NIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxiety
New preclinical research in rats has identified a link between adolescent alcohol exposure and specific molecular changes in the brain that contribute to increased...
Livestock and its positive impact on the environment or how recycling started
10,000 years ago the most impactful change ever took place: domestication of plants and animals. Hunting was a dangerous activity: animals could attack the...
In the interest of helping improve air, should transit service be made free?
There are transit systems and then there are transit systems. Take, for example, the Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar system. For Feb. 2019 ridership was 24,708.
This...
Fields of Green
A continent of purest blue begins to flow, an unstoppable force
That spills towards the sea in cinematic slow motion.
Pristine shades of sapphires that break...
Road upgrades to help humans drive alongside automated cars
As new self-driving vehicles appear on the streets, the traffic clogging our cities and highways could get a lot worse unless the roads themselves...
Preparing for the outbreak: helping research swing into action in central Africa
By Vittoria D’Alessio When an outbreak strikes, speed is critical. Health workers must act quickly not only to contain and treat an emerging or re-emerging...
DNAm GrimAge—the Newest Methylation Clock
Methylation update, Part II
Imagine Horvath’s thought process last year, when the PhenoAge clock (described last week) was derived. In order to evaluate anti-aging interventions...
In a picture: How this robotic tendril mimics climbing plants – Dr Barbara Mazzolai
Plants move at a much slower rate than what we can see. They don’t have muscles so they’ve figured out different ways to move....
To reduce the ‘fill’ in landfills, recall the 3 R’s: Recycle, reuse, restore
If the goal is to reduce as much “fill” as possible going to and ending up in the landfill, I believe I have been...
NIH study of brain energy patterns provides new insights into alcohol effects
Assessing the patterns of energy use and neuronal activity simultaneously in the human brain improves our understanding of how alcohol affects the brain, according...