For the first time, researchers have been able to see a thought "swim" through the brain of a living fish. The new technology is a useful tool for studies of perception. It might even find use in psychiatric ...

Biology - Other

Jan 31, 2013 4.7 / 5 (7) 0 |

Two new studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees' ability to learn following exposure to a combination of pesticides commonly used in agriculture. The researchers found that the pesticides, used ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 27, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified a set of genes that act in muscles to modulate aging and resistance to stress in fruit flies.

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 17, 2011 4.2 / 5 (5) 0 |

To track what they can't see, pilots look to the green glow of the radar screen. Now biologists monitoring gene expression, individual variation, and disease have a glowing green indicator of their own: Brown ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Dec 25, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 0 |

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine have published a study that offers a new understanding of a protein critical to physiological ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

May 17, 2011 4 / 5 (2) 0 |

The development of a new cell-culture system that mimics how specific nerve cell fibers in the brain become coated with protective myelin opens up new avenues of research about multiple sclerosis. Initial findings suggest ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jul 21, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

New research has found that a protein associated with learning and memory plays an integral role in changing the behaviour of locusts from that of harmless grasshoppers into swarming pests.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 19, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Researchers in Japan and the US propose a nanoionic device with a range of neuromorphic and electrical multifunctions that may allow the fabrication of on-demand configurable circuits, analog memories and ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Dec 21, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

Germany's leading research institute opened the doors to its first U.S. center Wednesday, bolstered by hope its world-class science could bring cures for neurological diseases and invigorate the economy.

Other Sciences - Other

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Both the developing brain and the aging brain can suffer from lead exposure. For older people, a buildup of lead from earlier exposure may be enough to result in greater cognitive problems after age 55, according to a follow-up ...

Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry

Jan 12, 2009 4.5 / 5 (2) 0