#Timing of sleep just as important as quantity Washington state University researchers have found that the timing of an animal's sleep can be
Ilia Karatsoreos, an assistant professor in WSU's Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, shifted mice from their usual cycle of sleeping
and the University of Strasbourg (France) have developed a new method for studying the function of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that provides more detailed results,
and take thousands of steps in a"robotic exoskeleton"device during five days of training
At UCLA, Pollock made substantial progress after receiving a few weeks of physical training without spinal stimulation
"This is an aerobic training zone, a rate I haven't even come close to since being paralyzed
and quality of life,"said V. Reggie Edgerton, senior author of the research and a UCLA distinguished professor of integrative biology and physiology, neurobiology and neurosurgery.
says a Texas A&m University biomedical engineer who has created the tool. The add-on device, which is similar in look
says Gerard Coté, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station's Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems.
For now, Coté and graduate student Casey Pirnstill are continuing to refine the design of the system by making it more compact as well as improving its durability.
says a Texas A&m University biomedical engineering researcher who is developing the technology. The wearable technology combines motion sensors and the measurement of electrical activity generated by muscles to interpret hand gestures,
says Roozbeh Jafari, associate professor in the university's Department of Biomedical engineering and researcher at the Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems.
"said co-author Kenneth S. Kosik, co-director of UCSB's Neuroscience Research Institute and a professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental biology."
who is now a postdoctoral fellow at Washington University in St louis."The variant that we found is related age,
and University of Buffalo research team built its experiments on previous research showing that children with upper viral respiratory tract infections who were exposed to the anesthetic halothane during minor surgical procedures had significantly less respiratory symptoms
but that's actually not the case,"says CSHL Associate professor Michael Schatz.""We're realizing that there can be a lot of changes inside even a single tumor,
For Schatz, Gingko represents a culmination of CSHL's efforts over the past decade--spearheaded by CSHL Professor Michael Wigler--to pioneer techniques for studying single cells."
and show that such humanoid robots represent a potential solution for the accumulation and transfer of knowledge.
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Georgia Institute of technology and the University of Tokyo have developed a new"zippered tube"configuration that makes paper structures that are stiff enough to hold weight yet can fold flat for easy shipping
Georgia Tech professor Glaucio Paulino and University of Tokyo professor Tomohiro Tachi published their work in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"said Paulino, a former Illinois professor of civil and environmental engineering.""We are putting two tubes together in a strange way.
They have reported their findings in the scientific journal Nature Communications together with colleagues from the University of Bochum.
Richard J. Warburton from the University of Basel have shown already in past publications that the indistinguishability of the photons is reduced by the fluctuating nuclear spin of the quantum dot atoms.
of which the University of Basel is the co-leading house e
#Study creates cell immunity to parasite that infects 50 million There are two common approaches to protecting humans from infectious disease:
"says Dan Theodorescu, MD, Phd, director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center.""Bill Petri and I had been social friends for years--Christmas parties, that kind of thing.
MD, Phd, chief of the Division of Infectious diseases & International Health at the University of Virginia led to the idea of applying an innovative cancer science technique to the study of infectious disease.
#Super-stretchable metallic conductors for flexible electronics Washington state University researchers have discovered how to stretch metal films used in flexible electronics to twice their size without breaking.
The work was led by Rahul Panat and Indranath Dutta, researchers in Voiland College's School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering,
and graduate student Yeasir Arafat. They have filed for a patent and published their findings in Applied Physics Letters.
University of British columbia (UBC) physicists have been able to create the first ever superconducting graphene sample by coating it with lithium atoms.
University of British columbia (UBC) physicists have been able to create the first ever superconducting graphene sample by coating it with lithium atoms.
or other characteristics,"said the study's senior author Jen Jen Yeh, MD, a UNC Lineberger member and an associate professor and the vice chair for research in the UNC School of medicine Department of Surgery."
an assistant professor at the UCSF School of medicine, have identified subtypes of pancreatic cancer. But the researchers believe those attempts were confounded by the large amount of surrounding stroma that is intermixed with both normal and cancerous pancreatic tissue.
in addition to her role in the Department of Surgery, also has an appointment in the UNC School of medicine Pharmacology Department."
researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and University of Montreal discovered an agent that shows efficacy in inhibiting inflammation
and the lead author of the study who developed the molecule in collaboration with his research associate Christiane Quiniou, Ph d. and Dr William Lubell, professor of chemistry at University of Montreal)."
