schranner / Leibniz-LSB@TUM A team of scientists led by Dietmar Krautwurst from ...
Astronauts in crewed missions to Mars could misread vital emotional cues
A study simulating the effects of weightlessness also finds that impaired cognitive performance cannot be counteracted by short periods of ...
Study of synapse strength focuses on ‘active zones’
Credit: Littleton Lab/MIT Picower Institute Job descriptions for the thousands of types of neurons in the brain typically include a ...
Mitochondria found to be protected by ketogenesis
Credit: Dr. Yuichiro Arima Ketone bodies are generally an alternative energy source during starvation, but in newborns, ketogenesis is active ...
How hummingbirds hum
New measurement technique unravels what gives hummingbird wings their characteristic soundCredit: Photo: Lentink Lab / Stanford University. The hummingbird is ...
Making women’s football a level playing field
A new project is aiming to break the last taboos in women's football from periods to pregnancy.Credit: Staffordshire University A ...
Engineers combine AI and wearable cameras in self-walking robotic legs
Credit: University of Waterloo Robotics researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and moving on their own ...
An unusual creature is coming out of winter’s slumber. Here’s why scientists are excited.
Duke Lemur Center recreates the seasonal swings of native habitat, helping to unlock the secrets of hibernation.Credit: Photo by David ...
The narwhal’s tusk reveals its past living conditions
Credit: Photo: ©Paul Nicklen / paulnicklen.com Every year, a new growth layer is added to the narwhal's spiralled tusk. The ...
Study shows simple blood test could detect liver injury earlier
Researchers describe how gold nanoparticles may play part in finding damageCredit: University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at ...
Delmic licenses Cryo Workflow Tools developed together with Max Planck scientists
New product to be launched in March simplifies cryo electron tomographyCredit: MPI of Molecular Physiology In comparison to the conventional ...
The important role of music in neurorehabilitation: Filling in critical gaps
Experts highlight current gaps in clinical applications of music therapy in this theme issue of NeuroRehabilitationCredit: Faculty of Music and ...
A safer MRI contrast agent for high-resolution 3D microvascular imaging
The new contrast agent offers a vast improvement over traditional gadolinium-based productsCredit: Institute for Basic Science Heart attack and stroke ...
Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense
Beta-cyclocitral produced by plants after herbivore attack increases defense responses while inhibiting the production of metabolites for growthCredit: Kimberly Falk, ...
Study reveals process to explain how maternal stress triggers idiopathic preterm birth
A University of South Florida Health preclinical study indicates that FKBP51-progesterone receptor binding plays a critical role in stress-induced preterm ...
Complement inhibition reverses mental losses in preclinical traumatic brain injury models
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina provide preclinical evidence that mental losses after traumatic brain injury can be ...
New discovery explains antihypertensive properties of green and black tea
Study results may lead to new blood pressure-lowering medicationsCredit: Geoff Abbott, UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - March 8, ...
