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Medicine 2013-11-25

PCBs still affecting our health decades later

PCBs still affecting our health decades later Chemical banned by the US 3 decades ago hurts seniors' cognitive performance Although PCBs have been banned in the United States since 1979, University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine researcher ...
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Science 2013-11-25

Bonding together to fight HIV

Bonding together to fight HIV (BOSTON, MA) A collaborative team led by a Northeastern University professor may have altered the way we look at drug development for HIV by uncovering some unusual properties of a human protein called APOBEC3G (A3G). ...
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Science 2013-11-25

Women directors better at mergers and acquisitions

Women directors better at mergers and acquisitions The more women there are on a corporate board the less a company pays for its acquisitions, according to a new study by researchers at UBC's Sauder School of Business. The forthcoming Journal of ...
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Medicine 2013-11-25

Experiencing awe increases belief in the supernatural

Experiencing awe increases belief in the supernatural Awe-inspiring moments — like the sight of the Grand Canyon or the Aurora Borealis — might increase our tendency to believe in God and the supernatural, according to new research. The ...
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Medicine 2013-11-25

Scientists capture 'redox moments' in living cells

Scientists capture 'redox moments' in living cells Better understanding of hardy bacteria enhances tool for biofuel creation RICHLAND, Wash. – Scientists have charted a significant signaling network in a tiny organism that's big in the world of biofuels ...
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Science 2013-11-24

Great lakes waterfowl die-offs: Finding the source

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Jason Socrates Bardi dfdmedia@aps.org 240-535-4954 American Physical Society Great lakes waterfowl die-offs: Finding the source New experimental data, presented at APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting, moves toward finding a better model to determine where birds ate toxic fish WASHINGTON D.C. Nov. 24, 2013 -- A deadly menace ...
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Physics 2013-11-24

The physics of beer tapping

The physics of beer tapping Fluid dynamics explains why bottled beer bubbles over when tapped WASHINGTON D.C. Nov. 24, 2013 -- An old, hilarious if somewhat juvenile party trick involves covertly tapping the top of someone's newly opened beer bottle and ...
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Science 2013-11-24

The secrets of owls' near noiseless wings

The secrets of owls' near noiseless wings Learning how owls use acoustic stealth to sneak up on prey could help engineers design more quiet aircraft and wind turbines, according to work at upcoming APS Fluid Dynamics Meeting WASHINGTON D.C. Nov. 24, 2013 ...
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Environment 2013-11-23

Greenland's shrunken ice sheet: We've been here before

Greenland's shrunken ice sheet: We've been here before Clues in the Arctic fossil record suggest that 3-5,000 years ago, the ice sheet was the smallest it has been in the past 10,000 years BUFFALO, N.Y. — Think Greenland's ice sheet is small today? It was smaller ...
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Science 2013-11-23

'Wise chisels': Art, craftsmanship, and power tools

'Wise chisels': Art, craftsmanship, and power tools CAMBRIDGE, MA -- It's often easy to tell at a glance the difference between a mass-produced object and one that has been handcrafted: The handmade item is likely to have distinctive imperfections and ...
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Science 2013-11-23

Stuck on flu

Stuck on flu How a sugar-rich mucus barrier traps the virus -- and it gets free to infect Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown for the first time how influenza A viruses snip through a protective mucus net ...
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