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Gene repair improves memory and seizures in adult autism model
(Scripps Research Institute) There may be reason to treat severe neurodevelopmental disorders at any stage of life, a new study of SYNGAP1 related autism suggests.
Study to examine impact of therapy animals on children with cancer
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Mary Jo Gilmer studies the impact animals can have on children with life-threatening conditions. She recently received a grant from nonprofit Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) for a pilot program inve...
Hurricane Maria Rain Amount Chances Boosted By Climate Change
The likelihood of an event like Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and of its massive precipitation, is five-fold higher in the climate of today than it would have been some 60 years ago. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
No safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy, suggest researchers
(American Institute of Physics) An international group of researchers has taken one of the first major steps in finding the biological changes in the brain that drive fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. New work using chaos theory to analyze brain signa...
Princeton geoscientists find new fallout from 'the collision that changed the world'
(Princeton University) When India slammed into Asia, the collision changed the configuration of the continents, the landscape, global climate and more. Now a team of Princeton University scientists has identified one more effect: the oxygen in the wo...
Ready for refit: Navy-owned research vessel getting suped-up for service
(Office of Naval Research) Like a classic car being restored, the research vessel (R/V) Roger Revelle is undergoing a year-long makeover to extend its working life, enhance its operating systems, and strengthen its research capabilities for the Navy...
First Proven Malaria Vaccine Rolled Out in Africa—But Doubts Linger
The vaccine is up to 40 percent effective at preventing malaria in young children-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Blue Origin tweets picture from Antarctic expedition, hinting at moon mission
Is Jeff Bezos planning to send a lander to the moon’s south pole?
It’s possible to leap to that conclusion, based on an enigmatic tweet from , the Amazon CEO’s private space venture.
The tweet consists of a photograph taken during British explorer Er...
To Cut Emissions, China's Global Infrastructure Plan May Need a Greener Path
Nations participating in the Belt and Road Initiative could do much to push low-carbon investments-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
City trees can offset neighborhood heat islands, Concordia researcher says
(Concordia University) Concordia University associate professor of biology Carly Ziter writes that dense neighborhood tree canopy coverage can lower local temperatures significantly even compared to uncovered neighborhoods nearby.