Schizophrenia in the limelight: Film-industry technology provides insights The first 30 seconds of a social encounter is crucial for people with symptoms of schizophrenia for establishing contact with people, according to new research carried out ...

Boosting vitamin D could slow progression, reduce severity of multiple sclerosis Boston, MA — For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its progression, ...

Middle-school girls continue to play soccer with concussion symptoms Concussions are common among middle-school girls who play soccer, and most continue to play with symptoms, according to a study by John W. O' Kane, M.D., of the University of Washington Sports Medicine ...

Mount Sinai researchers find promising new drug targets for cocaine addiction For first time, PARP-1 enzyme, Sidekick-1 gene implicated in enhancing brain reward system New York, NY–Researchers from the Icahn School of ...

Vitamin D status associated with multiple sclerosis activity, progression Vitamin D status appears to be associated with reduced disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and a slower rate of disease progression, according to a study by ...

Dispersal patterns key to invasive species' success Bacterial test of a theory has implications for ecology and infectious disease DURHAM, N.C. -- In 1859 an Australian farmer named Thomas Austin released 24 grey rabbits from Europe into the wild because it "could do little ...

Toddlers' aggression is strongly associated with genetic factors New study provides greater understanding of how to address childhood aggression This news release is available in French. MONTREAL, January 21, 2014 - The development of physical aggression ...

Lasting consequences of World War II means more illness, less education for survivors Fewer chances to marry is another consequence A novel examination of the long-lasting consequences that World War II had on continental Europeans finds that living in a war-torn country increased ...

Pathogenic plant virus jumps to honeybees A viral pathogen that typically infects plants has been found in honeybees and could help explain their decline. Researchers working in the U.S. and Beijing, China report their findings in mBio, the online open-access ...

Students remember more with personalized review, even after classes end Struggling to remember information presented months earlier is a source of anxiety for students the world over. New research suggests that a computer-based individualized ...

People who enjoy life maintain better physical function as they age People who enjoy life maintain better physical function in daily activities and keep up faster walking speeds as they age, compared with people who enjoy life less, according ...

FAK helps tumor cells enter the bloodstream Cancer cells have something that every prisoner longs for—a master key that allows them to escape. A study in The Journal of Cell Biology describes how a protein that promotes tumor growth also enables cancer cells ...

Here comes the sun to lower your blood pressure Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests. Research carried out ...

Peeking into Schrodinger's box Measurement technology continues to show its potential for quantum information Until recently measuring a 27-dimensional quantum state would have been a time-consuming, multistage process using a technique called quantum tomography, ...

Melatonin may lower prostate cancer risk SAN DIEGO — Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented here at the AACR-Prostate ...

Researchers identify possible explanation for link between exercise & improved prostate cancer outcomes SAN DIEGO — Men who walked at a fast pace prior to a prostate cancer diagnosis had more regularly shaped blood vessels in their prostate ...

Keeping whales safe in sound Unique collaboration between oil/ gas industry, scientists, conservationists proves way to minimize seismic survey impacts on rare whales, other species GLAND, ...

Exposure to pesticides results in smaller worker bees Exposure to a widely used pesticide causes worker bumblebees to grow less and then hatch out at a smaller size, according to a new study by Royal Holloway University of London. The research, published ...

New hope for Gaucher patients What causes brain damage and inflammation in severe cases of Gaucher disease? Little is known about the events that lead to brain pathology in some forms of the disease, and there is currently no treatment available – a bleak ...

Overexpression of splicing protein in skin repair causes early changes seen in skin cancer Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Normally, tissue injury triggers a mechanism in cells that tries to repair damaged tissue and restore the skin to a normal, or homeostatic state. Errors ...

The water cycle amplifies abrupt climate change The role of the hydrological cycle during abrupt temperature changes is of prime importance for the actual impact of climate change on the continents. In a new study published in Nature ...

Solar-power device would use heat to enhance efficiency New approach developed at MIT could generate power from sunlight efficiently and on demand CAMBRIDGE, Mass-- A new approach to harvesting solar energy, developed by MIT researchers, could improve ...

Distant quasar illuminates a filament of the cosmic web Astronomers capture first image of diffuse gas within the network of filaments connecting galaxies in a cosmic web Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar illuminating a vast nebula of diffuse gas, revealing ...

Get used to heat waves: Extreme El Nino events to double Rain pattern research confirms the impacts of unusuala and extreme El Nino events Extreme weather events fuelled by unusually strong El Ninos, such as the 1983 heatwave that led to the Ash Wednesday ...

Island channel could power about half of Scotland, studies show Renewable tidal energy sufficient to power about half of Scotland could be harnessed from a single stretch of water off the north coast of the country, engineers say Renewable tidal energy sufficient ...