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HIPPO’s molecular balancing act helps nerves not short circuit
It may be possible to therapeutically fine tune a constantly shifting balance of molecular signals to…
Teenagers can become disruptive if teachers use psychological pressure
A new study discovered that psychological pressure from teachers can contribute to disengagement amongst young teens.…
New model could help predict major earthquakes
Researchers have characterized several earthquakes that struck South America's west coast over the last 100 years…
Larger schooling fish found to have stronger attraction forces
In schooling fish, collective movement emerges as a result of multiple social interactions between individuals. In…
The clever cell: Molecular mechanism inhibits the swarming motility of bacterial populations
A biological chemistry working group has decoded a molecular mechanism that inhibits the swarming motility of…
Afghanistan and Iraq veterans’ opioid use similar to that of civilians
Opioid use among Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn veterans is roughly…
Is climate change responsible for record-setting extreme weather events?
After an unusually intense heat wave, downpour or drought, climate scientists inevitably receive phone calls and…
With synthetic mucus, researchers take aim at antibiotic resistance
The human body produces about a gallon of mucus per day. By studying and replicating mucus’…
Cassini completes final — and fateful — Titan flyby: Dive to Saturn next
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has had its last close brush with Saturn's hazy moon Titan and is…