Functional connections in the brain change over time in ways that are only now beginning…
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Neuronal feedback could change what we ‘see’
A study quantifies feedback between neurons in different parts of the visual system, which could…
Using glucose monitors to detect other diseases
Diagnosing disease can be highly technical, costly and time-consuming, which are all challenges that become…
Remote Italian village could harbor secrets of healthy aging
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers in the United States…
Separating charge and discharge in measuring next-generation car batteries
Lithium ion phosphate batteries are widely used to power the batteries in electric cars, but,…
Market reactions to sudden CEO deaths highlight CEOs’ importance
Researchers examined 240 sudden and unexpected CEO deaths to determine how shareholders’ perceptions of CEO…
An up-close view of bacterial ‘motors’
Over millennia, bacteria have evolved a variety of specialized mechanisms to move themselves through their…
Nanoparticles deliver anticancer cluster bombs
Scientists have devised a triple-stage ‘cluster bomb’ system for delivering the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, via…
Study explores carb-loading’s effect on the heart
Drinking a high carbohydrate shake can have an acute and detrimental effect on heart function,…
Researchers to look at pill to treat postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence
Could a one-a-day pill be the answer for women with stress urinary incontinence – a…