Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey, using one of the world’s most powerful digital cameras,…
Month: August 2015
Genomic testing triggers a diabetes diagnosis revolution
Over a 10 year period, the time that babies receive genetic testing after being diagnosed…
Dancing droplets launch themselves from thin fibers
Researchers have observed droplets spontaneously fling themselves from thin fibers. The phenomenon occurs so long…
Scientists visualize critical part of basal ganglia pathways
Certain diseases, like Parkinson’s and Huntingdon’s disease, are associated with damage to the pathways between…
Substantial glacier ice loss in Central Asia’s largest mountain range
Along the Tien Shan, Central Asia’s largest mountain range, glaciers have lost 27 percent of…
New insight into tumor progression
Scientists know that activation of growth factor receptors like epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) promote…
How traumatic memories hide in the brain, and how to retrieve them
Some stressful experiences — such as chronic childhood abuse — are so traumatic, the memories…
Major innovation in molecular imaging delivers spatial and spectral info simultaneously
Using physical chemistry methods to look at biology at the nanoscale, a researcher has invented…
1,800 years of global ocean cooling halted by global warming
Prior to the advent of human-caused global warming in the 19th century, the surface layer…
Effect of presymptomatic BMI, dietary intake, alcohol on ALS
Presymptomatic patients with the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) consumed more daily calories but…