Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory attacked a tangled problem by developing a new technique to grow tiny "hairy" materials that assemble themselves ...

ENERGY – LEDs to light UT arena . . . With the installation this month of LED fixtures, the University of Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena will become the first major sports ...

A new study correlating brain activity with how people make decisions ...

Akron, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2014 — The Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 7-23, are expected to generate a dramatic rise in Web and mobile viewing, but that does not mean viewers will ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (February 5, 2014)—Injecting a little anesthetic near a nerve bundle ...

Women may perceive men with wider faces as more dominant and more attractive for short-term relationships, according to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...

TORONTO, ON - A new comprehensive modeling assessment of contamination in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region indicates that officially reported emissions of certain hazardous air pollutants have ...

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 3, 2014 – In the idyllic town of Lake Wobegon, all the children are above average. And, judging by a new study by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 4-Feb-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Mary Beth O'Leary moleary@cell.com 617-397-2802 Cell Press Appearance of Lyme disease rash can help predict how bacteria spreads through body VIDEO: This is a simulation that shows the development of a Lyme disease rash in time. ...

It's common knowledge that shivering in the cold is part of the body's attempt to stay warm. According to new research into the mechanisms involved, shivering releases a hormone that stimulates fat tissue to produce ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study identifies the molecular pathway that enables cancer cells to grow in areas of a tumor where oxygen levels are low, a condition called hypoxia. The findings by researchers ...

SALT LAKE CITY – A team of researchers, led by physicians and scientists at Intermountain Healthcare's Intermountain Medical Center and ARUP Laboratories, has made ...

BOSTON -- Patients with diabetes are ...

A new study suggests that shivering and bouts of moderate exercise are equally capable of stimulating the conversion of energy-storing 'white fat' into energy-burning 'brown ...

Researchers at King's College London have discovered that sensitivity to pain could be altered by a person's lifestyle and environment throughout their lifetime. The study is ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 4-Feb-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Vanessa Solomon solomon@wehi.edu.au 61-393-452-971 Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Rachel Steinhardt rsteinhardt@licr.org 212-450-1582 Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Existing medicines show promise for treating stomach and bowel cancer Stomach and bowel cancer, two of the most common cancers worldwide, could be treated ...

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – According to Elance.com, the online workplace lists more than three million registered freelancers ...

University of Adelaide researchers have identified a key step for the future prevention of liver failure resulting from taking too much of the everyday painkiller paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen). Published ...

STAT1 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 1) is a member of a family of transcription factors, cellular proteins that control whether and when ...

Having a good week? It may lead to healthier choices. If you are a man with HIV, you may be more likely ...

The capacity of our working memory is better explained by the quality of memories we can store than by their number, a team of psychology researchers has concluded. Their analysis, which appears in the latest ...

BOSTON (February 4, 2014) —People living with Sjögren's syndrome, ...

Philadelphia, PA, February 4, 2014 – From birth, infants naturally show a preference for human contact and interaction, including faces and voices. These ...

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From the Faroe Pony to the Spanish Mustang, fewer animals have played such a central role in human history as the horse. New research in Animal Genetics reveals that a horse's gait, an attribute ...