TECH & INNOVATION

New Satellite Map Reveals Mountains Beneath the Sea

Seven-tenths of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans, and until now much of what lies below the surface has not been seen by human eyes. But using some of technology’s greatest advancements on-board the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite and NASA’s Jason-1 satellite, researchers of the University of California, San Diego have created an underwater map revealing mountains and ridges along the seafloor thanks to precise gravity measurements.

ZEB1, Oscar for leading role in fat storage

A team from EPFL, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, has managed to decode the process of adipogenesis by identifying the precise proteins that play the leading roles in fat absorption. Their findings have been published in the open-access scientific journal eLife.

Lift weights, improve your memory

Here's another reason why it's a good idea to hit the gym: it can improve memory. A new Georgia Institute of Technology study shows that an intense workout of as little as 20 minutes can enhance episodic memory, also known as long-term memory for previous events, by about 10 percent in healthy young adults.

New Absorber Will Lead to Better Biosensors

Biological sensors, or biosensors, are like technological canaries in the coalmine. Biological sensors, or biosensors, are like technological canaries in the coalmine.

Fibromyalgia and the role of brain connectivity in pain inhibition

The cause of fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome is not known. The cause of fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome is not known. However, the results of a new study that compares brain activity in individuals with and without fibromyalgia indicate that decreased connectivity between pain-related and sensorimotor brain areas could contribute to deficient pain regulation in fibromyalgia, according to an article published in Brain Connectivity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

A Heartbeat Away? Hybrid "Patch" Could Replace Transplants

TAU researcher harnesses gold nanoparticles to engineer novel biocompatible cardiac patch TAU researcher harnessaes gold nanoparticles to engineer novel biocompatible cardiac patch Because heart cells cannot multiply and cardiac muscles contain few stem cells, heart tissue is unable to repair itself after a heart attack.
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