As ocean temperatures rise, some species of corals are likely to succeed at the expense…
Month: April 2012
Listen up, parents: For toddlers (and chimps), the majority rules
A new study offers some news for parents: even toddlers have a tendency to follow…
Kinase test may yield big gains for drug-resistant cancers
Scientists have developed the first broad-based test for activation of protein kinases “en masse”, enabling…
Targeting glucagon pathway may offer a new approach to treating diabetes
Maintaining the right level of sugar in the blood is the responsibility not only of…
Discovery of the Musket Ball Cluster, a system of colliding galaxy clusters
Using a combination of powerful observatories in space and on the ground, astronomers have observed…
Nearly 30 percent of all college athlete injuries a result of ‘overuse’
Overuse injuries — found most often in low-contact sports that involve long training sessions or…
High levels of phthalates can lead to greater risk for type-2 diabetes
There is a connection between phthalates found in cosmetics and plastics and the risk of…
Rebuffing racial insults: How culture shapes our behavior
The color of our skin or where we come does matter when it comes to…
New advances in the understanding of cancer progression
Researchers have discovered that the protein LOXL2 has a function within the cell nucleus thus…
Could stem cells be the cells’ default state?
In spite of considerable research efforts around the world, we still do not know the…