Innovative tool allows continental-scale water, energy, and land system modeling
A new large-scale hydroeconomic model will allow researchers to study water systems across whole continents, looking at sustainability of supply and the impacts of...
Quantifying evolutionary impacts of humans on the biosphere is harder than it seems
Are human disturbances to the environment driving evolutionary changes in animals and plants? A new study finds that, on average, human disturbances don't appear...
Ketogenic diet appears to prevent cognitive decline in mice, study finds
The Ketogenic Diet, simple caloric restriction, or the pharmaceutical rapamycin appear to improve neurovascular function and prevent cognitive decline in animal models.
Microfluidic molecular exchanger helps control therapeutic cell manufacturing
Researchers have demonstrated an integrated technique for monitoring specific biomolecules -- such as growth factors -- that could indicate the health of living cell...
Insights on the effects of exercise on cognitive performance
A new study has looked at the details behind how cognitive performance may improve during aerobic exercise.
Clues that suggest people are lying may be deceptive, study shows
The verbal and physical signs of lying are harder to detect than people believe, a study suggests.
A new study indicates the possibility to monitor the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by...
In a breakthrough human study, anti-oxidant, glutathione (GSH), which protects the brain from stress, has been found to be significantly depleted in Alzheimer's patients...
Does open heart surgery affect cognitive abilities?
Understanding how heart valve surgery may affect your cognition is important for older adults. To learn more, researchers reviewed studies to see how patients'...
Early changes to synapse gene regulation may cause Alzheimer’s disease
New research has revealed a role for splicing proteins in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. Increased phosphorylation of the SRRM2 protein, seen in AD...
Potential therapy for treatment-resistant hypothyroidism proves effective in lab study
A new 'metal-coordinated' drug-delivery technology potentially could be used to supplement the standard therapy for hypothyroidism, which affects nearly 10 million Americans, and many...
