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Engagement with nature contributes to overall life satisfaction

Looking to improve your overall life satisfaction? Try regularly hiking in a forest or otherwise engaging with the natural environment.

21 Apr 2017

Increased familiarity with accents helps brains process foreign-accented speech with better accuracy

Our brains process foreign-accented speech with better real-time accuracy if we can identify the accent we hear, according to a team of neurolinguists.

21 Apr 2017

Stair walking can enhance feelings of energy than caffeine

A midday jolt of caffeine isn't as powerful as walking up and down some stairs, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

20 Apr 2017

Environmental 'memory' can be passed on in genes for many generations

Led by Dr Ben Lehner, group leader at the EMBL-CRG Systems Biology Unit and ICREA and AXA Professor, together with Dr Tanya Vavouri from the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and the Institute for Health Science Research Germans Trias i Pujol, the researchers noticed that the impact of environmental change can be passed on in the genes for many generations while studying C. elegans worms carrying a transgene array - a long string of repeated copies of a gene for a fluorescent protein that had been added into the worm genome using genetic engineering techniques.

20 Apr 2017

Stimulating the brain in younger age can help people stay mentally healthy in later life

Stimulating the brain by taking on leadership roles at work or staying on in education help people stay mentally healthy in later life, according to new research.

20 Apr 2017

New generation of FIB-SEMs presented by Zeiss

ZEISS presents a new generation of focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes (FIB-SEMs) for high-end applications in research and industry. ZEISS Crossbeam 550 features a significant increase in resolution for imaging and material characterization and a speed gain in sample preparation.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 20 Apr 2017

Study may provide useful insights for protecting against snake venom toxicity

New research may be useful for protecting against the toxic effects of snake venom. Investigators have identified the specific protein that's targeted by snake venom and causes cells to detach from each other and induce internal bleeding.

20 Apr 2017

Researchers use novel machine learning technique to measure sleep patterns

Osaka University researchers use smartphones and machine learning to measure sleep patterns. Despite spending at least one quarter to one third a day sleeping, good sleep can elude many people, and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders remains primitive.

20 Apr 2017

Researchers reveal molecular details of how pathogens survive human immune responses

Researchers have uncovered molecular details of how pathogenic bacteria fight back against the human immune response to infection.

20 Apr 2017

Circadian rhythms may play critical role in recovery of consciousness in brain-injured patients

Circadian rhythms may play a crucial role in the recovery of consciousness of patients with severe brain injuries, a study published in Neurology.

20 Apr 2017

Study: Children under certain ages lack perceptual judgment, motor skills to cross busy roads

For adults, crossing the street by foot seems easy. You take stock of the traffic and calculate the time it will take to get from one side to the other without being hit.

20 Apr 2017

Study finds link between circadian variations in body temperature and arousal in brain-injured patients

For people with severe brain injuries, researchers have found that the rhythm of daily fluctuations in body temperature is related to their level of consciousness, according to a preliminary study published in the April 19, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Apr 2017

Johns Hopkins study shows that healthy adult gut loses and regenerates nerve cells

Johns Hopkins researchers today published new evidence refuting the long-held scientific belief that the gut nerve cells we're born with are the same ones we die with.

19 Apr 2017

Twin study shows which facial features are highly influenced by genetics

Research published this week in Scientific Reports uses computer image and statistical shape analysis to shed light on which parts of the face are most likely to be inherited.

19 Apr 2017

Researchers use CRISPR technology to create new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps

Researchers at UC Riverside's Akbari lab have brought a new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps into the world.

19 Apr 2017

Diet based on plant protein may help prevent type 2 diabetes

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland adds to the growing body of evidence indicating that the source of dietary protein may play a role in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

19 Apr 2017

Mettler Toledo covers all aspects of the lean laboratory approach

"Lean Laboratory" is being implemented in many industries, with the aim of eliminating mistakes, reducing delays, lowering costs and improving the quality of a product or service.Visit METTLER TOLEDO's free online laboratory expertise library to learn more about what it is, the benefits of this approach, where to start with Lean Laboratory, and more.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 19 Apr 2017

Customised microscope solutions gain interest at the Focus on Microscopy Exhibition

Prior Scientific reports on considerable interest in their custom built system solutions from visitors to their stand at the recent Focus on Microscopy Exhibition, held between 9th and 12th April 2017 in Bordeaux (France).

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 19 Apr 2017

Jane Chan named as Pittcon president 2020

The Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Pittcon Organizing Committee are pleased to announce that Jane Chan was named president for Pittcon 2020. Jane has been a member of the SSP and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) since 1980, and has served and been chair on numerous committees in these two societies.

From Pittcon 19 Apr 2017

Drinking beetroot juice before working out makes aging brain look younger

Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, mirroring the operations of a younger brain, according to a new study by scientists at Wake Forest University.

19 Apr 2017

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Engagement with nature contributes to overall life satisfaction

Increased familiarity with accents helps brains process foreign-accented speech with better accuracy

Stair walking can enhance feelings of energy than caffeine

Environmental 'memory' can be passed on in genes for many generations

Stimulating the brain in younger age can help people stay mentally healthy in later life

New generation of FIB-SEMs presented by Zeiss

Study may provide useful insights for protecting against snake venom toxicity

Researchers use novel machine learning technique to measure sleep patterns

Researchers reveal molecular details of how pathogens survive human immune responses

Circadian rhythms may play critical role in recovery of consciousness in brain-injured patients

Study: Children under certain ages lack perceptual judgment, motor skills to cross busy roads

Study finds link between circadian variations in body temperature and arousal in brain-injured patients

Johns Hopkins study shows that healthy adult gut loses and regenerates nerve cells

Twin study shows which facial features are highly influenced by genetics

Researchers use CRISPR technology to create new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps

Diet based on plant protein may help prevent type 2 diabetes

Mettler Toledo covers all aspects of the lean laboratory approach

Customised microscope solutions gain interest at the Focus on Microscopy Exhibition

Jane Chan named as Pittcon president 2020

Drinking beetroot juice before working out makes aging brain look younger

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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