Researchers have discovered a molecular mechanism that reprograms tumor cells in patients with advanced prostate…
Month: May 2017
Snow in Hawai’i: What does the future hold?
Researchers, led by climate modelers, used satellite images to quantify recent snow cover distributions patterns…
Noise created by humans is pervasive in US protected areas
Anthropogenic, or human-caused, noise pervades many US protected areas and habitats of endangered species, but…
Surprise communication found between brain regions involved in infant motor control
A new connection between two regions of the brain has been discovered that may help…
Sugar-sweetened beverages becoming more affordable around the world
A new study concludes that sugar-sweetened beverages have become more affordable around the globe, and…
Teasing apart the effects of higher mutation load on fitness
As animals increasingly acquire interacting mutations that result in loss of gene function, the relative…
Policies to curb short-lived climate pollutants could yield major health benefits
A commitment to reducing global emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as methane and…
With more light, chemistry speeds up
Light initiates many chemical reactions. Experiments have for the first time demonstrated that increasing the…
Your muscles can ‘taste’ sugar
It’s obvious that the taste buds on the tongue can detect sugar. And after a…
Discovery of new pathway in brain has implications for schizophrenia treatment
Neuroscientists have discovered a new signaling pathway that directly connects the brain’s NMDA and a7nACh…