The minimal microbe
There are approximately one trillion quintillion microbial cells on this planet. That's more than the number of stars in the known universe!
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 22, 2012
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Brain study: Singing mice show signs of learning
Guys who imitate Luciano Pavarotti or Justin Bieber to get the girls aren't alone. Male mice may do a similar trick, matching the pitch of other males' ultrasonic serenades. The mice also have certain brain features, somewhat ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2012
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Network research needs to focus on temporality and weightedness
The study of complex networks in statistical physics and computational science has become more and more focused on so-called dynamic networks. Where traditional approaches have treated the links in networks as static, contemporary ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 5, 2012
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Analysis of bacterial genes may help ID cause of dog brain disease, researchers say
(Phys.org)—By analyzing the genes of bacteria, University of Florida researchers have moved a step closer to pinpointing how two brain disorders common in small-breed dogs occur.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2012
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Language use is simpler than previously thought
(Phys.org)—For more than 50 years, language scientists have assumed that sentence structure is fundamentally hierarchical, made up of small parts in turn made of smaller parts, like Russian nesting dolls.
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2012
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Improved nanoparticles deliver drugs into brain
The brain is a notoriously difficult organ to treat, but Johns Hopkins researchers report they are one step closer to having a drug-delivery system flexible enough to overcome some key challenges posed by brain cancer and ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 11, 2012
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New insights into placebo effect
(Phys.org)—Mathematical models developed by scientists at the University of Bristol are providing new insights into why the placebo effect exists and when it should occur. Their research is published today in the journal ...
Mathematics
Aug 31, 2012
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Polymer coating allows nanoparticles to diffuse through the brain
(Phys.org)—A new US study has found a way of enabling larger nanoparticles than previously to penetrate brain tissues, which may provide a new means of delivering therapeutic drugs to brain tissues for targeted treatment ...
Nanoparticles reboot blood flow in brain
A nanoparticle developed at Rice University and tested in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) may bring great benefits to the emergency treatment of brain-injury victims, even those with mild injuries.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 23, 2012
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Noise down, neuron signals up
Biomedical engineer Muhammet Uzuntarla from Bulent Ecevit University, Turkey, and his colleagues present a biologically accurate model of the underlying noise which is present in the nervous system. The article is about to ...
General Physics
Aug 15, 2012
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