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The British Academy chooses Birmingham as first hub for Early Career Researcher Network
The British Academy chooses Birmingham as first hub for Early Career Researcher Network
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New mouse model for studying the cognitive protection mechanisms in Alzheimer's
New mouse model for studying the cognitive protection mechanisms in Alzheimer's
Life Sciences - Sep 27
Withdrawal from Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of Brain
Withdrawal from Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of Brain
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New mouse model for studying the cognitive protection mechanisms in Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that features the accumulation of the beta-amyloid peptide and Tau protein in the brain, which are associated with deficits in the neuronal connections and with dementia. However, researchers have recently discovered a type of people that despite the accumulation of these molecules, they do not develop dementia: the NDAN patients (non-Demented with Alzheimer's disease Neuropathology).
Life Sciences - Psychology - 11:02 
Synchrony through touch
Study examines the role of touch and proximity on the mutual adaptation of brain activity and heart rhythms in mothers and babies Touch is fundamental to interpersonal communication.
Life Sciences - Health - 27.09.2021 
BCI Research: Computer Decodes Continuous Movement from Brain Signals
For the first time ever, the intention of a continuous movement was able to be read out from non-invasive brain signals at TU Graz.
Life Sciences - Pharmacology - 27.09.2021
Health - Life Sciences - 27.09.2021
Life Sciences - Health - 24.09.2021
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Life Sciences - Chemistry - 23.09.2021 
Engineers introduce a new approach for recycling plastics
Two EPFL engineers have come up with a revolutionary new method for tackling plastic pollution by harnessing the inner workings of proteins.
Life Sciences - Physics - 23.09.2021
Life Sciences - Health - 23.09.2021
Campus - Life Sciences - 23.09.2021
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Health - Life Sciences - 22.09.2021 
Four projects selected for the Bertarelli Foundation's Catalyst Fund
The Catalyst [email protected] Biotech program, introduced by the Bertarelli Foundation in 2017, aims to support research on innovative treatments for nervous-system diseases.
Environment - Life Sciences - 22.09.2021
Life Sciences - Health - 22.09.2021
Life Sciences - Environment - 22.09.2021 
Sex and the symbiont: Can algae hookups help corals survive?
, Featured Stories Rice biologists' discovery can be used to help climate-challenged reefs survive for now A little more sexy time for symbionts could help coral reefs survive the trials of climate change.
Life Sciences - 22.09.2021
Life Sciences - Health - 22.09.2021 
Individual finger control for advanced prostheses demonstrated in primates
An electrode array implanted in the brain predicts finger motions in near real time In a first, a computer that could fit on an implantable device has interpreted brain signals for precise, high-speed, multifinger movements in primates.
Life Sciences - 21.09.2021
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Paleontology - Life Sciences - 21.09.2021 
Four dinosaurs in Montana: Fieldwork pieces together life at the end of ’Dinosaur Era’
UW, Burke researchers discover four dinosaurs in Montana: Fieldwork pieces together life at the end of 'Dinosaur Era' A team of paleontologists from the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture excavated four dinosaurs in northeastern Montana this summer.
Health - Life Sciences - 20.09.2021
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Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 17.09.2021
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Environment - Life Sciences - 15.09.2021
Life Sciences - Health - 15.09.2021 
The proteins of Covid-19
Machine learning assisted structure analysis reveals SARS-CoV-2 virus tactics The proteins of SARS-CoV-2 play key roles in how the virus manages to evade immune defense and replicate itself in patients' cells.
Life Sciences - Health - 15.09.2021
Life Sciences - 15.09.2021
Health - Life Sciences - 14.09.2021 
To curb the spread of Covid-19, restrict intercity travel as soon as a lockdown is announced
Researchers find that viral spread is greatly enhanced when citizens are given a window to travel before next-level restrictions are enforced. Last updated on Friday 17 September 2021 Travel within your own country in response to the government announcing a national lockdown is directly linked to a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, according to an international study led by Bangladesh and involving a researcher from the University of Bath.
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Music - Life Sciences - 13.09.2021
Environment - Life Sciences - 10.09.2021 
Landfills and meat industry: new food sources for the Medes Islands yellow-legged gull
The diet of the yellow-legged gull in the Medes Islands has changed extremely over the last decades, according to a study that analyses the changes in the diet of this species over the last twenty years.
Health - Life Sciences - 10.09.2021
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Innovation - Life Sciences - 06.09.2021 
EPFL and the Wyss Center award two new entrepreneurial projects
The Capture dream journaling mobile application Scientists have known of the existence of lucid dreams - in which the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming - for decades, but the neurobiology is poorly understood and it remains unclear why some people have them while others do not. Lucid dreaming is thought to bring benefits including reduced anxiety, improved motor skills, memory consolidation and enhanced problem solving.
