Researchers have found that people who speak more than one language have twice as much…
Month: October 2011
Tests to catch the makers of dangerous ‘legal high’ designer drugs
Urgently needed tests which could help identify the manufacturers of designer ‘legal high’ drugs are…
Method of studying roots, rarely used in wetlands, improves ecosystem research
A method of monitoring roots rarely used in wetlands will help researchers effectively study the…
Permanently dismal economy could prompt men to seek more sex partners
New research shows a causal link between low survivability cues and sexual preparedness in men,…
Polar bears ill from accumulated environmental toxins
Industrial chemicals are being transported from the industrialized world to the Arctic via air and…
Differences in jet lag severity could be rooted in how circadian clock sets itself
Researchers have found hints that differing molecular processes in one area of the brain might…
Understanding the beginnings of embryonic stem cells helps predict the future
Scientists have shown that laboratory-grown cells express a protein called Blimp1, which represses differentiation to…
Children, not chimps, choose collaboration
When all else is equal, human children prefer to work together in solving a problem…
Reversing smoke-induced damage and disease in the lung
By studying mice exposed to tobacco smoke for a period of months, researchers have new…
Eating green veggies improves immune defenses
Researchers have found another good reason to eat your green vegetables, although it may or…