Solar radiation management is a class of theoretical concepts for manipulating the climate in order…
Month: October 2011
Study shows benefits, limits of therapy for rare inflammatory syndrome
A study shows that the medication etanercept reduces the frequency and severity of symptoms of…
Inadequate supply of protein building blocks may explain pregnancy failures in bovine cloning experiments
Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are essential to support the normal growth of…
Chiral metal surfaces may help to manufacture pharmaceuticals; Novel approach could be used in pharmaceutical drug synthesis
New research shows how metal surfaces that lack mirror symmetry could provide a novel approach…
Teenage girls and senior students suffered highest levels of PTSD after major earthquake, study finds
Researchers who spoke to nearly 2,000 teenagers three months after an 8.0 earthquake found high…
Architects of the brain: How different receptors promote the formation of nerve cell processes
Neurobiologists have found that certain receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate determine the architecture of nerve…
Hear the one about men being funnier than women? Study shows gender stereotype that men are funnier than women
Why do we think that men are funnier than women? And why are men particularly…
Environmental toxin bisphenol A (BPA) can affect newborn brain, mouse study shows
Newborn mice that are exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) develop changes in their spontaneous behavior…
Population ‘dashboards’ offer new ways to visualize data
Two interactive dashboards, created for the United Nations Population Fund with business analytics technology from…
Additional investments in youth needed as world population tops 7 billion, states United Nations report
In five days, world population is projected to reach 7 billion. How we respond now…