Scientists lose instruments, gain first look at seafloor formation
...small, distant earthquakes that scientists believe precede a submarine eruption for many months. By comparison, earthquakes often occur only a few days or hours before a land-based volcanic eruption. Tolstoy found that seismic activity at the site gradually built up for at least two years leading up to the...How does your brain tell time?
...event is encoded within the context of events that precede it. In other words, if one could measure the response of many neurons in the brain to a tone or a flash of light, the response would not only reveal the nature of the event, but the other events that preceded it and when they occurred. The UCLA te...Targeting tau: Inflammation study suggests new approach for fighting Alzheimer's
... microglia, which cause inflammation. These events precede the formation of tangles twisted fibers of tau protein that build up inside nerve cells a hallmark of advanced AD. The researchers report their findings in the February 1 issue of Neuron. "Abolishing the inflammation caused by the accumulation of...Progress toward a targeted therapy for a specific form of leukemia
...al and differentiation of the precursor cells that precede the formation of blood cells. Scientists also know that MYB is involved in several other forms of cancer. On the way to a new therapy The researchers are convinced that MYB can be an important target for the development of a new therapy for T-ALL...Arctic Observing Network as a tool for understanding Arctic change
...epresentatives of the participating agencies, will precede the symposium. As part of the briefing, Martin O. Jeffries, director of the National Science Foundation's Arctic Observing Network (AON) program, will discuss the development of a large-scale and long-term network of land, sea and space-based sensors...