Now, by borrowing from kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed solar cells that can have it both ways."
"said Aaron Lamoureux, a doctoral student in materials science and engineering and first author on the paper in Nature Communications.
"said Max Shtein, associate professor of materials science and engineering.""But inside, it would be doing something remarkable on a tiny scale:
the team of engineers worked with paper artist Matthew Shlian, a lecturer in the U-M School of art and Design.
To make the solar array, Kyusang Lee, a doctoral student in electrical engineering, built custom solar cells in the lab of Stephen Forrest, the Peter A. Franken Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and Paul G. Goebel
Professor of Engineering. He and Lamoureux attached them to an uncut piece of Kapton, leaving spaces for the cuts.
four undergraduates and their faculty advisors only four years--a blink of an eye in pharmaceutical terms--to scour a collection of 10,000 bacterial strains
said University of Illinois microbiology professor William Metcalf, who led the research with U. of I. chemistry professor Wilfred van der Donk."
"We focused on phosphonates because we know they are predisposed strongly to have biological activity--antibiotic activity, antiviral activity, herbicidal activity,
researchers find Researchers at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, have discovered three new drug-like compounds that could ultimately offer better odds of survival to prostate cancer patients.
or P-gp for short, said Vogel, a biochemistry professor at SMU. One potential drug, Tariquidar, is currently in clinical trials,
in digital form from the pharmacology database Zinc at the University of California, San francisco. Using SMU's Maneframe high performance computer,
researchers find Researchers at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, have discovered three new drug-like compounds that could ultimately offer better odds of survival to prostate cancer patients.
or P-gp for short, said Vogel, a biochemistry professor at SMU. One potential drug, Tariquidar, is currently in clinical trials,
in digital form from the pharmacology database Zinc at the University of California, San francisco. Using SMU's Maneframe high performance computer,
By combining nanoscience and biology, researchers led by scientists at University of California, Berkeley, have taken a big step in that direction.
Peidong Yang, a professor of chemistry at Berkeley and co-director of the school's Kavli Energy Nanosciences Institute, leads a team that has created an artificial leaf that produces methane, the primary component of natural gas
Moore is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Arizona State university, where he previously headed the Center for Bioenergy & Photosynthesis. Ultimately,
or literally,"said Ted Sargent, the vice-dean of research for the Faculty of Applied science and Engineering at University of Toronto.
"Instead, it is about learning nature's guidelines, its rules on how to make a compellingly efficient and selective catalyst,
--and how learning from nature's genius could transform our energy future. Imagine creating artificial plants that make gasoline
By combining nanoscience and biology, researchers led by scientists at University of California, Berkeley, have taken a big step in that direction.
a professor of chemistry at Berkeley and co-director of the school's Kavli Energy Nanosciences Institute, leads a team that has created an artificial leaf that produces methane,
Moore is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Arizona State university, where he previously headed the Center for Bioenergy & Photosynthesis. Ultimately,
or literally,"said Ted Sargent, the vice-dean of research for the Faculty of Applied science and Engineering at University of Toronto.
"Instead, it is about learning nature's guidelines, its rules on how to make a compellingly efficient and selective catalyst,
"said Joseph Merola, a professor of chemistry in the College of Science, a Fralin Life science Institute affiliate,
"said Joseph Falkinham, a professor of microbiology in the College of Science and an affiliate of the Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery."
#First realization of an electric circuit with a magnetic insulator using spin waves Researchers at the University of Groningen, Utrecht University,
FOM workgroup leader prof. dr. Bart van Wees and his Phd student Ludo Cornelissen, both from the University of Groningen and FOM workgroup leader dr. Rembert
Duine from Utrecht University have succeeded to use spin waves in an electric circuit by carefully designing the device geometry.
Researchers from Brown University have taken a major step toward addressing one of those challenges. They've developed
professor of engineering at Brown and senior author of a paper describing the new device."
"said Nicholas Karl, a graduate student at Brown and the paper's lead author. Karl led the experiments on the device with fellow graduate student Robert Mckinney.
Other authors on the study are Rajind Mendis, a research professor at Brown, and Yasuaki Monnai from Keio University in Tokyo.
One of the advantages to the approach, the researchers say, is that by adjusting the distance between the plates,
it's possible to adjust the spectrum bandwidth that can be allocated to each channel. That could be especially useful
A research group from Osaka University is collaborating with Mittleman's group to implement the device in a prototype terahertz network they're building."
