Cavefish May Help Humans Evolve to Require Very Little Sleep
We all do it; we all need it - humans and animals alike. The tiny Mexican cavefish is shedding light on how sleep evolves and how human brains could evolve to require very little sleep, just like the cavefish.
Three ¼ø»Æʦapp SeaPerch Teams Qualify for National Competition
¼ø»Æʦapp's SeaPerch teams recently won 15 awards at a regional competition hosted by ¼ø»Æʦapp's A.D. Henderson University School and ¼ø»Æʦapp High School.
New Device Could Rapidly Detect Zika Virus at Airports
About the size of a tablet, a portable device that could be used in many settings like an airport, may hold the key to detecting the Zika virus accurately, rapidly and inexpensively using just a saliva sample.
¼ø»Æʦapp Celebrates National Engineers Week
The annual week of events is designed to increase awareness of the engineering profession and recognize the accomplishments and contributions engineers make to society.
Marine Sponge May Provide Antibacterial Solutions for MRSA
A compound extracted from a deep-water marine sponge is showing potent antibacterial activity against the drug resistant bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus also called the "super bug."
¼ø»Æʦapp Designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
¼ø»Æʦapp has received federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, which only is awarded to colleges and universities with enrollment of full-time Hispanic undergraduate ¼ø»Æʦapp of at least 25 percent.
First Video Footage of Monkey Population Nearing Extinction
Using remote sensing cameras and sound recorders, ¼ø»Æʦapp scientists are the first to capture rare video footage of a newly discovered population of critically endangered monkeys in a remote region in the world.
¼ø»Æʦapp and Sancilio Team Up on Therapy for Inherited Blindness
Researchers from ¼ø»Æʦapp and Sancilio and Company, Inc. are collaborating to develop a treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa, an inherited disease that causes severe progressive vision impairment and blindness.
Tick-borne Disease Advocate Has Voice in Future Research
Alana Edwards served on review panels to select applications submitted to the Department of Defense to decide how the $5 million appropriated by Congress will be spent on future tick-borne disease research.
Experts Urge for Wider Prescription of Statins
Researchers from ¼ø»Æʦapp and Harvard address the possible but unproven link between statins and diabetes and emphasize that the link to diabetes is questionable and inconsequential.