A new study shows that 17 percent of the United States’ imported oil for transportation…
Month: April 2011
Aerobic exercise may improve non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A study of obese people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease revealed that the daily walks…
Short-term, high-fat diet may initiate protection during heart attack
A new study shows that short-term, high-fat “splurges” within one’s diet could elicit cardioprotective properties…
Patients’ own cells yield new insights into the biology of schizophrenia
After a century of studying the causes of schizophrenia — the most persistent disabling condition…
Long-sought fossil mammal with transitional middle ear
A new, complete fossil turns what’s known about the evolution of early mammals on its…
Loch fossils show life harnessed sun and sex early on
Remote lochs along the west coast of Scotland are turning up new evidence about the…
Physicists create clouds of impenetrable gases that bounce off each other
When one cloud of gas meets another, they normally pass right through each other. But…
Keeping beer fresh longer
Researchers are reporting discovery of a scientific basis for extending the shelf life of beer…
Mechanism of long-term memory identified
Using advanced imaging technology, scientists have identified a change in chemical influx into a specific…
Toward a ‘green grid’ for delivering solar and wind-based electricity
After years of neglect, scientists and policy makers are focusing more attention on developing technologies…