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Untangling the Ties between Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Autism and OCD frequently accompany each other; scientists are studying both to understand how they differ-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Gonorrhoea: Drug resistance compromises recommended treatment in Europe
(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) ) Gonorrhoea is the second most commonly notified sexually transmitted infection across the EU/EEA countries with almost 500 000 reported cases between 2007 and 2016. The infection is treatab...
Former Insitu CEO makes the leap over to World View stratospheric balloon venture
An artist’s conception shows World View’s Stratollite platform in action. (World View Illustration)
For three and a half years, served as president and CEO of — the Boeing subsidiary headquartered in Bingen, Wash., that pioneered the creation of unma...
Don't You Dare Call It Meat
The M-word applied to plant-based substitutes is making people who produce the real thing very nervous-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Visualizing the interconnections among climate risks
(National Institute for Environmental Studies) Climate change affects multiple sectors in virtually every part of the world. Impacts on one sector may influence other sectors, which we call 'interconnections of climate risks'. Our easy-to-u...
Lehigh University computer science researcher earns NSF CAREER Award
(Lehigh University) Lehigh University computer science professor Ting Wang has earned a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the NSF--more than $500,000 over five years--to support his research into the security implications of reusin...
Rising High: GM Yeast Generates Known and Novel Marijuana Compounds
Engineered microorganisms churn out THC, CBD and rarer, less-understood cannabis cousins-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Researchers safeguard hardware from cyberattack
(University of Cincinnati) Researchers at the University of Wyoming and the University of Cincinnati developed an algorithm that safeguards hardware from attacks designed to steal data. In the attacks, hackers detect variations of power and electroma...
Newly identified drug targets could open door for esophageal cancer therapeutics
(Case Western Reserve University) Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in the United States, according to new research out of Case...
Sandia spiking tool improves artificially intelligent devices
(DOE/Sandia National Laboratories) The aptly named software package Whetstone enables neural computer networks to process information up to 100 times more efficiently than current standards, making possible an increased use of artificial intelligence...