Life Sciences - Health - 03.09.2021
Environment - Life Sciences - 02.09.2021
Life Sciences - Health - 01.09.2021 
New study in regenerative medicine identifies RNA released from damaged cells act as the signal to initiate repair after injury
Tissues and organs have different capacities to regenerate after injury or disease. Identifying cell types and signals that can promote repair is particularly important for organs that repair poorly such as the brain and spinal cord. Using zebrafish models, researchers identified ribonucleic acid (RNA) as an injury-induced damage signal that triggers recruitment of neurons and neural tissue repair, mobilising a previously unknown brain neuron reservoir that is in standby mode for repair which has implications for ageing and degenerative diseases.
Health - Life Sciences - 30.08.2021 
A trip into the therapeutic potential of Australia’s native magic mushrooms
Australia's first legal, living collection of native magic mushrooms is being studied by scientists in a Brisbane laboratory to help identify characteristics that might be useful for medical research into psychedelic treatments.
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The 'in conversation' series features members of the Wyss Center community discussing their work, their collaborations and imagining the future.
The 'in conversation' series features members of the Wyss Center community discussing their work, their collaborations and imagining the future.
Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that features the accumulation of the beta-amyloid peptide and Tau protein in the brain, which are associated with deficits in the neuronal connections and with dementia. However, researchers have recently discovered a type of people that despite the accumulation of these molecules, they do not develop dementia: the NDAN patients (non-Demented with Alzheimer's disease Neuropathology).
Study examines the role of touch and proximity on the mutual adaptation of brain activity and heart rhythms in mothers and babies Touch is fundamental to interpersonal communication.
For the first time ever, the intention of a continuous movement was able to be read out from non-invasive brain signals at TU Graz.
Withdrawal from Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of Brain
In mouse studies, single-cell whole brain imaging found methamphetamines, cocaine and nicotine all changed neural networks - a key to developing addiction treatments Addictive psychostimulants, from nicotine in cigarettes to illicit drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine, affect different regions of the brain.
In mouse studies, single-cell whole brain imaging found methamphetamines, cocaine and nicotine all changed neural networks - a key to developing addiction treatments Addictive psychostimulants, from nicotine in cigarettes to illicit drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine, affect different regions of the brain.
Two EPFL engineers have come up with a revolutionary new method for tackling plastic pollution by harnessing the inner workings of proteins.
Elizabeth Villa Selected as 2021 HHMI Investigator
Biophysicist to receive nearly $9 million to advance the 'resolution revolution' in cell biology UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences Associate Professor Elizabeth Villa has been selected as a 2021 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator.
Biophysicist to receive nearly $9 million to advance the 'resolution revolution' in cell biology UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences Associate Professor Elizabeth Villa has been selected as a 2021 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator.
The Catalyst [email protected] Biotech program, introduced by the Bertarelli Foundation in 2017, aims to support research on innovative treatments for nervous-system diseases.
UQ-designed cane toad lure may curb spread thanks to new deal
Australia may soon have the jump on cane toads after a Gold Coast not-for-profit was granted an exclusive licence to market a University of Queensland-designed bait for the invasive pests.
Australia may soon have the jump on cane toads after a Gold Coast not-for-profit was granted an exclusive licence to market a University of Queensland-designed bait for the invasive pests.
, Featured Stories Rice biologists' discovery can be used to help climate-challenged reefs survive for now A little more sexy time for symbionts could help coral reefs survive the trials of climate change.
Earless worms ’listen’ through their skin
Common model species can sense sound waves without ears, providing a new tool for studying auditory sensation.
Common model species can sense sound waves without ears, providing a new tool for studying auditory sensation.
An electrode array implanted in the brain predicts finger motions in near real time In a first, a computer that could fit on an implantable device has interpreted brain signals for precise, high-speed, multifinger movements in primates.
UW, Burke researchers discover four dinosaurs in Montana: Fieldwork pieces together life at the end of 'Dinosaur Era' A team of paleontologists from the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture excavated four dinosaurs in northeastern Montana this summer.
Potential parasites in the most common amoeba in wastewater treatment plants
Rhogostoma minus is the most common amoeba in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. It can serve as a host for bacteria of the order Legionellales, which includes pathogens such as Legionella pneumophila, the cause of Legionnaires' disease Researchers from Professor Michael Bonkowski's working group at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology have found that Rhogostoma minus is the most common amoeba in wastewater treatment plants worldwide and also serves as a host for Legionellales.
Rhogostoma minus is the most common amoeba in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. It can serve as a host for bacteria of the order Legionellales, which includes pathogens such as Legionella pneumophila, the cause of Legionnaires' disease Researchers from Professor Michael Bonkowski's working group at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology have found that Rhogostoma minus is the most common amoeba in wastewater treatment plants worldwide and also serves as a host for Legionellales.
