CNIO study chosen as discovery of the year in regenerative medicine The study demonstrated that cells within living organisms possess an unexpectedly high degree of plasticity The prestigious journal Nature Medicine has taken a look at the year ...

Not all species age the same; humans may be outliers Adult humans get weaker as they age and then die, but that's not the typical pattern across species. Some organisms don't appear to show signs of aging at all. These are among the findings in ...

Staying ahead of Huntington's disease Huntington's disease is a devastating, incurable disorder that results from the death of certain neurons in the brain. Its symptoms show as progressive changes in behavior and movements. The neurodegenerative ...

Gender identity and single-sex schools Study shows pressure to conform to gender roles is stronger in all-girls schools Montreal, December 11, 2013 — Newspaper headlines worldwide tout the benefits of single-sex schools: Girls 75% more likely to take ...

ASU researchers discover chameleons use colorful language to communicate Chameleons' body regions are 'billboards' for different types of information TEMPE, Ariz. – To protect themselves, some animals rapidly change color when their environments change, but ...

Upper Rio Grande impact assessment reveals potential growing gap in water supply and demand Bureau of Reclamation report shows increasing temperatures and changes in the timing of snowmelt runoff could impact the amount of water available on the upper Rio Grande in the ...

Researchers discover common cell wall component in Chlamydia bacteria Using novel method, study resolves 50-year 'chlamydial anomaly' Researchers studying Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria, which cause the sexually ...

Are younger women more likely to have and die from a heart attack? New Rochelle, NY, December 10, 2013—Young women, ages 55 years or below, are more likely to be hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to die within ...

Sleep-deprived mice show connections among lack of shut-eye, diabetes, age PHILADELPHIA – Sleep, or the lack of it, seems to affect just about every aspect of human physiology. Yet, the molecular pathways through which sleep deprivation ...

Researchers at Penn show optimal framework for heartbeats

Dietary amino acids improve sleep problems in mice with traumatic brain injury PORTLAND, Ore. — Scientists have discovered how to fix sleep disturbances in mice with traumatic brain injuries — a discovery that could lead to help for hundreds of thousands ...

Liquid to gel to bone Rice U. develops temperature-sensitive gelling scaffolds to regenerate craniofacial bone HOUSTON – (Dec. 11, 2013) – Rice University bioengineers have developed a hydrogel scaffold for craniofacial bone tissue regeneration that starts as a liquid, solidifies ...

Pilot program study finds that pediatric obesity patients like telehealth services For youth dealing with obesity who need extra help losing weight, experts suggest a multidisciplinary approach in which care is provided by several ...

Orbital samples with sight-saving potential Those who travel to space are rewarded with a beautiful sight - planet Earth. But the effects of space travel on the human sense of sight aren't so beautiful. More than 30 percent of astronauts who returned from two-week ...

US risks losing clean electricity if nuclear plants keep closing WASHINGTON, D.C. – Four nuclear power plants, sources of low-emissions electricity, have announced closings this year. If plants continue to shut down instead of extending operations the nation ...

Central to evaluating researchers, publication citations reflect gender bias, barrier to women Research analyzed 5.5 million research papers, 27.3 million authorships worldwide BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Whether from the trickle-down effects of having fewer female elders in ...

Study links nonconcussion head impacts in contact sports to brain changes and lower test scores

Older mice fed wolfberries show reduced risk for flu virus with vaccine BOSTON (December 11, 2013) — In a study of older mice, wolfberries appear to interact with the influenza vaccine to offer additional protection against the flu virus. The research, led by scientists ...

Overcoming linguistic taboos: Lessons from Australia (Washington, DC) – Grammar is sometimes shaped by restrictions on language use. This is the key finding of a new study to be published in the December issue of the scholarly journal Language, demonstrating how ...

Brain trauma raises risk of later PTSD in active-duty Marines Deployment-related injuries are biggest predictor, but not the only factor In a novel study of U.S. Marines investigating the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the ...

A new material for solar panels could make them cheaper, more efficient ARGONNE, Ill. – A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring less manufacturing ...

NASA reveals new results from inside the ozone hole NASA scientists have revealed the inner workings of the ozone hole that forms annually over Antarctica and found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the ...

Targeted antibody, immune checkpoint blocker rein in follicular lymphoma Combination therapy sparks complete responses in 52 percent of patients in clinical trial HOUSTON -- One drug attacks tumor cells directly, the other treats ...

Study demonstrates that indigenous hunting with fire helps sustain Brazil's savannas BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indigenous use of fire for hunting is an unlikely contributor to long-term carbon emissions, but it is an effective environmental management and recovery tool against ...

Trained airport checkpoint screeners miss rare targets Study suggests prevalence effect as the cause Rockville, Md. — Holiday travelers will be relieved to know that security threats are rarely encountered at airport checkpoints. But ...