Scientists discovered that a key brain signal may have been pointing researchers in the wrong direction, potentially changing how movement disorders are studied and treated. A new study from a Virginia Tech neuroscientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC is prompting researchers to rethink a basic assumption about how chronic movement disorders are […]
One Sugar Tells Your Brain You’re Full. Another Barely Does
Equal calories do not mean equal brain signals, as scientists found that fructose and glucose influence hunger through surprisingly different pathways. Two common sugars may provide the same number of calories, but the brain does not respond to them in the same way. Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found that fructose and […]
One of Arizona’s Largest Reservoirs Is Less Than 1% Full After Snowpack Collapse
After an exceptionally poor snow season, one of Arizona’s largest reservoirs shrank to less than 1% full, wiping out nearly all its fish and leaving its recovery dependent on future rains. The Gila River is a vital waterway in the American Southwest, supplying water for communities, agriculture, and wildlife as it flows from the snow-covered […]
One of Arizona’s Largest Reservoirs Is Less Than 1% Full After Snowpack Collapse
After an exceptionally poor snow season, one of Arizona’s largest reservoirs shrank to less than 1% full, wiping out nearly all its fish and leaving its recovery dependent on future rains. The Gila River is a vital waterway in the American Southwest, supplying water for communities, agriculture, and wildlife as it flows from the snow-covered […]
One of Arizona’s Largest Reservoirs Is Less Than 1% Full After Snowpack Collapse
After an exceptionally poor snow season, one of Arizona’s largest reservoirs shrank to less than 1% full, wiping out nearly all its fish and leaving its recovery dependent on future rains. The Gila River is a vital waterway in the American Southwest, supplying water for communities, agriculture, and wildlife as it flows from the snow-covered […]
One of Arizona’s Largest Reservoirs Is Less Than 1% Full After Snowpack Collapse
After an exceptionally poor snow season, one of Arizona’s largest reservoirs shrank to less than 1% full, wiping out nearly all its fish and leaving its recovery dependent on future rains. The Gila River is a vital waterway in the American Southwest, supplying water for communities, agriculture, and wildlife as it flows from the snow-covered […]
One of Arizona’s Largest Reservoirs Is Less Than 1% Full After Snowpack Collapse
After an exceptionally poor snow season, one of Arizona’s largest reservoirs shrank to less than 1% full, wiping out nearly all its fish and leaving its recovery dependent on future rains. The Gila River is a vital waterway in the American Southwest, supplying water for communities, agriculture, and wildlife as it flows from the snow-covered […]
One of Arizona’s Largest Reservoirs Is Less Than 1% Full After Snowpack Collapse
After an exceptionally poor snow season, one of Arizona’s largest reservoirs shrank to less than 1% full, wiping out nearly all its fish and leaving its recovery dependent on future rains. The Gila River is a vital waterway in the American Southwest, supplying water for communities, agriculture, and wildlife as it flows from the snow-covered […]
This 400-Year-Old Shark May Hold the Secret to Preserving Human Vision
A UC Irvine study identifies a DNA mechanism that helps these sharks maintain their vision over centuries. On a computer screen in her UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk watches a Greenland shark drift through the dark Arctic water. Its body moves slowly through the murk, but what catches her attention is not the shark’s size […]
Hip Replacements Are Lasting Far Longer Than Doctors Once Thought
A large international study suggests today’s hip replacements may last much longer than previously thought. Hip replacement surgery has become so successful that more people are receiving new hips at younger ages than ever before. That success has also raised an important question: can today’s artificial joints keep pace with decades of active living? A […]