In dyslexia, less brain tissue not to blame for reading difficulties WASHINGTON — In people with dyslexia, less gray matter in the brain has been linked to reading disabilities, but now new evidence suggests this is a consequence of poorer reading experiences and ...

Should we make a film that audiences enjoy or nab an Oscar nomination? UCLA researchers reveal the logic behind the tough decisions studios make What do Hollywood moguls holding their breath this week for an Oscar nomination have in common with ...

Seafloor, sea-level, shear zones, subduction, sedimentation, and seismology New Geology articles posted online ahead of print Jan. 10, 2014 Boulder, Colo., USA – Geology adds 19 new articles online, covering locations in China, the Atacama Desert, the Himalaya, Kilauea volcano, ...

Wild sparrow study traces social behaviors in the field to specific gene A unique study of the white-throated sparrow has identified a biological pathway connecting variation in the birds' aggression and parenting behaviors in the wild to variation in their genome. The ...

Argonne scientists discover new pathway for artificial photosynthesis ARGONNE, Ill. (Jan. 13, 2014) -- Humans have for ages taken cues from nature to build their own devices, but duplicating the steps in the complicated electronic dance of photosynthesis remains ...

Exposures to some phthalates fall after federal ban UCSF study finds widespread exposure to these endocrine disrupters Americans are being exposed to significantly lower levels of some phthalates that were banned from children's articles in ...

Key species of algae shows effects of climate change over time Historical comparison of competition among algae in waters around the Pacific Northwest provides more evidence for increased ocean acidification A study of marine life in the temperate coastal ...

T-cell research sheds light on why HIV can persist despite treatment Ryan Zurakowski, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Delaware, is co-author of a paper appearing in Nature Medicine on Jan. 12 highlighting the role ...

Debunking the sixth sense The study, published today in the journal PLOS ONE, found that people could reliably sense when a change had occurred, even when they could not see exactly what had changed. For example, a person might notice a general change ...

A brief visit to a neighborhood induces the social attitudes of that neighborhood Spending as little as 45 minutes in a high-crime, deprived neighbourhood can have measurable effects on people's trust in others and their feelings of paranoia. In a new study, students ...

Educated black men remembered as 'whiter' Los Angeles, CA (January 14, 2014) A new study out today in SAGE Open finds that instead of breaking stereotypes, intellectually successful Black individuals may be susceptible to being remembered as "Whiter" and ...

Social experience drives empathetic, pro-social behavior in rats Rats will help a stranger in distress only if they have had prior social experience with the type of the unfamiliar individual ...

Bald reef gets new growth with seaweed transplant SYDNEY: Marine ecologists in Sydney have successfully restored a once thriving seaweed species, which vanished along a stretch of the city's coastline during the 1970s and 80s during high levels of ...

Mitochondrial genes matter! Contrary to common belief, mitochondrial genes seem to matter for how well individuals survive and reproduce. These new results are reported by researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, who studied the genes of a common beetle ...

Patients with multiple sclerosis in Taiwan may be at increased risk of developing cancer Individuals with multiple sclerosis may have an increased risk of developing any type of cancer, with an especially high risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a ...

New research on sauropod gigantism summarized in publicly available collection Giants of Earth's history still pose a wealth of riddles / Publication in PLOS ONE Sauropods, the largest land animals in Earth's history, are still ...

Molecular nano-spies to make light work of disease detection A world of cloak-and-dagger pharmaceuticals has come a step closer with the development of stealth compounds programmed to spring into action when they receive the ...

Do cultural differences determine outcome of our activities? Not necessarily, say researchers Jerusalem, January 14, 2014 -- A generally held assumption in various academic disciplines is that the way people perform various everyday activities – ...

Cell division discovery could offer fresh insight into cancer New findings on how the cells in our bodies are able to renew themselves could aid our understanding of health disorders, including cancer. Scientists have explained a key part of the process ...

Physical reason for chromosome shape discovered This work gives a solution to a fundamental question in structural biology: Why do metaphase chromosomes have their characteristic elongated cylindrical shape? The proposed solution is consistent ...

What makes superalloys super -- hierarchical microstructure of a superalloy Researchers have observed for the first time in detail how a hierarchical microstructure develops during heat treatment of a superalloy This ...

What your candles and TV screen have in common New research finding will be of value to the plastics industry The next time you light a candle and switch on your television ready for a relaxing evening at home, just think. These two vastly different ...

Study: CT scans could bolster forensic database to ID unidentified remains A study from North Carolina State University finds that data from CT scans can be incorporated into a growing forensic database to help determine the ancestry and sex of unidentified ...

Fish derived serum omega-3 fatty acids help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes High concentrations of serum long-chain omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a University of Eastern Finland study published recently ...

Mindfulness helps undergraduates stay on track UM researchers find that mindfulness training significantly reduces mind wandering in college students, promoting learning and improving academic achievement Coral Gables, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2014) -- Few situations ...