Sleep deprivation accelerates Alzheimer’s brain damage

A study in mice and people shows that sleep deprivation causes tau levels to rise and…

PopPUNK advances speed of bacterial pathogen surveillance

In a study published today in Genome Research, researchers developed PopPUNK (Population Partitioning Using Nucleotide K-mers),…

How to escape a black hole: Simulations provide new clues about powerful plasma jets

New simulations have combined decades-old theories to provide new insight about the driving mechanisms in plasma…

New theory unlocks the secret behind protein-membrane interactions

Trillions of cells -- all different shapes and sizes -- form a human body's structure. Surrounding…

Computer program aids food safety experts with pathogen testing

Scientists have developed a computer program to simulate the most likely locations in a processing facility…

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers have the first PET scan-documented case of improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer's disease in…

Gas sensing ‘artificial nose’ created on 3D-printers

A new gas detector enables highly accurate odor analysis for so many different applications it has…

Alarming numbers of violent injuries among schoolchildren

Nearly 1 in 5 fifth-graders has received violent injuries, the majority delivered by guns or knives,…

White math teachers treat students differently in predominantly black schools

White math teachers in predominantly black middle schools are more likely to respond negatively to students'…

Major northeastern U.S. snowstorms expected to continue with climate change

Even though climate change is expected to reduce the total amount of US snowfall this century,…