Mapping protein production in brain cells yields new insights for brain disease

The brain's ability to do everything from forming memories to coordinating movement relies on its cells producing the right proteins at the right time. But directly measuring this protein production, ...
The Stanford Daily

Research Roundup: catfish prevent disease spread, earthquake maps and student with math learning disabilities

Giulio De Leo, Stanford professor of oceans and earth systems and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, aims to decrease the transmission of schistosomiasis by lowering the ...
GitHub

avr-fast-map: a faster implementation of the Arduino map() function.

The library is available in both the Arduino Library and PlatformIO Library registries. The library can also be cloned & included locally or included directly from GitHub (if your tooling supports it) ...
Science Daily

A breakthrough map reveals how the brain really works

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...
New Scientist

Mapping the structure of the brain doesn't fully explain its function

If we can fully map the structure of our brains, will we be able to understand how they work? That is the goal of researchers attempting to build a wiring diagram, or connectome, of our neural ...
Wall Street Journal

The Fed’s ‘Gain of Function’ Monetary Policy

Journal Editorial Report: The Fed Chief signals rate cuts are coming. As we saw during the Covid pandemic, lab-created experiments can wreak havoc when they escape their confines. Once released, they ...
EurekAlert!

Mapping the connections between the brain’s structure and function

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...
Powder

Strava Quietly Returns 3D Winter Mapping Functions to Mobile App

Blink and you might have missed it. FATMAP is back! Well, sort of. As we already lamented here on POWDER, our favorite 3D mapping app FATMAP was shut off for good last fall after being acquired by ...
News Medical

Mapping neuronal IL-1R1 expression reveals insights into brain function

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a key molecule involved in inflammation and plays an important role in both healthy and diseased states. In disease, high levels of IL-1 in the brain are linked to ...
Game Rant

Revenge of the Savage Planet's Map is a Game-Changer for Completionists

Revenge of the Savage Planet is making some major leaps from its predecessor, with an arsenal of new tools to unlock, at least four planets to explore, and an emphasis on dynamic splitscreen couch ...
Game Rant

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's Map is One of the Game's Best Assets

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...