Recording smart phone video ‘selfies’ of tooth-brushing can help people learn to improve their oral…
Month: August 2016
Going the distance: Babies reach farther with adults around
Eight-month-old infants are much more likely to reach towards distant toys when an adult is…
Immune analysis of on-treatment longitudinal biopsies predicts response to melanoma immunotherapy
Immune response measured in tumor biopsies during the course of early treatment predicts which melanoma…
Total number of neurons — not enlarged prefrontal region — hallmark of human brain
New study has determined that the total number of neurons, not an enlarged prefrontal region,…
Engineering a better biofuel
The often-maligned E. coli bacteria has powerhouse potential: in the lab, it has the ability…
User-friendly language for programming efficient simulations
A team of researchers has developed a new programming language that handles that switching automatically….
New analysis shows threats to 8,000 Red List species
Less than a month away from the kick-off the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii,…
With droughts and downpours, climate change feeds Chesapeake Bay algal blooms
A study shows that weather patterns tied to climate change may increase the severity of…
Trajectory of functional recovery after postoperative delirium
Delirium is a common, serious, often fatal disorder occurring in 11% to 50% of hospitalized…
Gene signature in healthy brains pinpoints the origins of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have discovered a gene signature in healthy brains that echoes the pattern in which…