Robots Have an Increasingly Important Role in Construction
With 400,000 people around the world entering the middle class daily, old methods of creating housing won’t cut it-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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This gene could play a major role in reducing brain swelling after stroke
(University of Southern California) Inflammation gone awry in the brain due to stroke, head injury or infection causes damage; in a lab model of stroke, a particular gene tamped down swelling.
Enzyme USP15 may have potential role in future treatment of various cancers
(George Washington University) A team at the George Washington University Cancer Center found that the deubiquitinating enzyme USP15 is a potential biomarker for treatments of pancreatic cancer, as well as ovarian and breast cancers.
Infants' advances in speech processing play role in language-cognition link
(Northwestern University) A new Northwestern University study provides the first evidence that infants' increasingly precise perceptual tuning to the sounds of their native language sets constraints on the range of human languages they will link...
Stanford researchers outline the role of a deep brain structure in concussion
(Stanford University) Through a combination of biometric tracking, simulated modeling and medical imaging, researchers detail how hits to the side of the head cause concussion.
Study explores the role of citrus peel in reducing gut inflammation
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Hang Xiao, Clydesdale Scholar of Food Science, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how substances produced in t...
Women's hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates
(Vanderbilt University) Female-specific interventions are needed, but in the meantime, treatment centers could use this study to educate women about their stronger mental connections to places and objects.