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Plasticity
Plasticity is the ability of certain solids to flow or to change shape permanently when subjected to stresses of intermediate magnitude between those producing temporary deformation, or elastic behaviour. It is also the quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape.
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AUG 11, 2021Neuroscience
‘Beige’ fat reduces inflammation in mouse brains, and may provide protection from dementia. The correspondin ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 29, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Sitting just below our ocean’s surface is a host of often overlooked organisms; ones who help connect our world&rs ...Written By: Matthew LundyJUL 28, 2021Technology
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, mask wearing was a regular part of life as governments imposed mandates to help ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUL 27, 2021Neuroscience
According to researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK, the proportion of two common neurotransmitters in the br ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Microplastics are being found throughout our world; they're in the oceans, in soil, and in our bodies, among other place ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Conservation Biology reports the highest ever concentration of microplastics concentrating in d ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The perineuronal net is known to play a crucial role in memory. This structure surrounds certain neurons, encasing their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from France have found that astrocytes do more than support neurons in the central nervous system. They foun ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m ...JUN 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of Michigan have figured out how to more accurately track microplastics in the ocean using ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2021Cancer
In an effort to understand how breast implants influence the immune system, researchers from MIT have led an analysis to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 12, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has designed and developed a new plastic alternative made from pl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2021Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution, from the great pacific garbage patch to plastic showing up in the food chain, is known to be a major ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Research recently published in the journal Microplastics and Nanoplastics describes a proof-of-principle study of a new ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Do you consider yourself an environmentally conscious citizen? You recycle, right? Maybe even compost? But did you know ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 05, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
An international team of researchers has found that fecal transplants could one day be used to restore cognitive functio ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 01, 2020Immunology
Much like electrical wires that are encased in plastic insulating sheaths, nerve cells also are also surrounded by a sim ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 30, 2020Cancer
While few people actually enjoy reading product labels and ingredients, a new study from Silent Spring Institute suggest ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 14, 2020Health & Medicine
As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to rage across the United States and around the globe, the demand for COVID-19 test ...SEP 08, 2020Neuroscience
New research from the University of Geneva shows that adults with dyslexia can read more fluently with a non-invasive el ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 07, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Placing patients on anti-rejection drugs is reality for all heart transplant patients. As such, recent research at Johns ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that some bacteria can make ethylene in a way we never knew about; microbes that metabolize ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2021
Neuroscience
‘Beige’ fat reduces inflammation in mouse brains, and may provide protection from dementia. The correspondin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Sitting just below our ocean’s surface is a host of often overlooked organisms; ones who help connect our world&rs
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
JUL 28, 2021
Technology
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, mask wearing was a regular part of life as governments imposed mandates to help
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 27, 2021
Neuroscience
According to researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK, the proportion of two common neurotransmitters in the br
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microplastics are being found throughout our world; they're in the oceans, in soil, and in our bodies, among other place
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Conservation Biology reports the highest ever concentration of microplastics concentrating in d
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The perineuronal net is known to play a crucial role in memory. This structure surrounds certain neurons, encasing their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from France have found that astrocytes do more than support neurons in the central nervous system. They foun
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m
...
JUN 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of Michigan have figured out how to more accurately track microplastics in the ocean using
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2021
Cancer
In an effort to understand how breast implants influence the immune system, researchers from MIT have led an analysis to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 12, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has designed and developed a new plastic alternative made from pl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution, from the great pacific garbage patch to plastic showing up in the food chain, is known to be a major
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Research recently published in the journal Microplastics and Nanoplastics describes a proof-of-principle study of a new
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Do you consider yourself an environmentally conscious citizen? You recycle, right? Maybe even compost? But did you know
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
An international team of researchers has found that fecal transplants could one day be used to restore cognitive functio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 01, 2020
Immunology
Much like electrical wires that are encased in plastic insulating sheaths, nerve cells also are also surrounded by a sim
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 30, 2020
Cancer
While few people actually enjoy reading product labels and ingredients, a new study from Silent Spring Institute suggest
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 14, 2020
Health & Medicine
As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to rage across the United States and around the globe, the demand for COVID-19 test
...
SEP 08, 2020
Neuroscience
New research from the University of Geneva shows that adults with dyslexia can read more fluently with a non-invasive el
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 07, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Placing patients on anti-rejection drugs is reality for all heart transplant patients. As such, recent research at Johns
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that some bacteria can make ethylene in a way we never knew about; microbes that metabolize
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch