Increased stress on fathers leads to brain development changes in offspring

New research in mice has found that a father's stress affects the brain development of his…

Restoring memory creation in older or damaged brains

Aging or impaired brains can once again form lasting memories if an enzyme that applies the…

Drug that treats psoriasis also reduces aortic vascular inflammation

An antibody used to treat the skin disease psoriasis is also effective at reducing aortic inflammation,…

Rural ranchers face less access to water during drought than urban counterparts

The findings highlight a rural-urban divide and show that ranchers' access to water was neither equal…

Newly-hatched salmon use geomagnetic field to learn which way is up

Researchers who confirmed in recent years that salmon use the Earth's geomagnetic field to guide their…

First multiplex test for tick-borne diseases

A new blood test called the Tick-Borne Disease Serochip (TBD Serochip) promises to revolutionize the diagnosis…

Evolutionary origin of termite gut microbiome revealed

Researchers have shown that the bacterial communities in termite guts came about through both inheritance and…

New treatment strategies for chronic kidney disease from the animal kingdom

Biomimetics offers an innovative approach to solving human problems by imitating strategies found in nature. Medical…

New tech for commercial Lithium-ion batteries finds they can be charged 5 times fast

Researchers have developed a new direct, precise test of Lithium-ion batteries' internal temperatures and their electrodes…

Fungal enzymes could hold secret to making renewable energy from wood

Researchers have discovered a set of enzymes found in fungi that are capable of breaking down…