Gravitational waves 'know' how black holes grow Supermassive black holes: every large galaxy's got one. But how did they grow so big? A paper in the journal Science pits the front-running ideas about the growth of supermassive black holes against observational data — a limit ...

There's gold in them thar trees Eucalyptus trees - or gum trees as they are know - are drawing up gold particles from the earth via their root system and depositing it their leaves and branches. Scientists from CSIRO made the discovery and have published their findings ...

The hitchhiker antigen: Cause for concern? Since antibodies first attained prominence as research reagents in modern biological science labs, researchers have been perplexed as to why one production lot can differ significantly from the next, ...

How are Open Access and MOOCS disrupting the academic community in different ways? New article in SAGE Open compares and contrasts the disruptive tensions of open-access publishing with MOOCs Los Angeles, CA (October 23, 2013) Supporters of open academic content ...

New eye treatment effective in laboratory tests Promising new approach may lead to treatments for common eye diseases like neovascular macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy LA JOLLA, CA – October 23, 2013 – A promising technique for treating human eye disease ...

Changes in epigenetic DNA functions reveal how diabetes predisposes individuals to Alzheimer's Mount Sinai researchers hope to exploit findings to develop novel preventive and treatment strategies for Alzheimer's disease New ...

Swiss private banking in clinch with high cost level For the international wealth management industry, 2012 was a more benign year than the harsh 2011. Due to favorable stock and bond markets the volumes of managed funds increased, though not returning to pre-crisis ...

The molecular clock of the common buzzard Bielefeld biologists reveal the influence of genes on dispersal behavior This news release is available in German. Be it hibernation or the routes of migratory birds: all animal behaviour that is subject to annual ...

Nanopore opens new cellular doorway for drug transport A living cell is built with barriers to keep things out – and researchers are constantly trying to find ways to smuggle molecules in.‬ ‪Professor Giovanni Maglia (Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural ...

New software traces origins of genetic disorders 20 times more accurately In a bioinformatics breakthrough, iMinds – STADIUS – KU Leuven researchers have successfully applied advanced artificial intelligence to enable the automated analysis of huge amounts of ...

Insights into how TB tricks the immune system could help combat the disease Researchers have identified a potential way to manipulate the immune system to improve its ability to fight off tuberculosis (TB). TB is a major problem for both humans and ...

Communication with similar people stronger than believed People's tendency to communicate with similar people is stronger than earlier believed, which restricts the flow of information and ideas in social networks. These are the findings that an Aalto University ...

People don't put a high value on climate protection Without further incentives selfish behavior will continue to dominate This news release is available in German. People are bad at getting a grip on collective risks. Climate change is a good ...

Long-term memory helps chimpanzees in their search for food Searching for bountiful fruit crops in the rain forest, chimpanzees remember past feeding experiences This news release is available in German. Where do you go when the fruits in ...

Study finds natural compound can be used for 3-D printing of medical implants Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Laser Zentrum Hannover have discovered that a naturally-occurring compound ...

PD map: Putting together the pieces of the Parkinson's puzzle LCSB researchers pool global knowledge in interactive map Parkinson's disease continues to puzzle physicians and biologists alike - even though it is well-established that symptoms like muscle tremors, ...

Super song learners Researchers uncover a mechanism for improving song learning in juvenile zebra finches This news release is available in German. Most songbirds learn their songs from an adult model, mostly from the father. However, there are relatively ...

Tailored doses of cytostatic improve survival rate Clinical study conducted in children with chronic immune deficiency disorder Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and colleagues at University Children's Hospital Zürich in Switzerland have managed to improve ...

Dolphins inspire new radar system to detect hidden surveillance and explosive devices Inspired by the way dolphins hunt using bubble nets, scientists at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with University College London and Cobham Technical Services, ...

Complete care improves patient outcomes Complete Care, a collaborative approach to meeting patient needs, is improving outcomes for Kaiser Permanente patients. Results from the program are featured in the November 2013 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality ...

A step towards early Alzheimer's diagnosis If Alzheimer's disease is to be treated in the future it requires an early diagnosis, which is not yet possible. Now researchers at higher education institutions such as Linköping University have identified ...

Advanced Open Access publishing model The Biodiversity Data Journal goes beyond the basics of the Gold Open Access There are two main modes of open access publishing – Green Open Access, where the author has the right to provide free access to the article outside the publisher's web ...

NASA sees heavy rain in Typhoon Francisco, now affecting southern Japanese islands On Oct. 22, 2013 Typhoon Francisco was already affecting the southern islands Japan when the TRMM satellite had a good view of its rainfall and cloud heights. On Oct. 23, as Typhoon ...

Stealth nanoparticles lower drug-resistant tumors' defenses Some of the most dangerous cancers are those that can outmaneuver the very drugs designed to defeat them, but researchers are now reporting a new Trojan-horse approach. In a preliminary study in ...

Study finds testosterone therapy may reduce risk of cardiovascular disease (Boston)—Research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) suggests that testosterone treatment in hypogonadal (testosterone deficient) men restores normal lipid profiles ...