Scientists have long known that fear and highly emotional experiences lead to incredibly strong memories….
Month: June 2011
New insights on how solar minimums affect Earth
Since 1611, humans have recorded the comings and goings of black spots on the sun….
Surprising connection between two types of perception
The brain is constantly changing as it perceives the outside world, processing and learning about…
‘Hidden’ galaxies of the universe have lower amounts of heavier elements
A unique example of some of the lowest surface brightness galaxies in the universe have…
Molecular mechanism for some anti-arrhythmia drugs discovered
Researchers — using an innovative, atom-by-atom substitution method — have uncovered the mechanism by which…
Wired for sound: A small fish’s brain illustrates how people and other vertebrates produce sounds
Researchers have identified regions of a fish brain that reveal the basic circuitry for how…
Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may reduce both tumor growth rates and cancer risk
Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth…
Noninvasive liver tests may predict hepatitis C patient survival
Noninvasive tests for liver fibrosis, such as liver stiffness measurement or the FibroTest, can predict…
Major flooding on the Mississippi River likely to cause large Gulf of Mexico dead zone
The Gulf of Mexico’s hypoxic zone is predicted to be larger than average this year,…
Why hair turns gray: Communication between hair follicles and melanocyte stem cells key to mystery
A new study has shown that, for the first time, Wnt signaling, already known to…