#Lung'filtering'technique can reduce transplant rejection University of Manchester researchers have used a new technique to recondition poorly functioning lungs
The University researchers, in collaboration with a team from the University of Lund in Sweden, used a new technique called ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) where the lung is kept alive, breathing outside the body and supported by a supply
Dr James Fildes, from the University's Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research and the Transplant Centre at the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, led the study.
cleaner with waste-recycling catalyst Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process.
Lead author of the study Professor Graham Hutchings, Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, said:"
"Co-author of the study Professor Stuart Taylor, Deputy Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, said:"
"Professor Matthew Rosseinsky, Professor of Inorganic chemistry at the University of Liverpool, who was not part of the study,
Dr Tim Somervaille, lead author from the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute at The University of Manchester,
#Microbiologists describe new insights into human neurodegenerative disease Microbiology researchers at the University of Georgia studying a soil bacterium have identified a potential mechanism for neurodegenerative diseases.
a postdoctoral research associate in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.""But with rampant oxidative stress leading to uncontrolled cellular death,
The UGA research team, led by microbiology professor Lawrence Shimkets, showed for the first time that HSD10 can mitigate oxidative damage."
Now, a team led by Wyss Institute Core Faculty member David Mooney, Ph d.,has developed a new strategy--embedding stem cells into porous,
Mooney--who is also the Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of engineering
The team included Georg Duda, Ph d.,who a Wyss Associate Faculty member and the director of the Julius Wolff Institute and Professor of Biomechanics and Musculoskeletal Regeneration at Charité--Universitätsmedizin Berlin,
and Wyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber, M d.,Ph d.,who is also the Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical school and Boston Children's Hospital and Professor of Bioengineering
a Graduate student who worked with Mooney and who is the study's first author.""Based on our experience with mechanosensitive stem cells, we hypothesized that hydrogels could be leveraged to generate the right chemical and mechanical cues in a first model of bone regeneration."
says University of Vermont physicist and materials scientist Madalina Furis. But the basic science of how to get electrons to move quickly
"says Lane Manning'08 a doctoral student in Furis'lab and co-author on the new study.
the team worked in the lab of UVM physics and materials science professor Randy Headrick to successfully form films with jumbo-sized crystal grains and"small angle boundaries."
"The new UVM study--led by two of Furis'students, Zhenwen Pan G'12, and Naveen Rawat G'15--opens a window to view how increasing"long-range order"in the organic semiconductor films is a key mechanism that allows excitons to migrate farther."
an Associate professor of Medicine at Mcgill University, says by way of explaining the importance of the discovery."
a biostatistician who is Senior Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute and Associate professor at Mcgill University,
but a new study from the Research Institute of the Mcgill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and University of Alberta could be a game changer for patients, improving both quality of life and longevity.
''says lead author Dr. Simon Wing, MUHC endocrinologist and professor of Medicine at Mcgill University."
This challenge was tackled in the research group Quantum Nanophysics led by Markus Arndt at the University of Vienna.
photorealistic computer simulations allowing university and high-school students as well as the general public to virtually access unique instruments."
Discovering the quantum world--step by step A learning path guides the visitors of the virtual quantum lab through the world of delocalized complex molecules.
The engaging software was developed together with university and high-school students and was tuned fine by periodic didactic input.
The teaching concept and the accompanying studies have now been published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports.
research shows Researchers at the University of Birmingham have shown how the development of coated silica nanoparticles could be used in restorative treatment of sensitive teeth
Professor Damien Walmsley, from the School of dentistry at the University of Birmingham explained,"The dentine of our teeth have numerous microscopic holes,
Professor Zoe Pikramenou, from the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham, said, "These silica particles are available in a range of sizes, from nanometre to sub-micron,
#Using ultrasound to clean medical instruments Researchers from the University of Southampton have demonstrated how a pioneering ultrasonic device can significantly improve the cleaning of medical instruments
Starstream, invented and patented by the University of Southampton and in commercial production by Ultrawave Ltd.
