Like their human cousins, orangutans enjoy food and don’t mind working a little to get…
Month: May 2012
Genes and vascular risk modify effects of aging on brain and cognition
Efforts to understand how the aging process affects the brain and cognition have expanded beyond…
Why do people choke when the stakes are high? Loss aversion may be the culprit
In sports, on a game show, or just on the job, what causes people to…
Technology measures Martian sand movement: Dune migration rates appear to be similar to those on Earth
Last year, images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured sand dunes and ripples moving across…
Important clues to a dangerous complication of pregnancy: Data strongly suggests that peripartum cardiomyopathy is a vascular disease
Medical researchers have found the first clear evidence that a dangerous form of heart failure…
New under the sun: Recurrent genetic mutations in melanoma
Melanoma — the deadliest and most aggressive form of skin cancer — has long been…
Overfed black holes shut down galactic star-making
The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with the most powerful, active black holes at…
Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
Vaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens and now medical researchers are…
It’s a trap: New lab technique captures microRNA targets
To better understand how microRNAs — small pieces of genetic material — influence human health…
Secrets of the first practical artificial leaf
A detailed description of development of the first practical artificial leaf — a milestone in…