Given the choice, zebrafish willingly dose themselves with opioids

Researchers devised a system that allowed zebrafish to self-administer doses of hydrocodone, an opioid commonly prescribed…

Fragile X syndrome: Early detection important

New insights into the long-lasting effects of Fragile X syndrome on connections in the brain during…

Conformal metasurface coating eliminates crosstalk, shrinks waveguides

The properties of materials can behave in funny ways. Tweak one aspect to make a device…

Sea wheatgrass as new source of wheat virus resistance?

Resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus is one of the characteristics researchers hope to transfer from…

New milestone in development of Kinase Chemogenomic Set

A new milestone has been reached in the development of the Kinase Chemogenomic Set, a potent…

New steel beats the strength-ductilitiy trade-off

Automotive, aerospace and defence applications require metallic materials with ultra-high strength. However, in some particular high-loading…

Tweaking thermoelectric voltage across atomic-scale gold junction by mechanical force

Scientists have achieved precise and fully reversible switching of the polarity of voltage produced by the…

Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain

Physical exercise has an anti-aging effect on the hippocampus region of the brain -- an area…

Ringing in ears keeps brain more at attention, less at rest, study finds

Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding.…

High tunability of 2-D material

A science team has precisely measured some previously obscured properties of a 2-D semiconducting material known…