Principal investigator Professor Tim Leighton, from the University's Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, said:"
Professor Leighton added:""We are very grateful to the Royal Society Brian Mercer Fund (who granted their 2011 Award for Innovation jointly to myself
"The other contributors to the multidisciplinary study were Dr Peter Birkin, Dr Doug Offin and Dr Chris Vian (Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Environmental sciences), Dr Howlin and Dr Stoodley
(National Centre for Advanced Tribology, Faculty of engineering and the Environment), Dr Dawson and Professor Oreffo (Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Faculty of medicine) and Dr Secker, Dr
Hervé and Professor Keevil (Centre for Biological sciences, Faculty of Natural and Environmental sciences. The team that conducted the study now forms the basis of the University's Network for Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention (NAMRIP) Strategic Research Group,
which hosts over 100 members under the chairmanship of Professor Leighton. Starstream's effectiveness was demonstrated further with the publication of two additional papers--further results on its effectiveness against dental biofilms were published in the Journal of Dental Research,
while the device's ability to clean skin models was published in Physical chemistry Chemical Physics c
#Coordinating traffic down the neuronal highway An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS),
the NUS team, led by Associate professor Boon Chuan Low and his postdoctoral fellow Dr Jichao Sun,
from the Department of Biological sciences and Mechanobiology Institute at NUS, collaborated with researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of medicine at NUS
and the University of Michigan (U-M). They identified and characterised a protein that transports the enzyme ACL to the tips of neurons,
by Professor Margit Burmeister of U-M. The research team looked at the biological roles of BNIP
and inflammatory diseases,"said TSRI Assistant professor of Immunology Young Jun Kang, who collaborated on the study with the lab of TSRI Institute Professor Richard A. Lerner,
who is also Lita Annenberg Hazen Professor of Immunochemistry. The study was published September 18, 2015 in the journal Nature Communications.
Talking to the Immune system Previous studies have shown RIPK3 controls the induction of a type of programmed cell death, called necroptosis,
and Motoyuki Otsuka of the University of Tokyo o
#New light shed on infertility puzzle, could improve in vitro fertilization We don't know if a sperm actually experiences joy
Patricia A. Martin-Deleon, a reproductive biologist at the University of Delaware, has witnessed this behavior many times in her studies of fertility in mice, the closest genetic model to humans (and with a much faster reproductive cycle.
who Is distinguished the Trustees Professor of Biological sciences at UD. The research, supported by the National institutes of health-National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Delaware INBRE program, is published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
as a master's student at the University of the West indies in her native Jamaica.
continuing on for her doctorate at the University of Western Ontario. She joined the UD faculty in 1976 6
#3-D printed guide helps regrow complex nerves after injury A national team of researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind,
Collaborators on the project are from the University of Minnesota, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, Princeton university, and Johns hopkins university.
"said University of Minnesota mechanical engineering professor Michael Mcalpine, the study's lead researcher.""Someday we hope that we could have a 3d scanner
Xiaofeng Jia, University of Maryland and Johns hopkins university; and Karen Z. Lancaster, Esteban Engel, and Lynn W. Enquist, Princeton university.
#Coordinating traffic down the neuronal highway An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS),
the NUS team, led by Associate professor Boon Chuan Low and his postdoctoral fellow Dr Jichao Sun,
from the Department of Biological sciences and Mechanobiology Institute at NUS, collaborated with researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of medicine at NUS
and the University of Michigan (U-M). They identified and characterised a protein that transports the enzyme ACL to the tips of neurons,
by Professor Margit Burmeister of U-M. The research team looked at the biological roles of BNIP
The research, led by Yinzhi Cao assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) with coauthors Xiang Pan and Yan Chen from Northwestern University
and a university coffee shop. During the experiments, they used a bank application, cell phone application,
The project took place in collaboration with a research group headed by Stephen Lee from the University of St andrews, Scotland n
"says James Collins, the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering and Science in MIT's Department of Biological engineering and Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)."
protect women against HIV Researchers at University Jean Monnet of Saint-Etienne, France have succeeded in developing a vaginal silicone ring that delivers molecules that act on both HIV and herpes virus.
author of the study and Phd candidate at University Jean Monnet of Saint-Etienne, France.
The work was performed at the University Jean Monnet of Saint-Etienne, France, in close collaboration between a team of virologists belonging to the GIMAP group under the supervision of Pr.
The research was led by Jennifer A. Lewis, the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of engineering and Applied sciences (SEAS) and a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
along with Thomas Ober, postdoctoral research scholar at the Wyss Institute; and Daniele Foresti, the Society in Science Branco Weiss postdoctoral fellow.
a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy and a member of UCLA's California Nanosystems Institute, is published Sept. 21 in the online edition of the journal Nature Materials.
Zhifeng Ren, a physicist at the University of Houston and principal investigator at the Texas Center for Superconductivity,
The work by Shanhui Fan, a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford, research associate Aaswath P. Raman and doctoral candidate Linxiao Zhu is described in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy
the professor of chemical engineering and of bioengineering at Stanford who led the study.""We make it smart by adding molecular tags that act like addresses to send the therapeutic payload where we want it to go."
