Your brain is fine-tuning its wiring throughout your life
2014-02-03
Philadelphia, PA, February 3, 2014 – The white matter microstructure, the communication pathways of the brain, continues to develop/mature as one ages. Studies link age-related ...
Murderers who killed during robberies more likely to return to crime when paroled
2014-02-03
Murderers who committed homicide during robberies are more likely to commit crimes again when they are paroled, compared to murderers who committed homicide under other circumstances, ...
Written all over your face: Humans express 4 basic emotions rather than 6
2014-02-03
Human beings are emotional creatures whose state of mind can usually be observed through their facial expressions.
A commonly-held belief, first proposed by Dr Paul Ekman, posits ...
White silk wrappings key to female spider's heart
2014-02-03
It's not only what's inside the nuptial gift that a potential suitor brings to a female Paratrechalea ornata spider that ...
Satellites show 'total' California water storage at near-decade low
2014-02-03
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Satellites show 'total' California water storage at near-decade low
Advisory from UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling finds statewide averages of snow, surface water and soil moisture near 10-year lows; Threat of multi-year epoch of unsustainable groundwater depletion imminent ...
Quasi-particle swap between graphene layers
2014-02-03
Belgian scientists have used a particle physics theory to describe the behaviour of ...
Biologic agents provide relief for children newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease
2014-02-03
Bethesda, MD (Feb. 3, 2014) — Children newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease may benefit from early treatment with the biologic drugs known as anti-TNF-α agents, ...
Invisible risk group among adolescents at risk of mental ill-health
2014-02-03
Adolescents with high media use, reduced sleep and low physical activity comprise an 'invisible-risk' group that has high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms, according to a large international study ...
Researchers develop 'envy-free' algorithm for settling disputes
2014-02-03
Whether it's season tickets to Green Bay Packers' games or silver place settings, divorce and inheritance have bred protracted disputes over the assignment of belongings. But, now, a trio of researchers ...
UC researchers at ground control in launching the fastest plane of the future
2014-02-03
It's a sci-fi concept that's at the center of a 25-year exploratory project: building a hypersonic aircraft that takes off from the runway and doesn't need a rest, inspection or repair ...
Adolescents' salt intake correlates with obesity, inflammation
2014-02-03
Augusta, Ga. – Most adolescents consume as much salt as adults – some more than twice the recommended daily allowance – and that high sodium intake correlates with fatness ...
Women with schizophrenia at higher risk of pregnancy and delivery complications: Study
2014-02-03
TORONTO, February 3, 2014 – Women with schizophrenia are nearly twice as likely to experience pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth and other serious pregnancy and delivery ...
Dramatic thinning of Arctic lake ice cuts winter ice season by 24 days
2014-02-03
Arctic lakes have been freezing up later in the year and thawing earlier, creating a winter ice season about 24 days shorter than it was in 1950, a University of Waterloo study has found.
The ...
IUPUI study first to find earlier depression treatment prevents heart attacks and strokes
2014-02-03
INDIANAPOLIS – Research led by Jesse C. Stewart, Ph.D., of the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, ...
New scientific field looks at the big picture
2014-02-03
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Big data is changing the field of ecology. The shift is dramatic enough to warrant the creation of an entirely new field: macrosystems ecology.
"Ecologists can no longer sample and ...
Five black chemists who changed the world (video)
2014-02-03
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2014 — They've alleviated pain, saved crops and blasted into space, to name just a few of their long list of accomplishments. The American Chemical Society's Reactions YouTube series (formerly ...
Hormone in crab eyes makes it possible for females to mate and care for their young
2014-02-03
BALTIMORE, MD (February 3, 2014) –Those two crooked beady eyes peeking out of a the shell do more than just help blue crabs spot food in the ...
New method to restore skull after brain surgery appears to reduce complication rates
2014-02-03
Johns Hopkins surgeons report they have devised a better, safer method to replace bone removed from the ...
Genetic function discovered that could offer new avenue to cancer therapies
2014-02-03
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a genetic function that helps one of the most important "tumor suppressor" genes to do its job and prevent cancer.
Finding ...
Tecnalia devises WiMi5 -- platform for creating, developing and marketing videogames
2014-02-03
The fundamental task of Tecnalia, through Tecnalia Ventures, has been the acceleration of the prior incubation of the creation of the enterprise, facilitating the situation ...
Tropical Storm Kajiki fades over South China Sea
2014-02-03
NASA's Aqua satellite captured one of the last images of Tropical Storm Kajiki as it began moving over the central Philippines on Jan. 31. The storm, known locally as Basyang, dissipated over the South China Sea ...
Finding Israel's first camels
2014-02-03
Camels are mentioned as pack animals in the biblical stories of Abraham, Joseph, and Jacob. But archaeologists have shown that ...
Helping young adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities
2014-02-03
Montréal, February 3, 2014 – In a study published today by the medical journal Paediatrics ...
Private exchanges may drive more informed investors to public markets
2014-02-03
A "dark pool" may sound like a mysterious water source or an ...
NASA's Aqua satellite tracking System 94P or 'Fletcher' near Queensland
2014-02-03
A tropical low pressure area known as "System 94P" has tracked across western Queensland and moved into the Gulf of Carpentaria between Karumba and Gilbert River Mouth on February 3 as NASA's ...
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