SURF Research Tests Durability of New Probes
Carnegie Mellon University Smaller, stronger, customizable devices could dramatically increase accessibility to the brain Carnegie Mellon University sophomore Mihir Lovalekar always nursed an interes
Carnegie Mellon University Smaller, stronger, customizable devices could dramatically increase accessibility to the brain Carnegie Mellon University sophomore Mihir Lovalekar always nursed an interes
Machine learning assisted structure analysis reveals SARS-CoV-2 virus tactics The proteins of SARS-CoV-2 play key roles in how the virus manages to evade immune defense and replicate itself in patients' cells.
Researchers find that viral spread is greatly enhanced when citizens are given a window to travel before next-level restrictions are enforced. Last updated on Friday 17 September 2021 Travel within your own country in response to the government announcing a national lockdown is directly linked to a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, according to an international study led by Bangladesh and involving a researcher from the University of Bath.
We are less sceptical of genetic engineering than assumed
We often hear that Swiss consumers want their agriculture to be free from genetic engineering. But consumer acceptance of genetically modified crops is likely to be higher than the media leads us to believe, Angela Bearth says. The ban on growing genetically modified crops in Switzerland is set to expire at the end of this year.
We often hear that Swiss consumers want their agriculture to be free from genetic engineering. But consumer acceptance of genetically modified crops is likely to be higher than the media leads us to believe, Angela Bearth says. The ban on growing genetically modified crops in Switzerland is set to expire at the end of this year.
Perfect pitch, explained
Perfect pitch refers to a person's ability to identify any musical note by name after hearing it, without reference to other notes. Perfect pitch-also known more technically as absolute pitch-can also refer to the ability that some singers have to sing a given note on cue. Though perfect pitch was thought to be a rare ability that depended primarily on early musical training in a "critical period" of sensitivity in childhood, auditory learning studies at the University of Chicago and elsewhere have shown that some individuals can learn to identify musical notes by ear even later in life.
Perfect pitch refers to a person's ability to identify any musical note by name after hearing it, without reference to other notes. Perfect pitch-also known more technically as absolute pitch-can also refer to the ability that some singers have to sing a given note on cue. Though perfect pitch was thought to be a rare ability that depended primarily on early musical training in a "critical period" of sensitivity in childhood, auditory learning studies at the University of Chicago and elsewhere have shown that some individuals can learn to identify musical notes by ear even later in life.
The diet of the yellow-legged gull in the Medes Islands has changed extremely over the last decades, according to a study that analyses the changes in the diet of this species over the last twenty years.
UC San Diego Leads a $12.25 Million Grant to Improve Epilepsy Treatment
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $12.25 million grant to the University of California San Diego to develop and enhance brain-sensing and brain-stimulating platform technologies to enable treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $12.25 million grant to the University of California San Diego to develop and enhance brain-sensing and brain-stimulating platform technologies to enable treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.
New Web App to help demystify why Covid mutations have the effects they do
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has focussed everyone's attention on the hidden world of viruses. The emergence of new variants such as Beta and Delta, affects us all: some variants spread more quickly and some are less affected by vaccines.
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has focussed everyone's attention on the hidden world of viruses. The emergence of new variants such as Beta and Delta, affects us all: some variants spread more quickly and some are less affected by vaccines.
The Capture dream journaling mobile application Scientists have known of the existence of lucid dreams - in which the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming - for decades, but the neurobiology is poorly understood and it remains unclear why some people have them while others do not. Lucid dreaming is thought to bring benefits including reduced anxiety, improved motor skills, memory consolidation and enhanced problem solving.
Tissues and organs have different capacities to regenerate after injury or disease. Identifying cell types and signals that can promote repair is particularly important for organs that repair poorly such as the brain and spinal cord. Using zebrafish models, researchers identified ribonucleic acid (RNA) as an injury-induced damage signal that triggers recruitment of neurons and neural tissue repair, mobilising a previously unknown brain neuron reservoir that is in standby mode for repair which has implications for ageing and degenerative diseases.
Australia's first legal, living collection of native magic mushrooms is being studied by scientists in a Brisbane laboratory to help identify characteristics that might be useful for medical research into psychedelic treatments.
News in Brief
Career - Today
The British Academy chooses Birmingham as first hub for Early Career Researcher Network
The British Academy chooses Birmingham as first hub for Early Career Researcher Network
Life Sciences - Today
New mouse model for studying the cognitive protection mechanisms in Alzheimer's
New mouse model for studying the cognitive protection mechanisms in Alzheimer's
Life Sciences - Sep 27
Withdrawal from Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of Brain
Withdrawal from Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of Brain