For Swartz and his principal collaborator, Yuan Lu, now a pharmacology researcher at the University of Tokyo, the result is a vindication.
"Massachusetts institute of technology Professor Robert Langer, a leader in targeted drug delivery research who was connected not to the Stanford experiments,
Macdonald, a Canada Research Chair in Islet Biology, associate professor in the University of Alberta's Faculty of medicine & Dentistry and member of the Alberta Diabetes Institute, is the senior author of a landmark study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
"For this research, Gonzalez-Esquer worked with Cheryl Kerfeld, the Hannah Distinguished Professor of Structural Bioengineering in the Michigan State university-DOE Plant Research Lab,
and Tyler Shubitowski, MSU undergraduate student. Kerfield's lab studies bacterial microcompartments, or BMCS. These are self-assembling cellular organs that perform myriad metabolic functions,
"said Felipe Garcia Quiroz, a former graduate student in Chilkoti's laboratory and first author of the new study.
The findings were published recently in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute by a group that includes Rony A. François, an M d./Ph d. student working with Maria Zajac-Kaye, Ph d.
an associate professor in the UF College of Medicine's department of anatomy and cell biology. Finding new treatments is critical
#Permanent data storage with light The first all-optical permanent on-chip memory has been developed by scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of technology (KIT) and the universities of Münster, Oxford, and Exeter.
the University of Münster, Oxford university, and Exeter University have developed now the first all-optical, nonvolatile on-chip memory."
"Optical bits can be written at frequencies of up to a gigahertz. This allows for extremely quick data storage by our all-photonic memory,
"Professor Wolfram Pernice explains. Pernice headed a working group of the KIT Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)
and recently moved to the University of Münster.""The memory is compatible not only with conventional optical fiber data transmission,
but also with latest processors,"Professor Harish Bhaskaran of Oxford university adds. The new memory can store data for decades even
#Highly flexible and wearable tactile sensor for robotics, electronics and healthcare applications A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of engineering has developed a wearable liquid-based microfluidic tactile
a team of researchers led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck from NUS'Department of Biomedical engineering achieves a significant technological breakthrough by adopting a liquid-based pressure sensing method in the design of such sensors.
Researchers at Unit 1121"Biomaterials and Bioengineering"(Inserm/Strasbourg university) have succeeded in creating a biofilm with antimicrobial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties.
and Biomaterials"Unit 1121 (Inserm/Strasbourg University) with four laboratories1 have developed a biofilm with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.
"said Dr. Yi Liu, Professor of Physiology. It was known long that almost every amino acid can be encoded by multiple synonymous codons and that every organism,
"said Dr. Liu, the Louise W. Kahn Scholar in Biomedical Research.""By influencing the speed with
professor and vice-chair of anatomy at UCSF, and a senior author on the new study."
and is now an assistant professor of physiology and biophysics at UC Irvine.""It's a big black box in the cancer field--mostly
said Andrei Goga, MD, Phd, professor of cell and tissue biology, and of medicine at UCSF and a co-corresponding author on the new study."
says Timothy Lu, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science and biological engineering.""These bacteriophages are designed in a way that's relatively modular.
Other authors are MIT research scientist Sebastien Lemire and Diana Pires, a research fellow at the University of Minho in Portugal.
"said lead author Andrea Stocco, an assistant professor of psychology and a researcher at UW's Institute for Learning & Brain sciences."
"said co-author Chantel Prat, a faculty member at the Institute for Learning & Brain sciences and a UW associate professor of psychology."
The first experiment evolved out of research by co-author Rajesh Rao, a UW professor of computer science and engineering,
or simply to transfer knowledge from teacher to pupil. The team is also working on transmitting brain states--for example,
or from a focused student to one who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD."
"Imagine having someone with ADHD and a neurotypical student, "Prat said.""When the non-ADHD student is paying attention,
the ADHD student's brain gets put into a state of greater attention automatically.""Many technological advancements over the past century, from the telegraph to the Internet, were created to facilitate communication between people.
The UW team's work takes a different approach, using technology to strip away the need for such intermediaries."
Other co-authors are UW computer science and neurobiology undergraduate student Darby Losey, UW bioengineering doctoral student Jeneva Cronin, UW bioengineering doctoral student Joseph Wu,
and Justin Abernethy, a research assistant at the UW Institute for Learning & Brain sciences s
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