Scanning was completed both during Time 1 and Time 2 (approximately 1.5 years later) in each of the 5 age groups (6-year-olds, 10-year-olds, 14-year-olds, 16-year-olds, and 18+-year-olds). Credit: Zacharopoulos G, et al., 2021, PLOS Biology, CC-BY 4.0The neurotransmitters GABA and glutamate have complementary functions - GABA inhibits neurons, while glutamate makes them extra active. Published...
Experimental session. Credit: M. SilvaLithic IndustryFirst application of the eye-tracking methodology to studying lithic industry.The journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences published a study from The Paleoneurology Group at the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) led by Emiliano Bruner. This study, analyzes the patterns of visual exploration during handling of Lower...
Credit: University of ManchesterThe origins of Arthur's Stone, one of the UK's most famous Stone Age monuments, were discovered by archaeologists from the Universities of Manchester and Cardiff.Unveiling the Secrets of Arthur's Stone: A Neolithic Monument RevealedAccording to Manchester's Professor Julian Thomas, who led the excavation, the ominous Herefordshire tomb links to nearby "halls...
Remains of Linya, recovered in Cova Gran site. Credit: CEPAAt the Cova Gran de Santa Linya site (La Noguera, Lleida), the remains of a female attributed to H. sapiens were discovered by scientists of the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH). The carbon-14 dating of the sediments in the natural receptacle...
US prisons currently hold about 2 million detainees - many of them held while awaiting trial, and others serving extremely long prison sentences. New research by Professor Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law at Vanderbilt Law School, indicates that a risk prediction algorithm can help dramatically reduce these numbers.According to the professor,...
Four robust micro-structure topologies of extreme metamaterials emerged from the proposed framework. Credit: Swansea UniversityNew research published in Scientific Reports has revealed that a simple but robust new algorithm can help engineers improve the design of cellular materials used in a variety of applications, from defense, biomedical to intelligent structures, and the aerospace sector.Specialized...
There are many books on what's wrong with the economy ( Chang 2014 ; Keen 2011 ; Nelson 2018 , Mazzucato 2018 , Raworth 2018 , Stanford 2015 ) and what we would have to do to change it. Given the small change we've seen in economics training and effective policy economic thinking since...
Research from APC Microbiome Ireland (APC) at University College Cork (UCC) published August 9, 2021, no leading international scientific journal Nature Aging, presents a new approach to reversing aspects of brain deterioration and cognitive function related to mid-ageing of the microbes in the intestine.Microbe-Based Interventions: A Promising Approach to Reverse Brain Deterioration in Mid-AgeingAs...
The storage vessel after restoration - Photo: Dafna Gazit Israel Antiquities Authority. Medicine: Joseph BocangolzA team of researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority found evidence of a massive earthquake in the city of Jerusalem approximately 2,800 years ago.Previous research had uncovered evidence of a major earthquake in Israel in the mid-eighth century BC at...
3D illustration of an RNA chain. Credit: Christopher Burgstedt/Getty ImagesThe Future of Medicine: New Invention Produces More Pure RNA at a Fraction of the CostResearchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently revealed their discovery of a new RNA production process. The RNA resulting from this process is purer, more copious, and probably more...
