Scientists recently named a new species of chimaera, an ancient and bizarre group of fishes distantly related to sharks, from the coast of Southern California and Baja California, Mexico. The new species is the Eastern Pacific black ghostshark.
Researchers are now recruiting volunteers for a national gene therapy trial — the first study of its kind for the treatment of patients with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny “microchannels” has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices.
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Researchers are utilizing computational models to study how the brain’s chemicals and synaptic mechanisms, or connections between neurons, react to cocaine addiction and what this could mean for future therapies.
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In a new study, researchers have concluded that the number of hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin is increasing, but there is no evidence that their individual strengths are any greater than storms of the past or that the chances of a US strike are up.
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Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behavior and emotions, finds new research.
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Everyone knows that frogs are in trouble. But a recent analysis of frog surveys done at eight Central American sites shows the situation is worse than thought. Under pressure from an invasive fungus, the frogs in this biodiversity hot spot are undergoing “a vast homogenization.” “We’re witnessing the McDonaldization of the frog communities,” comments the [...]
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A new study suggests that the natural repair of myelin in the brain may be the root cause of various neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
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Diamonds, it has long been said, are a girl’s best friend. But a research team has recently found that the gems might turn out to be a patient’s best friend as well.
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Scientists have discovered gene variants for glaucoma in a black population. The finding could lead to future treatments or a cure for this disease, which leads to blindness in two million Americans each year.
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