Osteoporosis affects more than 200 million people worldwide and is a serious public health concern,…
Month: March 2017
Researchers help map future of precision medicine in Parkinson’s disease
A new transformative approach to defining, studying and treating Parkinson’s disease has been revealed by…
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers
Researchers have unlocked the key to transforming microscopic nanorings into smart materials that perform work…
Machine learning lets scientists reverse-engineer cellular control networks
Researchers have used machine learning on the Stampede supercomputer to model the cellular control network…
Upper part of Earth’s magnetic field reveals details of a dramatic past
Satellites have been mapping the upper part of the Earth magnetic field by collecting data…
Making ‘mulch’ ado of ant hills
Ants are hardworking and beneficial insects, research reveals. In the activities of their daily lives,…
Study identifies brain cells involved in Pavlovian response
A new study has traced the Pavlovian response to a small cluster of brain cells…
Scientists identify brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behavior
Neuroscientists have discovered a brain circuit that responds to rewarding events. Scientists have long believed…
Lack of leisure: Is busyness the new status symbol?
Long gone are the days when a life of material excess and endless leisure time…
Self-sustaining bacteria-fueled power cell created
Researchers have developed the next step in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with the first micro-scale…