University of California, Riverside Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Jiayu Liao played a pivotal role in the discovery of a small molecule that has been shown to control diabetes in mice and…

What Science 2.0® Is ... You may have heard the term 'Science 2.0' and wondered if it is just jargon, like Web 2.0. It's more precise than that because we missed the fad aspects of web development,…

New research has identified the first genetic evidence of Africans having lived amongst "indigenous" British people for centuries. Their descendants, living across the UK today, were unaware of their…

From The Society For Neuroscience WASHINGTON, DC January 23, 2007 - A new study on rats has identified a part of the brain's cortex that controls learned but not innate fear responses. The results…

Contact: Jennifer Fitzenberger jfitzen@uci.edu 949-824-3969 University of California - Irvine Learning slows physical progression of Alzheimer's disease Study suggests keeping brain active may have…

Can network interference be used to expand and enhance communication for wireless devices such as cell phones, computers and personal digital assistants? Daniela Tuninetti, assistant professor of…

Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine describe the basis for developing a biological interface that could link a patient's nervous system to a thought-driven artificial…

Bergmann`s rule is one of the most studied and controversial “ecogeographical” patterns, and refers to the increasing body size of organisms towards higher latitudes. Although it has been studied…

The origins and earliest branches of primate evolution are clearer and more ancient by 10 million years than previous studies estimated, according to a study featured on the cover of the Jan. 23…

A University of Florida-led study has determined that Titanis walleri, a prehistoric 7-foot-tall flightless “terror bird,” arrived in North America from South America long before a land bridge…

Despite the icy cold and darkness, beneath the frozen surface of the sea in Antarctica thrives a rich and complex array of plants and animals. But what will happen to all those creatures if global…

Fats hidden in thousands of foods can harm a woman’s chance of having a baby, scientists said yesterday.   They can increase the risk of fertility problems by 70 per cent or more. Eating as…

Fats hidden in thousands of foods can harm a woman’s chance of having a baby, scientists said yesterday.   They can increase the risk of fertility problems by 70 per cent or more. Eating as…

Taking a cue from the financial world, MIT researchers along with experts in industry and government have developed a list of 13 measures that engineers can use to predict how well a system -- or…

Carnivores are some of the widest ranging terrestrial mammals for their size, and this affects their energy intake and needs. This difference is also played out in the different hunting strategies of…

Subhash Kak, Delaune Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at LSU, recently resolved the twin paradox, known as one of the most enduring puzzles of modern-day physics.…

Thanks to Buck and Axel and colleagues, most neuroscientists are aware of the precise topographical map of the mouse olfactory nerve projection in which each olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) expresses…

A provocative new model proposed by molecular biologist John Tower of the University of Southern California may help answer an enduring scientific question: Why do women tend to live longer than men…

How can defense or intelligence agencies safeguard the security of top-secret data protected by a computation device the size of a single molecule? With cryptography approaching that sobering new era…

Population science is more art than science so you can count on me to be a little skeptical. However, there are times when the numbers are just too alarming and we have to mobilize for action. What…