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Brain’s master switch is verified by Iowa State University researcher

Yeon-Kyun Shin, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at ISU, has shown that the protein called synaptotagmin1 (Syt1) is the sole trigger…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers uncover Fragile X syndrome gene's role in shaping brain

Soon after birth, the still-developing brain of a mammal produces too many nerve connections that create “noise” in the nervous system. The brain finds it hard…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Unlocking Value: Innovations in Forest Biorefineries

The pulp mills of today could gain additional value from the wood used in pulp production, if valuable wood components from forest residue and side-streams…

Life & Chemistry

New Protein Discovered by Jefferson Scientists Linked to Longevity

The research also showed that arrestin interacts with several other proteins within cells to regulate longevity. The human version of one of these proteins is…

Studies and Analyses

Burma Cyclone Survivors Face Ongoing Human Rights Challenges

The study “Community-Based Assessment of Human Rights in a Complex Humanitarian Emergency: The Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma and Cyclone Nargis” is…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Energy-Autonomous Sensors Enhance Perishable Goods Logistics

Semiconductor sensors, spectrometers as well as components from the Institute are used in the automobile industry, environmental analysis, building technology,…

Life & Chemistry

Chemist Develops Catalyst for Faster Chemical Reactions

Some people have streets named after them. Warren Piers, a chemistry professor at the University of Calgary, has a catalyst penned after him. And in a paper…

Life & Chemistry

Suppressing Gut Bacteria May Slow Tumor Growth, Study Finds

A team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers has discovered that common intestinal bacteria appear to promote tumor growths in…

Studies and Analyses

New Mouse Grimace Scale Aids Pain Detection in Humans, Animals

McGill Psychology Prof. Jeffrey Mogil, UBC Psychology Prof. Kenneth Craig and their respective teams have discovered that when subjected to moderate pain…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps research scientists shed light on potential treatment for Gaucher's disease

In findings that advance scientists' understanding of a whole class of inherited disorders, a team from The Scripps Research Institute has shed light on a…

Studies and Analyses

Kidney Removal Doesn’t Extend Life for Elderly Cancer Patients

The research reveals that these patients typically have other medical problems of greater significance and that many should receive more conservative…

Awards Funding

Jason W. Chin Wins EMBO Gold Medal for Genetic Code Innovation

Chin receives the award for his pioneering work on reprogramming the genetic code. Chin’s work allows designer amino acids to be encoded at specific,…

Studies and Analyses

Benefits Matter in Agriculture Job Displacement

Now, a North Carolina State University study suggests that this intuition is true: out-of-work agricultural laborers from small farms that do not provide…

Environmental Conservation

Researchers on NOAA Mission Alter Course to Collect Sediment and Water Samples Near Deepwater Horizon Spill

Researchers from the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology sailed late Tuesday on a university research ship to obtain core sediment samples…

Studies and Analyses

Satellite Study Covers Forest Loss Worldwide

Despite ongoing threats to rain forests in the Amazon and Congo river basins and in Indonesia, losses were greatest in those boreal forests, followed by humid…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Hormone Suppression Could Help Stressed Trees

Now research led by Michigan Technological University scientists has identified the molecular mechanism that Populus—the scientific name for common poplars,…

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