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Medical Xpress / Reward or punishment? New study reveals learning processes in the fruit fly brain
Researchers at Leipzig University have gained important insights into learning mechanisms in the brain of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Phys.org / In study of Taiwanese electronics firms, effects of offshoring on innovation were mixed
In recent decades, the global distribution of manufacturing has shifted dramatically, with many multinational firms moving their production to countries that pay workers lower wages while continuing skill-intensive activities ...
Phys.org / What women's work songs reveal about the changing climate
Anusuyabai Pandekar and her daughter-in-law Mandabai sit facing each other beside a stone grindmill. The mill is still. No grain rests between its stones. No flour gathers at the edges. Instead it sits between them like an ...
Phys.org / Designing in situ power stations for future Mars missions
You're in the lab analyzing Martian regolith samples within your cozy Mars habitat serving on the fifth human mission to Mars. The power within the habitat has been flowing flawlessly thanks to the MARS-MES (Mars Atmospheric ...
Phys.org / Self-organizing 'pencil beam' laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies
MIT researchers discovered a paradoxical phenomenon in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that's faster and higher-resolution than existing technology. They discovered that, under the right conditions, ...
Medical Xpress / Why omega‑3s may be vital to getting the most out of your daily workouts
Most people know omega-3 fish oils are good for health—especially heart health. But what many people might not realize is that these friendly fats can also be beneficial to your workouts.
Phys.org / Aligned cells may explain why some wounds heal faster than others
Understanding how wounds heal after injury could be a step closer thanks to a new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of Bristol. The study, published in Physical Review Letters, builds on previous ...
Medical Xpress / Remote monitoring may detect early complications and reduce burden for lung transplant patients
Lung transplant recipients require intensive, ongoing monitoring after transplant to detect complications such as rejection or infection. Now, in a study published in JHLT Open, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that remote ...
Medical Xpress / Survey: Kids' mental health and behavior are top triggers of parent stress
Parental stress continues to rise, but what's weighing on moms and dads today is largely the mental health of their children. A new national survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of The Kids Mental Health Foundation, founded ...
Medical Xpress / Children may be born with two complex cognitive functions already established, research reveals
A new study is the first to show that two of our most sophisticated cognitive functions, using and understanding language and being able to sense how other people feel, have distinct origins in the brain in young children—matching ...
Phys.org / Carbon nanotubes are closing the gap on copper conductivity
Carbon nanotubes are one technology that many observers believe hasn't quite lived up to the extreme hype that surrounded them when they first appeared on the scene in the late 1990s. At that time, much was made of their ...
Phys.org / Young Americans aren't abandoning faith—study suggests they're rebuilding it
New sociological research shows that while many young adults are leaving organized religious institutions, they are not abandoning spirituality or belief. Instead, they're practicing their faith in more personal, values-driven ...
