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University Of Tokyo Researchers Find A Cluster Of Neurons In The Brains Of Fruit Flies That Controls…
Averting our eyes from things that scare us may be due to a specific cluster of neurons in a visual region of the brain, according to new research at the University of Tokyo. Researchers found that in fruit fly brains, these neurons!-->…
University Of Tokyo Team Combines Theories To Understand Biological Systems’ Response To…
A team from the University of Tokyo has combined economic theory with biology to understand how natural systems respond to change. The researchers noticed a similarity between consumers’ shopping behavior and the behavior of metabolic!-->…
University Of Tokyo’s New Report Shows G20 Countries Must Curb Their Negative International…
According to a new report from the Center for Global Commons (CGC) at the University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), the Global Commons – stable and resilient earth!-->…
University Of Tokyo Researchers Transform Waste Heat Into Energy
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have generated electricity from latent heat, the energy created when a substance transitions from a solid, liquid or gas into another state. This achievement will push forward the possibilities of!-->…
Research Trace New Species Of Mosquitoes Found In Finland
A species of mosquito not previously recorded from Finland has been discovered in the coastal municipality of Pori. Culex modestus has become the 44th mosquito species found in Finland, and the northernmost record of the species in!-->…
University Of Helsinki Research Group Find Solutions To A Central Mystery In Space Physics
Rapid plasma eruptions known as plasmoids take place on the nightside of the magnetosphere. Plasmoids are also associated with the sudden brightening of the aurora. The space physics research group at the University of Helsinki!-->…
University Of Helsinki Enhances Continuous Learning Offerings
The University of Helsinki has significantly increased its selection of open university courses. As part of the reform of continuous learning, many faculties and units are offering an increasingly extensive selection of their teaching!-->…
University Of Helsinki’s Study Shows Parental Singing Supports Brain Development In Preterm…
According to a recently completed doctoral thesis, singing can promote the development of the auditory cortex in preterm infants. Singing can also support maternal wellbeing as well as the relationship between mother and baby.Music!-->…
University Of Helsinki Launches New Max Planck Center For Social Inequalities In Population Health
Starting in July, the MaxHel: Max Planck l University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health aims to uncover the central social processes that generate health inequalities, building on novel conceptual insights!-->…
Study Finds Fish Mercury Peaks In Winter And Near Spawning, And Reduces After Growing Season
The pronounced seasonal changes of warm open-water and cold ice-covered seasons dominate natural cycles in Finnish lakes.“Summer is the growing season of fish followed by weight loss during winter and spring spawning time” says research!-->…