A small brain structure plays a central role in the many decisions like this we…
Month: May 2016
Screening for postpartum depression: Research review and update
Mothers of new babies should undergo screening for postpartum depression—preferably across healthcare locations and at…
Bacterial individualism: Survival strategy for hard times
Whether you are a human or a bacterium, your environment determines how you can develop….
Nine ornamental landscape plants tested for salt tolerance
Nine ornamental species were irrigated with a nutrient solution at three different electrical conductivity rates…
When beneficial bacteria knock but no one is home
By studying the interplay between genetic risk factors for Crohn’s and the bacteria that populate…
Shellfish response to ocean acidification depends on other stressors
A study of California mussels, a key species in the rocky intertidal ecosystems of the…
New data on brain network activity can help in understanding ‘cognitive vulnerability’ to depression
Neuroimaging studies of interconnected brain networks may provide the ‘missing links’ between behavioral and biological…
Neutrons tap into magnetism in topological insulators at high temperatures
Researchers used neutron scattering to reveal magnetic moments in hybrid topological insulator materials at room…
Machine learning accelerates discovery of new materials
Researchers recently demonstrated how an informatics-based adaptive design strategy, tightly coupled to experiments, can accelerate…
Effects of spectral quality, intensity of LEDs
A study involving cultivation of four types of vegetable plants compared a conventional white LED…