Building better high-speed robots with the help of cockroaches Love them or hate them, cockroaches are notoriously good escape artists and can flee at astonishing speeds. However, this speed can make it difficult to sense the world around them: 'When animals ...

Communicating at a katydid's jungle cocktail party Attracting katydid females in the presence of a masking sound As darkness descends upon the tropical rainforests of Malaysia, male chirping katydids of the Mecopoda complex are just getting warmed up for ...

IVF improving but fertility treatments keep multiple births high Non-IVF treatments become bigger contributor PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Fertility technology in the United States has a huge influence on the frequency of twins, triplets, and other ...

Droplet Digital PCR enables measurement of potential cancer survival biomarker Seattle, WA – December 4, 2013 – Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have used Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR™) to demonstrate for the first time the quantification of a special class ...

How our nerves keep firing Biologists see ultrafast recycling of neurotransmitter-filled bubbles SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 4, 2013 –University of Utah and German biologists discovered how nerve cells recycle tiny bubbles or "vesicles" that send chemical nerve signals from ...

Youthful suicide attempts a marker for lifelong troubles Difficult to predict, but once it happens, key clue for long-term needs DURHAM, N.C. -- A study that tracked more than 1,000 New Zealanders from birth to age 38 has found that those who attempted suicide before age ...

Study reveals impact of time differences on international trade International time differences have a negative and economically significant impact on trade between countries, according to research published this week. The study by Dr Edward Anderson, of the ...

Oldest hominin DNA sequenced This news release is available in German. Using novel techniques to extract and study ancient DNA researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have determined an almost complete ...

Telemedicine brings Parkinson's care to 'anyone, anywhere' A new study shows that a neurologist in an office thousands of miles away can deliver effective specialized care to people with Parkinson's disease. For individuals with the condition ...

What a Formula 1 race does to your eardrums Track-side noise may exceed 8,500 percent of a person's daily recommended noise exposure, according to new research presented at the 166th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, 2013 – ...

'Valley Girl' dialect expanding to males Uptalk is on the uptick, says new linguistics study SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, 2013 – The American English speech variant known as uptalk, or "Valley Girl speak" – marked by a rise in pitch at the ends of sentences – is typically ...

University of Maryland scientists develop new understanding of chlamydial disease Novel simultaneous RNA-Seq analysis tracks host/pathogen interactions Baltimore, Md. — December 4, 2013. Investigators at the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University ...

Tripped tongues teach speech secrets Say that 10 times fast, then read on: MIT researchers discuss what tongue twister-induced speech errors may tell us about our brains at a meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, ...

Predicting ovarian cancer survival through tumor-attacking immune cells SEATTLE – One way to predict survival of many types of cancer is by counting the number of tumor-attacking immune cells that have migrated into the tumor in an effort to eradicate ...

Almost 600 under-16s take up smoking every day in the UK In London alone, the daily tally is 67 -- more than 2 classrooms-full In London alone, the daily tally is 67 - more than two classrooms-full, the calculations indicate. National figures on smoking ...

1 in 7 vets suffers burn-out within 10 years of qualifying Women vets fare worse: almost 1 in 5 is burnt-out within 5 years Women are likely to burn-out even faster than their male colleagues, with almost one in five burnt-out within five years of graduating, ...

New fossil species found in Mozambique reveals new data on ancient mammal relatives In the remote province of Niassa, Mozambique, a new species and genus of fossil vertebrate was found. The species is a distant relative of living mammals and is approximately 256 million ...

Sea level rise and shoreline changes are lead influences on floods from tropical cyclones Though recent studies focus on climate change impacts on intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones, a new review shows that sea level rise and shoreline ...

Structure of key pain-related protein unveiled UCSF innovations break resolution barrier to yield images of unprecedented clarity In a technical tour de force, UC San Francisco (UCSF) scientists have determined, at near-atomic resolution, the structure ...

Multi-dog study points to canine brain's reward center Study shows canine fMRI is reliable and can be done with minimal stress to the dogs After capturing the first brain images of two alert, unrestrained dogs last year, researchers at Emory University have ...

Humans threaten wetlands' ability to keep pace with sea-level rise Left to themselves, coastal wetlands can resist rapid levels of sea-level rise. But humans could be sabotaging some of their best defenses, according to a Nature review paper published ...

Shining a light on the damage that daily sun exposure can cause: Study highlights need for better sunscreens Research on less-studied but ever-present UVA1 rays shows just two daily exposures can start skin-aging process ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A low level of ...

Industrial age helps some coastal regions capture carbon dioxide Researchers assert coastal ocean is an important component of global carbon cycle COLUMBUS, Ohio – Coastal portions of the world's oceans, once believed to be a source of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere, ...

Research & development for diseases of the poor: A 10-year analysis of impact of the DNDi model Report provides real and estimated costs of repurposing drugs and new chemical entities, evoking the lessons learned based on alternative ...

Sound protection standards for secret spaces may be insufficient Facilities that meet DOD-approved soundproof specs may not protect against audio snooping SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2013 – What's the best place to conduct a conversation about a confidential or ...