01/08/2019 - e-Neuro New Research: Menthol is the most popular flavor used in all forms of tobacco products. Depending on the method used to produce the menthol, these products contain two stereoisomers ((−)-...
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01/08/2019 - Science (Washington, D.C., Jan. 7)–Monogamy may have a telltale signature of gene activity, according to two researchers at the University of Texas, Austin. “The fact that they got any common genes...
01/03/2019 - IFL Science! (London, Jan. 3) – Baby birds can recognize parents’ songs while still in the egg, according to new research performed at the U. of I. "...The idea that birds can be influenced by...
12/24/2018 - Congratulations to Neuroscience Faculty Emeritus, Rhanor Gillette and Graduate Student, Ekaterina Gribkova on "Implementing Goal-Directed Foraging Decisions of a Simpler Nervous System in...
12/20/2018 - Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a new technology to track tumor development within human breast tissue, a study says. The new system has the potential to...
11/06/2018 - Smithsonian (Washington, D.C., Nov. 5) – Last week, a global consortium of scientists, including U. of I. researchers, officially launched the Earth BioGenome Project, which intends to sequence the...
11/01/2018 - Science, Oct. 3–Bird eggs have been admired since ancient times for their many hues and patterns, from the vivid blue of American robin eggs to the deep green-black of emu eggs. Now, a study shows...
10/24/2018 - BLASTING BIOFILMS - Design News, Oct. 24-Antibiotic-resistant infections derived from microbial films that coat medical devices and surfaces in hospitals are becoming a deadly epidemic. U. of I....
10/19/2018 - If you have ever been to a loud concert or suffered from a bad head injury, you may have experienced a constant ringing in your ear for some time afterwards, but this ringing can be a permanent issue...
10/18/2018 - Science (Washington, D.C., Oct. 18) – A new study suggests that changes to the expression of a single gene could determine which bees are solitary and which are social. Gene Robinson, a behavioral...
10/17/2018 - Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists,...
10/15/2018 - Entomology professor Gene Robinson, an international leader in honey bee research, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine “for pioneering contributions to understanding the roles of...
10/12/2018 - Mice with epilepsy have altered patterns of neuron activity in the portion of the brain that controls the reproductive endocrine system, University of Illinois researchers report in a new study....
10/10/2018 - Rashid Bashir will become the next dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign effective Nov. 1, pending...
10/03/2018 - A new study says glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide and one long touted as harmless to animals, might be taking a toll on honey bees. The chemical appears to disrupt the microbial...