The largest network to date of connections between neurons in the cortex, where high-level processing…
Month: March 2016
Oregon’s new birth control law increases access, but more still to be done
Experts applaud Oregon’s new birth control law, which allows women age 18 or older to…
Researchers make biosensor one million times more sensitive
To provide oncologists a way to detect a single molecule of an enzyme produced by…
Abandoned drug resurrected, found effective against human viruses
Scientists have resurrected a discarded drug that helps human cells in a lab dish fight…
Quantum effects at work in the world’s smelliest superconductor
Quantum effects are the reason that hydrogen sulphide — which has the distinct smell of…
Improved ‘liquid biopsy’ technique enhances detection of tumor DNA in blood
People with cancer have tumor DNA in their blood. A new way to quiet background…
Multilingual circuit: ‘Optomechanical transducer’ links sound, light, radio waves
A “piezo-optomechanical circuit” has been developed that converts signals among optical, acoustic and radio waves….
Stem cells used to successfully regenerate damage in corticospinal injury
Researchers have successfully directed stem cell-derived neurons to regenerate lost tissue in damaged corticospinal tracts…
Study highlights importance of multimodal communication in higher education
Research finds that ‘multimodal’ communication — using a mix of words, images and other resources…
Conspicuous consumption may drive fertility down
A new mathematical model shows how fertility goes down as the cost of achieving social…