New research has uncovered details about subcellular-level changes in the brain after concussion that could…
Month: June 2017
Large Canadian Arctic climate change study cancelled due to climate change
The Science Team of the Canadian Research Icebreaker CCGS Amundsen has cancelled the first leg…
Makeup of vaginal microbiome linked to preterm birth
In a study of predominantly African-American women — who have a much higher rate of…
US aid to combat malaria in Africa is associated with reduced risk of childhood mortality
Scientists have shown that funding from the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) in 19 sub-Saharan…
Genetic variants linked to higher BMI may be protective against Parkinson disease
Genetic variants linked to higher body mass index (BMI) are associated with lower risk of…
New insight into galaxy cluster’s spectacular ‘mini-halo’
New images give an unprecedented view, revealing multitude of new substructures that shed light on…
Seaweed derivative could be just what lithium-sulfur batteries need
Lithium-sulfur batteries have great potential as a low-cost, high-energy, energy source for both vehicle and…
Magnets, all the way down!
If you can’t move electrons around to study how factors like symmetry impact the larger-scale…
E. coli bacteria’s defense secret revealed
By tagging a cell’s proteins with fluorescent beacons, researchers have found out how E. coli…
Graphene transistor could mean computers that are 1,000 times faster
Transistors based on graphene ribbons could result in much faster, more efficient computers and other…