Chemical engineering students have developed a portable microreactor that converts liquid fuels into hydrogen for…
Month: May 2011
OCD: Compulsions lead to obsessions, not the other way around
New scientific evidence challenges a popular conception that behaviors such as repetitive hand-washing, characteristic of…
Pre-meal dietary supplement can help overcome fat and sugar problems, study suggests
A little bitter with a little sweet, in the form of a nano-complex dietary supplement…
More Americans praying about health, study says; No correlation found between prayer for health and lack of health insurance
Praying about health issues dramatically increased among American adults over the past three decades, rising…
What doesn’t kill the brain makes it stronger
Scientists say that a newly discovered “survival protein” protects the brain against the effects of…
Method for detecting toxic substances in leather and footwear developed
Researchers have developed a new analytical method that improves detection of the allergen dimethyl fumarate…
World record in ultra-rapid data transmission
Scientists in Germany have succeeded in encoding data at a rate of 26 terabits per…
Mushroom compound suppresses prostate tumors
A mushroom used in Asia for its medicinal benefits has been found to be 100…
Ants give new evidence for interaction networks
Social networks may function differently than previously thought, researchers have discovered by taking clues from…
Greek Sony Music site hacked, user data exposed
The official website for Sony BMG Greece was hacked and its databases — which include…