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Brain-like AI promises game-changing advances in small drones
Texas A&M UniversityResearchers plan to develop flexible, neuron-like nano-devices to add energy-efficient artificial intelligence to energy-hungry applications such as battery-powered miniature drones.
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- Science Advances
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- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Low-dose opioids could help promote social behaviors for people with autism spectrum disorder
Hiroshima UniversityThe same chemicals and receptors that control the sensation of pain in the opioid system also play a role in regulating social behavior. The body produces natural opioid substances which are drawn to receptors throughout the nervous system, sending signals through neurons that induce pain relief, pleasure, and more. Low-dose morphine and buprenorphine that attach to the mu (μ) opioid receptors (MORs) could help promote social interactions, which could help people with neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that affect social interactions.
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- JCI Insight
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Nakatomi Foundation, Astellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic Disorders, Mochida Memorial Foundation for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Engaging the next generation of dairy leaders: strategies to inspire and retain undergraduates—especially women—in dairy science programs
ElsevierA symposium presentation review published in JDS Communications explains how universities play a critical role in guiding the future leaders of the dairy industry into successful and fulfilling careers and highlights achievable strategies to improve the engagement of dairy science undergraduate students.
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- JDS Communications
Chronic jet lag disrupts metabolism differently in male and female mice
Kyushu University- Journal
- Biology of Sex Differences
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- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chinese Government Scholarship
Changes in feeding habits due to climate change cause sardines eat worse and ingest more microplastics
Universitat Autonoma de BarcelonaResearchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) demonstrate that the way sardines eat, altered due to the reduction in size of plankton, undermines the efficiency of their feeding and increases the likelihood of consuming more plastic fibres. Although no direct negative effects of this ingestion were identified, environmental changes may have a greater impact than previously thought on how pelagic fish interact with plastic pollutants.
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- Environmental Pollution
Machine learning enables comprehensive prediction of the relative protein abundance of multiple proteins on the protein corona
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- Research
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Micro metal-movers: MSU biochemists are one step closer to better cancer treatments
Michigan State UniversityBy unraveling the complex choreography of cellular machinery, Michigan State University researchers are helping identify the next generation of drug targets and cancer therapies.
Led by Jian Hu and Kennie Merz, the MSU team has unveiled new insights into a family of proteins that, while vital for cellular functions, are also linked to an array of diseases such as breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers.
Understanding these dynamic proteins found in cell membranes — called Zrt-/Irt-like proteins, or ZIPs for short — will contribute to the search for cutting-edge drug therapies and the improved health of patients.
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- Nature Communications
U-M study uncovers secret color language of snakes
University of MichiganIn the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see.
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- Nature Communications