Limb Regeneration in Humans: New Research Challenges Long-Held Beliefs
The results suggest a change in perspective of how regeneration could work in human medicine. Ken Muneoka has a history of shaking up the field…
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Shift Work Has Long-Term Negative Health Consequences
According to a new study, living against our biological body clocks might harm our long-term health by changing gut and brain interactions. While most Americans…
What Causes Autism? New Research Uncovers a Key Factor in Brain Development
Researchers from Texas A&M College of Medicine have provided answers to important questions concerning how the neocortex develops, providing new information about the root causes…
New Research Shows Exposure to High-Powered Microwave Frequencies Can Cause Brain Injuries
Texas A&M research findings could change the way we view directed energy and traumatic brain injuries. Contrary to what was once popular belief, microwave ovens…
New Energy Storage System Is More Efficient and Potentially Transformative
Simplifying complex energy storage interfaces to develop better devices Every technology that runs our world requires energy on demand. Energy must be stored and made…
Brain Shrinkage: Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain, Such As Reductions in Gray Matter
Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are…
New Research Could Help Boost the Efficiency of Nuclear Power Plants in the Near Future
New research from Texas A&M University scientists could help in boosting the efficiency of nuclear power plants in the near future. By using a combination…
On the Pathway to Unlocking Ocean Wave Energy for Reliable, Renewable Power
As part of the energy transition, the energy industry is looking toward the oceans for reliable, sustainable, and renewable energy sources. Researchers and engineers aim…
COVID-19 Breakthrough: Scientists Discover How the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evades Our Immune System
A discovery by researchers at the Texas A&M College of Medicine could lead to new therapies to prevent the virus from proliferating in the human…
Researchers Attack Menacing “Superbug” That Kills at Least 29,000 People a Year
Biologist Joseph Sorg is leading a team to analyze C. difficile, which kills at least 29,000 people a year. Scientists around the world have been…
Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Leave a Mark on the Brain – And It’s Not Yet Clear How Long It Lasts
With more than 18 months of the pandemic in the rearview mirror, researchers have been steadily gathering new and important insights into the effects of…
New Molecular Computing Device Has Unprecedented Reconfigurability Reminiscent of Brain Plasticity
In a discovery published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers has described a novel molecular device with exceptional computing prowess. Reminiscent of…
Thermogenic Leaking: How Otters’ Muscles Enable Their Cold, Aquatic Life
Texas A&M researchers found that the small mammals are internally warmed by thermogenic leaking from their skeletal muscle, which elevates their metabolic rate. Sea otters…
Isotopes From Cave Stalactites Show More Intense and Frequent Thunderstorms Linked to Global Climate Variability
Using isotopes from Texas cave stalactites, scientists in Texas A&M’s College Of Geosciences studied thunderstorm changes in the Southern Great Plains. Large thunderstorms in the…
Strange “Black Swan” Defect Discovered in Soft Matter for First Time
Using an advanced microscopy technique, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a twin boundary defect in a soft polymer that has never been observed before….
An Organic Material for Next Generation Energy-Efficient HVAC Technologies
Texas A&M researchers have enhanced the dehumidification efficiency of a polymer that could help develop more energy-efficient systems with a smaller carbon footprint. On sultry…
“Hidden” Genes in Bacteriophages Could Be Key in Development of New Antibiotics
Membrane-localized phage proteins may also help revitalize, enhance existing antibiotics. A study from the Center for Phage Technology, part of Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture…
Popular Energy Drinks’ Harmful Effects on Heart Revealed in New Research
Popular energy drinks may give you a boost, but they may also contribute to possible serious heart conditions, findings show. A team of researchers, led…
