(University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences) UCLA researchers have discovered the inner workings of a gene network that regulates the development of spinal motor neurons in the growing chicken and mouse embryo. The research also answers a l…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: UH engineer locates brain’s seizure onset zone in record time
(University of Houston) A University of Houston engineer can locate the brain’s zone that creates seizures in record time – one hour rather than the typical ten days. The new method potentially reduces complications, time and money.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Evidence: Chaplains crucial for advance care planning in medical practice
(Rush University Medical Center) In a study, 80 percent of participants completed an advance directive after meeting with a chaplain as part of a doctor’s appointment.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Research unveils a developmental splicing program controlling neuronal maturation
(Columbia University Medical Center) In a new study, published Feb. 1 in Neuron, Zhang, Wichterle, and their team determined that loss of Rbfox genes results in an ’embryonic like’ splicing program
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: MSU ecologist awarded Swedish professorship to further study of Africa’s carnivores
(Montana State University) Scott Creel was awarded the 2018 KSLA Wallenberg Professorship from the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry. He will spend a year in Sweden, concentrating on his research of predator-prey interactions and conser…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Two-stage gas sensor reports on soil dynamics
(Rice University) A robust two-stage microbial sensor developed at Rice University will help researchers observe gene expression and the bioavailability of nutrients in environments like soil and sediments without disturbing them.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: House dust mites evolved a new way to protect their genome
(University of Michigan) House dust mites are common pests with an unusual evolutionary history. They are tiny, free-living animals that evolved from a parasitic ancestor, which in turn evolved from free-living organisms millions of years ago.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Practical hair regeneration technology
(Yokohama National University) Researchers have developed a method for the mass preparation of cellular aggregates, also known as ‘hair follicle germs (HFGs),’ that may lead to a new treatment for hair loss.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study shows polar bear metabolic rates are higher than previously predicted
(San Diego Zoo Global) A new study on polar bear metabolism, behavior, and foraging success sheds important light on their energy demands. The study, published in the journal Science, found that polar bears have metabolic rates greater than previously …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Shedding light on arctic zooplankton in the dark
(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) We know that tiny marine creatures in the Arctic respond to weak light from the Moon or the Northern Lights during the polar night. Now researchers have learned that artificial light from research vessel…
