A team of physicists has pinpointed the location of a long lost light reflector left…
Month: April 2010
Visualizing brain invasion by a fungus
Infection with the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans can cause meningitis (inflammation of the membranes surrounding the…
Shoe power generator, embedded in the sole of a shoe, harvest energy
New technology harvests power from a small generator embedded in the sole of a shoe….
Four unhealthy behaviors combine to increase death risk
Four unhealthy behaviors — smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet and alcohol consumption —…
Personality may influence brain shrinkage in aging
A team of psychologists has found an intriguing possibility that personality and brain aging during…
Human brain recognizes and reacts to race
The human brain fires differently when dealing with people outside of one’s own race, according…
Scientists crack code of critical bacterial defense mechanism
Scientists have combined chemistry and biology research techniques to explain how certain bacteria grow structures…
Botulinum injection provides relief of tennis elbow
An injection of botulinum toxin can provide relief for “tennis elbow” but needs to be…
Soil microbes produce less atmospheric CO2 than expected with climate warming
The physiology of microbes living underground could determine the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from…
Long telomeres can be linked to poorer memory
New research from Sweden shows that long telomeres in non-demented adults and seniors can be…