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'Coral on a chip' cracks coral mysteries

2016-03-17 04:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: We know that human-induced environmental changes are responsible for coral bleaching, disease, and infertility. Loss of the world's stony coral reefs -- up to 30% in the next 30 years, according to some estimates -- will mean loss of their services, including sequestering some 70-90 million tons of carbon each year and supporting enormous marine biodiversity. Yet despite many advances, we are still far from understanding the causes and processes contributing to the corals' demise. Weizmann Institute...

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09.24: Brain Storms: The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson's Disease

2015-08-24 01:03:52| Powells Books Events Calendar

Seven million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's — with 60,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone — and it remains an enigma, with doctors, researchers, and patients hunting for a cure. In Brain Storms (Scientific American), award-winning journalist Jon Palfreman tells their story, a story that takes on urgency when he is diagnosed with the debilitating illness. Palfreman chronicles how scientists have labored to crack the mystery, from the earliest clinical descriptions to the cutting edge of molecular neuroscience. Palfreman will be joined in conversation by Holly Chaimov, Executive Director of Parkinson's Resources of Oregon. This event is sponsored by Parkinson's Resources of Oregon.

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Mysteries of Notre Dame cathedral revealed with lasers

2015-06-23 22:00:27| Extremetech

New research into gothic cathedrals, particularly Notre Dame, has illustrated how cutting-edge imaging can find secrets of their construction long after the original designers have died or been omitted from history.

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Mysteries of worm regeneration solved with artificial intelligence

2015-06-09 19:15:28| Extremetech

Researchers used an artificial intelligence algorithm to unlock the mysteries of worm regeneration. Their study could pave the way to a cure for aging, and increase the rate of discoveries made by artificial intelligence.

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After 42 years, Robert Haley still has a passion for tackling medical mysteries

2014-02-16 10:00:48| IT Services - Topix.net

Look behind an epidemic and there's a good chance you'll find Dr. Robert Haley crunching numbers to find the causes and cures.

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