A new study has found that many RNA messengers encoding neuronal proteins contain specialized sequences…
Month: July 2015
Uncovering the mechanism of our oldest anesthetic
Researchers have now revealed brainwave changes in patients receiving nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas.” Nitrous…
Therapeutic nitric oxide generated from air with an electric spark
Treatment with inhaled nitric oxide can be life saving for newborns, children and adults with…
Ion channel mechanics yield insights into optogenetics experiments
Optogenetics techniques, which allow scientists to map and control nerve cells using light stimulation, are…
Crowd computing to improve water filtration
Scientists propose a novel nanotechnology-based strategy to improve water filtration. The project was an experiment…
Researchers develop world’s most sensitive test to detect infectious disease, superbugs
Infectious diseases such as hepatitis C and some of the world’s deadliest superbugs — C….
Surfing a wake of light
For the first time, Harvard researchers have created wakes of light-like waves moving on a…
Fundamental beliefs about atherosclerosis overturned
Doctors’ efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques that build up in our arteries and…
Older patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries less likely to get surgery
Older patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries are less likely to receive surgery compared with…
Full sky map: Rings and loops in the stars
A ring of dust 200 light years across and a loop covering a third of…