Self-driving vehicles offer potential benefits, policy challenges for lawmakers
2014-01-06
Self-driving vehicles offer potential benefits, policy challenges for lawmakers
Self-driving vehicles offer the promise of significant benefits to society, but raise several policy challenges, including the need to update insurance liability regulations and privacy concerns ...
Study: Half of black males, 40 percent of white males arrested by age 23
2014-01-06
Study: Half of black males, 40 percent of white males arrested by age 23
First contemporary findings on how the risk of arrest varies across race and gender
Nearly half of black males and almost 40 percent of white males in the U.S. are arrested by age 23, ...
New study may aid rearing of stink bugs for biological control
2014-01-05
New study may aid rearing of stink bugs for biological control
Many people think of stink bugs as pests, especially as the brown marmorated stink bugs spreads throughout the U.S. However, certain stink bugs are beneficial, such as Podisus nigrispinus ...
7 new species of nearctic wasps described and illustrated
2014-01-04
7 new species of nearctic wasps described and illustrated
After studying specimens from the Nearctic deposited in the United States National Museum of Natural History and some specimens in the Canadian National Collection of Insects, researchers have found ...
Loss of function of a single gene linked to diabetes in mice
2014-01-04
Loss of function of a single gene linked to diabetes in mice
Gene defect prevents insulin from ever reaching bloodstream
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that dysfunction in a single gene in mice causes ...
Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use
2014-01-04
Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use
New NIH study shows that certain protective factors do not exist in those with severe mental illness
People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher ...
UC research uncovers how ancient artists used palace floor as a creative canvas
2014-01-03
UC research uncovers how ancient artists used palace floor as a creative canvas
The floors of Greek Bronze Age palaces were made of plaster that was often incised and painted with grids containing brightly colored patterns and/or marine animal figures.
In researching ...
Amber fossil reveals ancient reproduction in flowering plants
2014-01-03
Amber fossil reveals ancient reproduction in flowering plants
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A 100-million-year old piece of amber has been discovered which reveals the oldest evidence of sexual reproduction in a flowering plant – a cluster of 18 tiny flowers ...
ADC evaluation for the changes of infarction core and remote regions after MCAO
2014-01-03
ADC evaluation for the changes of infarction core and remote regions after MCAO
Supratentorial cerebral infarction can cause functional inhibition of remote regions such as the cerebellum, which may be relevant to diaschisis. This phenomenon is often analyzed ...
ClC-3 chloride channel in hippocampal neuronal apoptosis
2014-01-03
ClC-3 chloride channel in hippocampal neuronal apoptosis
Over-production of nitric oxide and ion disturbance are involved in neuronal apoptosis around the ischemic area following ischemic brain injury. Prof. Quanzhong Chang and team from Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi ...
Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the loss of RGCs in diabetic retinopathy
2014-01-03
Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the loss of RGCs in diabetic retinopathy
Endoplasmic reticulum stress is closely involved in the early stage of diabetic retinopathy. According a study published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 33, 2013), ...
Novel exfoliation method developed by NUS chemists paves the way for 2-dimensional materials to be used in printable photonics and electronics
2014-01-03
Novel exfoliation method developed by NUS chemists paves the way for 2-dimensional materials to be used in printable photonics and electronics
Versatility of new technique shows promise as new benchmark in exfoliation chemistry of 2-dimensional chalcogenides
Singapore, ...
Fear of childbirth predicts postpartum depression
2014-01-03
Fear of childbirth predicts postpartum depression
Expectant women with prenatally diagnosed fear of childbirth are at an increased risk of postpartum depression, according to a study of over 500,000 mothers in Finland. Women with a ...
25 years of DNA on the computer
2014-01-03
25 years of DNA on the computer
A review of the computer simulations of nuclear DNA
DNA carries out its activities "diluted" in the cell nucleus. In this state it synthesises proteins and, even though it looks like ...
Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger
2014-01-03
Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger
Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of vitamin D in their body during pregnancy, according to new research from the Medical Research Council ...
Nordic study: Few persons with metabolic syndrome adhere to nutrition recommendations
2014-01-03
Nordic study: Few persons with metabolic syndrome adhere to nutrition recommendations
Adherence to dietary recommendations is weak among people suffering from metabolic syndrome or having increased risk for metabolic syndrome, according to the Nordic SYSDIET study led by ...
University of East Anglia scientists make advance in cancer research
2014-01-03
University of East Anglia scientists make advance in cancer research
A protein that has been at the centre of cancer drug design for the last 20 years should not be given up on according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
The most advanced ...
Important mutation discovered in dairy cattle
2014-01-03
Important mutation discovered in dairy cattle
Scientists have discovered a mutation with a built-in dilemma for dairy cattle breeders. The deleted gene sequence has a positive effect on milk yield but causes embryonic death in dairy cattle.
Scientists have found ...
Another step towards understanding the quantum behavior of cold atoms
2014-01-03
Another step towards understanding the quantum behavior of cold atoms
A UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researcher has explored the quantum effects produced when bosons and fermions are mixed at a very low temperature
This news release is available in Spanish. ...
The entropy of nations
2014-01-03
The entropy of nations
Global energy inequality lessens, but for how long?
The 18th century writer Adam Smith provided a workable metaphor for the way society utilizes resources. In his book "The Wealth of Nations," he argued that even as individuals strive, through ...
A novel look at how stories may change the brain
2014-01-03
A novel look at how stories may change the brain
Neuroscience research finds reading can boost brain function
Many people can recall reading at least one cherished story that they say changed their life. Now researchers at Emory University have detected what may ...
Supercomputers join search for 'cheapium'
2014-01-03
Supercomputers join search for 'cheapium'
Duke engineers using brute force computing to find new materials
DURHAM, N.C. -- In the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer, more expensive counterparts, researchers are abandoning hunches and intuition for theoretical ...
Sex matters for microbes
2014-01-03
Sex matters for microbes
Caught in the act! Researchers from the University of Bristol have observed mating for the first time in the microbes responsible for African sleeping sickness. This tropical disease is caused by trypanosomes, single-celled ...
Parkinson's patients utilization of deep brain stimulation treatment reduced in demographic groups
2014-01-03
Parkinson's patients utilization of deep brain stimulation treatment reduced in demographic groups
PHILADELPHIA -- Among Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, female, black, and Asian patients are substantially less likely to receive proven ...
Researchers find simple, cheap way to increase solar cell efficiency
2014-01-03
Researchers find simple, cheap way to increase solar cell efficiency
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. ...
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