Many of the predictions we make in everyday life are vague, and we often get…
Month: July 2012
Social network screening of employees can make organizations unattractive to applicants
Social networking websites offer a potentially large amount of personal information to organizations about job…
Training improves recognition of quickly presented objects
“Attentional blink” is the term psychologists use to describe our inability to recognize a second…
Hormone curbs depressive-like symptoms in stressed mice
A hormone with anti-diabetic properties also reduces depression-like symptoms in mice. The finding offers a…
Regulation by proteins outside cancer cells points to potential new drug target: Reprogram cancer cells to state of permanent dormancy?
Proteins outside cancer cells that send signals to the cancerous cells to stop proliferating represent…
New insights into how the most iconic reaction in organic chemistry really works
The Diels-Alder reaction is the most iconic organic chemistry reaction. Scientists now report on exactly…
New screening method for sudden death in athletes
A new study suggests that echocardiography be included as part of screenings to help identify…
Drug from Mediterranean weed kills tumor cells in mice
Scientists have developed a novel anticancer drug designed to travel — undetected by normal cells…
Rating films with smoking ‘R’ will cut smoking onset by teens, experts say
New research estimates, for the first time, the impact of an R rating for movie…
Triboelectric generator produces electricity by harnessing friction between surfaces: Could touch screens generating own electricity?
Researchers have discovered yet another way to harvest small amounts of electricity from motion in…