Science Morphing origami could lead to better concert halls and dronesfuturity.org - Josh Brown-Georgia Tech A new type of origami can morph from one pattern to another—or even a hybrid of two patterns—instantly altering many of its structural …
Health Quick learners have speedier neuronsfuturity.org - National University of Singapore The speed with which a person is able to grasp, process, understand, store, and use information comes down to the speed and timing with which the …
Same-Sex Couples Same-sex couples 73% more likely to get mortgage denialfuturity.org - Angie Hunt-Iowa State Mortgage lenders are less likely to approve same-sex couples, research finds. Researchers in Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business analyzed …
Science Stress doesn’t stop male lizards from showing offfuturity.org - Gail McCormick-Penn State The physical traits and behaviors that lizards use to attract potential mates and fend off competitors may be so important that they don’t change in …
Science A new kind of signal points to neutron star mergersfuturity.org - Gail McCormick-Penn State NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a bright burst of X-rays in a galaxy 6.6 billion light years from Earth. This event likely signaled …
Health What it means when lungs crackle and wheezefuturity.org - Jim Erickson-Michigan Crackling and wheezing lungs could be the sounds of a disease progressing, according to new research. A new study describes how the mechanics that …
Health Sticky patch reduces damage after heart attackfuturity.org - Kevin Stacey-Brown An adhesive patch can provide support for damaged heart tissue, report researchers. The new patch may one day help reduce the stretching of heart …
Catfish Scientists use ‘x-ray vision’ to see how catfish nab preyfuturity.org - Mollie Rappe-Brown Scientists used a powerful X-ray imaging system to discover how catfish move joints throughout their head in a concerted manner to suck in their prey. …
Chemicals Can an algorithm replace animal testing for chemicals?futurity.org - Patti Verbanas-Rutgers A low-cost, high-speed algorithm may make using animals to test the toxicity of chemicals a thing of the past. Toxicity testing—determining the amount …
Health Political divide takes a toll on immigrants’ healthfuturity.org - Kim Eckart-Washington A new study, drawn from a broader research project on immigrant health highlights the ways partisan rhetoric and cultural divides become stressors …
The Brain Society’s gender expectations alter brain cellsfuturity.org - Anna Varela - Georgia State Society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a new paper. “We are just starting to understand …
Hunchback of Notre-Dame What can we learn from the Notre Dame fire?futurity.org - Julian Cardillo-Brandeis A horrific fire claimed most of the roof and iconic spire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris on April 15, a destructive event that caused …
Taxes Opioid epidemic may have cost US $37B in tax revenuefuturity.org - Katie Bohn-Penn State The opioid epidemic may have cost state and federal governments in the United States up to $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue due to opioid-related …
Stem Cells 1 gene connects stem cells in the brain and the gutfuturity.org - Patti Verbanas-Rutgers Researchers have identified a new factor that is essential for maintaining the stem cells in the brain and gut. The loss of this factor may contribute …
Health This ‘body awareness’ training cuts relapse ratefuturity.org - Jackson Holtz-Washington A new type of body awareness training helps women recover from drug addiction, according to new research. The women made marked improvements, and many …
Science CRISPR can turn human cells into biocomputersfuturity.org - Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich Researchers have integrated two CRISPR-Cas9-based core processors into human cells, a step towards creating powerful biocomputers. Controlling gene …
Environment Home batteries can sap your solar system’s valuefuturity.org - Mark Golden-Stanford The energy produced over the lifetime of rooftop solar panels more than makes up for the energy it takes to make, mount, and eventually recycle them. …
Diabetes Gestational diabetes ups future risk for kidsfuturity.org - Julie Robert-McGill Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according to a new …
Health Can PET scans spot CTE in the living?futurity.org - Kat McAlpine-Boston Experimental PET scans on living people can detect abnormal brain tissue—called tau protein—in patterns similar to those in the brains of deceased …
Health Rind bacteria may be key to cheese allergy relieffuturity.org - Fred Love-Iowa State Some aged cheeses cause allergy-like reactions in many people, but new research identifies bacteria that could reduce those unpleasant side …
Health Signs of despair rise among Gen X-ersfuturity.org - Liz Entman-Vanderbilt Indicators of despair—depression, suicidal ideation, drug use, and alcohol abuse—are rising among Americans in their late 30s and early 40s across …
Stem Cells Device tests thousands of stem cells super fastfuturity.org - U. Chicago A new “lab-on-a-chip” can examine thousands of individual live cells over a weeklong period, performing experiments that would take more than 1 …
Science Maps reveal massive clouds in star-forming regionfuturity.org - Mike Krapfl-Iowa State Astronomers have made the first high-resolution, radio telescope observations of the molecular clouds within a huge star-forming region of the outer …
Health Bigger food portions make preschoolers overeatfuturity.org - Katie Bohn-Penn State Preschoolers may not be as good at resisting large portions of everyday foods as previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers examined …
Science Why do our faces look the way they do?futurity.org - Rachel Harrison-NYU New research covers roughly 4 million years of history and integrates many different lines of study to get at the factors that contribute to facial …
Science Short tail on RNA makes CRISPR 50X more accuratefuturity.org - Ken Kingery-Duke Researchers have developed a method for improving the accuracy of the CRISPR genome editing technology by an average of 50-fold. The researchers …
Health Courts would likely uphold FDA’s menthol cigarette banfuturity.org - Patti Verbanas-Rutgers Courts will likely uphold the US Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban on menthol combustible tobacco products, though it may be a lengthy …
Health New clues to abnormal brain signals in movement disordersfuturity.org - Todd Bates-Rutgers New research on neural signals could help lead to additional treatments for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease …
Health 1 protein sounds the alarm when the liver is in troublefuturity.org - Kara Gavin-U. Michigan A protein involved in one of the liver’s most basic functions also sounds the alarm when liver cells get hurt, according to new research with …
Health ‘Extra’ enzymes boost E. coli resistance at low pHfuturity.org - Talia Ogliore-WUSTL Many so-called redundant enzymes in E. coli are actually specialists that ensure maximal growth across different environments, research finds. In …
