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Long-term Potentiation
Synapses are sites which transmit electric nerve impulses between nerve cells. Long-term potentiation (LTP) describes the strengthening of synapses to increase signal transduction between the nerve cells. Monitoring LTP is often used by neuroscientists and physicians to study memory.
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JUN 30, 2021
Health & Medicine
Insomnia is thought to affect 10-30 percent of people globally, rendering them unable to function optimally during the d
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Article Summary As the COVID-19 pandemic dies down, its effects will echo throughout the STEM field. Physics and chemist
...
Written By:
Claire Adams
JUN 21, 2021
Cardiology
Research has indicated that there is a connection between gut microbes and heart health. Now scientists are revealing so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2021
Microbiology
The microbes that call the human gastrointestinal tract home are with us since birth (or even earlier) and seem to have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details an exhaustive compilat
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In an effort to support the growth of the circular economy, researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 20, 2021
Technology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 4.4 million children ages 3 to 17 have been diagnosed w
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
To better define what romantic love is exactly, social scientists reviewed the literature in the context of biologist Ti
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 05, 2021
Immunology
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has become a common technique over the past two decades. Now, the technique has been ado
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain injuries are common, costly, and difficult to treat. The brain damage that accompanies a significant traumatic bra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
Many users report immediate pain relief from using medical cannabis, but now a recently published study suggests chronic
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
APR 01, 2021
Immunology
Cancer researchers have developed a therapeutic vaccine for melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. Instead of protectin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 18, 2021
Immunology
Immunologists have revealed one of the underlying mechanisms behind COVID’s life-threatening cytokine storms. By s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Preterm birth is when a baby is born before the 37th week of pregnancy. The liver, lungs & brain undergo a crucial devel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
Concerns over the potentially harmful effects of vaping have been growing recently and the results of a new study do lit
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
FEB 25, 2021
Immunology
For mild cases of COVID, doctors recommend the usual regimen for getting through a cold or flu: Staying hydrated and res
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 22, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a new study recently published in Nature, researchers from UCLA describe a process they have developed to produc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Ketamine has been known for some time for its ability to tackle depression. Now, however, researchers have found that or
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria are survivors, and they can find ways to get around stuff we use to kill them, like disinfectants and antibioti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Important new information on coral spawning can now be found all in one place, reports a recent study published in Natur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch