The structures of many protein molecules remain unsolved even after experts apply an extensive array of approaches. An international collaboration has led to a…
The biggest 3-D map of the distant universe ever made, using light from 14,000 quasars – supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies billions of light…
“We were able to do this now because of Next Generation genomic sequencing technology,” says Christopher Klein, M.D., Mayo Clinic neurologist and lead author…
A new kind of sensor could warn emergency workers when carbon filters in the respirators they wear to avoid inhaling toxic fumes have become dangerously…
“Although early-onset Alzheimer's dementia is quite rare, it can be devastating to the patients that carry the diagnosis,” said Dr. Jacob Richard Hodge, lead…
Using state-of-the-art technology, the scientists have been able to link proteinaceous molecules to bone matrix fibres isolated from a 70-million-year-old…
After the USPSTF delivered their recommendations in November 2009, researchers at the University of Colorado saw a significant drop in mammograms in women in…
Trying to figure out what's going on inside the mind of an adolescent can be challenging, to say the least. A new study shows that simply asking them what they…
Nutrition during the first days or weeks of life may have long-term consequences on health, potentially via a phenomenon known as the metabolic programming…
Multitaskers who think they can successfully divide their attention between the program on their television set and the information on their computer screen…
WHEN: Wednesday, May 4, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the monthly Inside Cornell media luncheon.WHERE: Cornell’s ILR Conference Center, sixth floor, 16 E. 34th…
Producing high-yield maize crops using sustainable methods is challenging, as varieties need to be developed quickly and efficiently to combat the changing…
Now, an international research team including chemist Scott Auerbach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a new molecular-level probe to…
This new area, called “transformation optics” has turned modern optical design on its ear by showing how to manipulate light in ways long thought to be…
A research team from Northwestern and Oklahoma State universities claims to be first to cloak a three-dimensional object from view in a broad range of…
Theta Rhythm – The hippocampal theta rhythm is an oscillation that can be observed in EEG recordings from the hippocampus and other brain structures in…